PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release
CONTACT: James Villar, Executive Director, PACCGC
773.545.4330/ james@philamchamberchicago.org

Experts Offer Tips for Business Owners, and Entrepreneurs During the Current Economic Climate

A Mini-Conference Offering Three Fast-Track Seminars to: Launch a Small
Business, Take an Existing One Global, or discover new Opportunities in Green Technology

Experts say that small businesses are in a unique position to be able to profit from the current economic climate. Unlike large companies, which need more time to adjust, small businesses can make quick decisions enabling them to better adapt to changing economic times.

So there’s no time like the present to take action. The time is NOW! Whether you want to start a business, expand your current business to a global market, or take advantage of new Green incentives, you don’t want to miss this unique one-day business learning opportunity!

Join the PACCGC as they bring together local, state, and federal experts; international trade representatives; and key business advisors to LOCAL, GLOBAL & GREEN 2009. Determine your business focus from the three below. Stephanie Neely, Treasurer, City of Chicago, will open with the keynote address.

WHEN:                       March 28, 2009 / 9:30AM – 2:00PM
WHERE:                     UIC Student Center / 750 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL
COST:                          $20/person. To register: www.paccgc.org

SMALL BUSINESS BOOTCAMP (For Start-Up Business Entrepreneurs) Joseph DeLaGarza, Director, Center for Urban Business at the College of Business Administration, UIC, will moderate accounting, legal, marketing, and sales experts from local, county, state, and federal governments. Learn to navigate start-up waters, become educated about procurement programs, and learn where to find start-up capital.  Find out how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 can benefit your Business Plans.

GROW GLOBAL (For Business Owners Looking to Expand to a Global Market) David Hartigan, of the Chicago World Trade Center, will lead a panel of international trade experts. Learn how to expand your customer base by marketing your products, goods, and services to the global market. Meet trade reps from foreign Chambers of Commerce.

GO BIG, GO GREEN (For Business Owners Interested in Green Technology) Bryan Stubbs, Director, Chicago West Side Entrepreneurship Center, will show you how to leverage the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). ARRA injects billions of dollars to help entrepreneurs develop and promote emerging new Green Technology. Robin Earl, of the 1982 Chicago Bears, will give the closing remarks. Exhibitors include SBA, SBDC, DCEO, City of Chicago, and Cook County, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.