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ABOUT US
Allies for Community Business
(A4CB) supports small
businesses that strengthen
their communities. We provide
the capital, coaching, and
collaboration entrepreneurs
need to succeed. As a
nonprofit located on Chicago's
West Side, we prioritize Black,
Hispanic/Latinx, women, and
low-income entrepreneurs
throughout the Chicagoland
area and beyond.
MISSION
Allies for Community
Business provides the capital,
coaching, and collaboration
entrepreneurs need to grow
great businesses in their
communities.
PROGRAMS
We offer loans between
$500 and $100,000 to early,
emerging, and established
businesses at fair prices.
We frequently manage grant
programs with partners who
share our mission to provide
funds to business owners who
will put those dollars to good
use in their communities. We
provide free 1:1 coaching to
anyone who wants to start
or grow a business. We also
can help you secure the
business license you need to
operate legally in the City of
Chicago and your Women-
owned Business Enterprise
(WBE) or Minority-owned
Business Enterprise (MBE)
certification. Finally, we can
help your food and beverage
business secure space at The
Hatchery, which is the 67,000
square foot state-of-the-art
incubator we co-own and we
call home.
ADDRESS
135 N Kedzie, Chicago, IL
60612
PHONE
+13122753000
WEBSITE
http://a4cb.org
EXECUTIVES
CEO: Brad McConnell
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Clemente Nicado, Nicado
Publishing Company; Darlene
Hightower, Rush University
Medical Center; Joe Neri, IFF
(and several others)
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO
In 2020, Allies for Community
Business responded to the pan-
demic by providing $400M
in emergency capital and free
coaching to over 33,000 com-
munity businesses working hard
to survive. The entrepreneurs
we served last year created or
retained an estimated 65,000
jobs. In 2021, we are provid-
ing nearly $300M and thou-
sands of hours of free coach-
ing to community businesses
throughout Illinois and Indiana.
We changed our name from
Accion Chicago to Allies for
Community Business but our
mission remains the same: to
provide the capital, coaching,
and collaboration entrepreneurs
need to grow great businesses
in their communities.
COMMUNICATION CONTACT
Jackie Blair, jblair@a4cb.org,
(312) 924-2160
Allies for Community Business
Brad McConnell
