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Services provided by Launch815 Partner Agencies:
Rockford Public Library
- Entry point for Rockford BizLaunch entrepreneurial ecosystem
- 5 locations throughout the community with expansive hours and many digital resources available 24/7
- Curated titles on topic of entrepreneurship
- Hundreds of CPE accredited digital courses of interest to would-be entrepreneurs through Universal Class database
- Live classes on topics surrounding technology and entrepreneurship including Business Building Basic courses presented in conjunction with the SBDC
- Access to Reference USA database which enables would-be entrepreneurs to research market and potential customers
Illinois Small Business Development Center at the Rockford Chamber of Commerce
- Business Planning VIA Growth Wheel
- Marketing assistance
- Website development assistance
- Social media
- Preparation for commercial lending
- Basic Human Resources assistance
SCORE
- Unlimited, free access to 11,000 business experienced mentors
- Extensive library of free business resources including articles and templates
- Workshops and round tables on a wide range of business topics
- Online live and recorded webinars
- Mentoring expertise from start-up – operations -expansion – closing or selling
- Appointment and services not limited to business hours