Resource Links
Glossary of Terms:
Business Plan,
Management, Consulting & Marketing:
Illinois Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Illinois Entrepreneurship Centers (listing)
Technology, Research, Education and Commercialization Center (TRECC)
United State Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial
Development
Small Business Development Center
Online Women's Business
Center
Business Incentive
Programs:
Enterprise Zone Program
Illinois enterprise zone act provides for certain areas and economic
activity.
Handout on Enterprise Zone
Program Tax Q&A (pdf)
Illinois Employer Training
Investment Program (ETIP)
Your company many be eligible for the ETIP program depending on the
number of new jobs which may be created.
Funding:
Angels:
Venture Capital:
National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
Grants:
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
See: Doing Business with the Government (below)
Doing Business
with the Government:
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers Assistance in
selling to the government can be obtained from PTAC. The
center that covers our local area is located at Illinois Central
College in Peoria.
www.icc.edu/ptac.
SBIR & STTR grants grants.gov THE single access point for over 1,000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant making agencies. www.zyn.com/sbir
SBIR/STTR gateway
SBIR program listing by
technology area (pdf)
FedBizOpps
FedBizOpps is the single government point-of-entry for federal
government procurement opportunities.
Tax Credits:
Schedule 1299D of
the Illinois Department of Revenue income tax forms lists a number
of tax credits which may be available for a particular business.
Of particular note may be the EDGE tax credit and, in particular for
technology companies the research and development credit.
Champaign County Regional
Planning Commission - Planning and Community Development
Illinois Tax Increment Association
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District
If your business or building is located in a TIF (tax increment
financing) district there may be certain financial benefits
available for your property for business. Check with your
local municipality to determine if your property is in fact in a TIF
district.
"Private TIF"
If your property is not in a TIF district but you will be doing
something to your property that will significantly add to the
taxable value of the property, you may be able to negotiate an
abatement of real estate taxes from local governing authorities.
University of
Illinois Business Development Assistance:
Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC)
Office for Technical Consulting Resources (OTCR)
Doing Business
with the University of Illinois:
University of Illinois
Procurement Center
The University of Illinois is the largest purchaser of services and
goods in the area.
lllinois Public Higher
Education Cooperative (IPHEC)
Consists of not only the University of Illinois but other
universities within the state of Illinois. It performs certain
purchases for all universities.
IPHEC Bulletin --
What and How Universities
Buy
Additional University of Illinois Resources:
The Hoeft Technology and Management Program
Labor and Employment Relations Association
Office of Technology Management (OTM)
Research Park & EnterpriseWorks
Health Care
Industry:
Illinois State Medical Society
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Forms needed to apply for Illinois licensure.
Wind Energy Industry:
American Wind Energy Association
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Environmental Energies Technology Division
University of Illinois News Bureau