Small-business funding in Illinois
8 verified programs that small businesses in Illinois may be able to use, including grants, rebates, tax credits and loans. Each links to its official source. Criteria change — confirm current details before applying.
- A4CB Business Loans
CDFI financing · Businesses in Illinois
A Chicago-based nonprofit CDFI offering term loans and lines of credit to early, emerging, and established small businesses that use alternative underwriting rather than convention…
- Advantage Illinois (Participation Loan Program / Loan Guarantee Program)
Government loan · Businesses in Illinois
A state credit-enhancement program, funded through the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative, in which Illinois purchases a participation in a bank loan or guarantees a po…
- Ameren Illinois Small Business Direct Install (SBDI)
Utility rebate · Businesses in Illinois
Ameren Illinois's direct-install program gives small businesses a free energy consultation and heavily subsidizes lighting, weatherization, refrigeration, and smart-thermostat upgr…
- Business Enterprise Program (BEP) Certification
Certification · Businesses in Illinois
The state's official certification for minority-, women-, veteran-, and disability-owned businesses, used to qualify firms for state contracting participation goals, set-asides, an…
- ComEd Energy Efficiency Program — Small Business Incentives
Utility rebate · Businesses in Illinois
ComEd's commercial energy-efficiency program offers instant/prescriptive incentives for small businesses to upgrade lighting, HVAC, refrigeration, and other equipment, for ComEd el…
- Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) Tax Credit
Tax credit · Businesses in Illinois
A state corporate income-tax credit rewarding Illinois businesses for creating or retaining jobs and making capital investment, calculated as a percentage of payroll withholding fo…
- Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network
Technical assistance · Businesses in Illinois
A statewide network of accredited advisors offering free, confidential one-on-one business consulting, planning help, growth strategy, and certification/government-contracting guid…
- Nicor Gas Business Energy Efficiency Rebates
Utility rebate · Businesses in Illinois
Nicor Gas's commercial rebate program pays businesses for installing high-efficiency natural-gas equipment such as furnaces, boilers, water heaters, and commercial food-service equ…
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