CCV Recognized for Outstanding Technical Assistance
The Chicago West Side Entrepreneurship Center (CWSEC), a partnership between CCV and the University of Illinois at Chicago, was recognized for program excellence at the Illinois Entrepreneurship & Small Business Growth Association (IESBGA) Conference held in November.
The CWSEC was selected from among Entrepreneurship Centers, Small Business Development Centers and other small business service providers throughout the state for its outstanding and innovative best practices in meeting small business needs. The award was received for the Market and Customer Development Training, a four-month program that helps small companies create sales and marketing plans to more effectively reach new and existing customers.
The program, which launched in January of 2007, has so far had five participating companies who credit the program with helping them to focus their attention on strategic decisions and explore new markets for their products/services.