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Western Illinois University Quad-Cities’ IIRA and SBDC Add New Business Advisor

March 20th, 2022
Western Illinois University Quad-Cities' IIRA and SBDC Add New Business Advisor

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA) and the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Western Illinois University are introducing Maria Ramos as a new business advisor for the Illinois SBDC at WIU’s Quad Cities campus. Ramos, who joins Assistant Director Ann Friederichs in the QCs office, is bilingual (Spanish) and will be in charge of minority outreach and community engagement. She will also be helping Quad City entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. Ramos has served as a graduate assistant for the Illinois SBDC at WIU-QC for the past... Read More

Illinois SBDC at WIU Receives CARES Act COVID-19 Supplemental Funding

September 30th, 2020
Illinois SBDC at WIU Receives CARES Act COVID-19 Supplemental Funding

MACOMB, IL — The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Western Illinois University (Illinois SBDC) provides no cost, confidential advising and training to help entrepreneurs and businesses start, grow, sustain and transition their businesses. The Illinois SBDC, funded in part through a grant from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, recently secured additional funding through the CARES ACT Supplemental Funding, for small businesses affected by COVID-19. This funding will enable the Illinois SBDC to provide assistance to small businesses who are re-starting and re-opening... Read More