Programs & Services

Business Planning and Development Center - The Albany Park Community Center business Planning and Development Center assists entrepreneurs in starting and expanding their own business through entrepreneurial services including management, financial and marketing assistance:

• FINANCING
  Our staff can explain what conventional lenders and micro-lenders are looking for, help you determine where to go for financing, and assist with your loan package.
  
  
• BUSINESS PLANNING
  We can help you in any stage of business plan development, from revising an old plan to walking you through the first draft.
  
  
• WORKSHOP AND CONSULTING CLINICS
  Working with the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA), The Illinois Small Business Development Center Network, City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Mayor Daley's Business Express including Retail Chicago, Strategic Neighborhood Action Program (SNAP) and local financial institutions, we present business counseling, workshops, and seminars on marketing, and market research, access to capital, sales, business plan development, and small business export/import assistance.
  
  
• LOCATING COMMERCIAL SPACE
  We keep an updated list of commercial space for lease and sale within our service area and can refer you to space that meets your business and financial requirements.
  
  
• ZONING, LICENSES, AND PERMITS
  As a delegate agency of the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development and an organization that works closely with local Aldermen, we can advise you about, and help you through the process of compliance with city ordinances, rules, and regulations.
  
  
• CLEARINGHOUSE OF INFORMATION
  We have demographics, consumer expenditure data, and detailed information about the business mix along our commercial strips - information that can help you determine whether Albany Park is the right market for your business.

This program is funded through a grant given by the Chicago Department of Planning. A State of Illinois Discretionary Fund grant provided by Representative Joseph M. Lyons (15th District) also supports Planning. For more information, call (773)539-3828.

Albany Park Community Center
3403 West Lawrence Ave., Ste. 300 Chicago IL, 60625
Phone: (773) 583-5111
Fax: (773) 345-0512

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