Metro Chicago Exports Awards 50 Export Grants to Local Businesses
$230,000 in Grants from JPMorgan Chase Will Help Small and Medium-Sized Companies Navigate Opportunities in International Markets
The Duggan Sisters
Not satisfied with the natural products on the market and too sick to wear chemically-based brands, three sisters took to their own basement [...]
Diagnostic Photonics, Inc.
Diagnostic Photonics, Inc. is a Chicago-based startup company founded in 2008 on technology pioneered at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and [...]
InFlight Entertainment Products
Located in Carpentersville, IL, InFlight Entertainment Products (IFE Products) is a leading supplier to the global aviation industry, concentrating on inflight entertainment products [...]
Congressional Budget Justification of the U.S. Agency for International Development
The Congressional Budget Justification (CBJ) is the annual presentation to the Congress that justifies the entire Foreign Operations Budget Request and reflects the [...]
SBA 2016 Exporter of the Year Award Recipient cites success criteria for entrepreneurs
Sophia Leaguedi of Glenview has learned that there is no absolute "secret sauce" to her success, but she has clearly identified many of [...]
Joint U.S.-Canada plan earmarks $3.8B to boost cargo shipping in Great lakes region
Michigan's Governor said the aim is to boost the Great Lakes region's $5 trillion economy and create jobs over a 10-year period
Toni Preckwinkle stresses regional economic approach at Kane summit
Cook County Chairman Toni Preckwinkle highlighted economic development initiatives Cook and the collar counties — including Kane — have been working on together [...]
Five Illinois projects win ‘Edie’ economic development awards
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the Illinois Economic Development Association (IEDA) have announced the five winners of "Edies," the Economic Development in [...]
Grants offset exporting expenses
Networking literally paid off for Jamie Kaplan, CFO of Pinch Provisions in Elk Grove Village, when she took the advice of her UPS [...]
How two scrappy Chicago beauty companies are nailing international expansion
Entrepreneurship can be risky enough without adding currency fluctuations and geopolitical shifts to the mix. But for small-business owners with ambition, international expansion [...]
Metro Chicago Exports Offers Grant Program to Local Exporters
Metro Chicago Exports announced yesterday the launch of its 2016 grant program. The program, presented by JP Morgan Chase & Co., will award [...]
Denver seen as model of regional cooperation by development group
The Magnificent Mile on Michigan Avenue in Chicago and the acres of corn fields in unincorporated Kane County may not seem to have [...]
Bureau of Industry and Security – U.S. Department of Commerce
The Bureau of Industry and Security's Mission is to advance U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic objectives by ensuring an effective export [...]
Export–Import Bank of the United States
The Export–Import Bank of the United States is the official export credit agency of the United States federal government. Operating as a government [...]
Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center
As a catalyst for transforming the state of manufacturing, IMEC helps organizations optimize operating capacity, implement advanced product and process innovations, increase sales [...]