NEIGHBORHOOD MARKETING

• Identification of retail development opportunities
• Development of a marketing strategy for your neighborhood
• Marketing of your neighborhood at national retail conferences
• Access to dozens of area developers and retailers
• Listing in our Member Directory, a resource used by local retailers, developers, and planners
• CANDO Commercial Committee

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SUPPORT & ASSISTANCE

• Neighborhood Planning
• Program Development
• Seminars for Local Industrial Retention Initiative [LIRI] organizations
• Organizational Development assistance- to help your non-profit form a board, develop a fund-raising plan, compose a redevelopment plan, locate consultants, etc.
• Orientation to community economic development for new nonprofits and chambers of commerce
• Outreach to members to solicit feedback on our services and support
• Our monthly newsletter, LINK, listing conferences, workshops, grants
• Best practice guidelines
• The Human Capital Development Initiative, including employment seminars and an upcoming compensation survey
• Membership Committee

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & SUPPORT

• Microloans to small business owners in the City of Chicago
• Information on Community Express SBA Loans and technical assistance
• Training and assistance on small business issues, including marketing, accounting, finance, etc.
• Information on our participation with the Small Enterprise Capital Access Partnership
• Entrepreneurial identification and resource support training for Chambers of Commerce, Business Associations, and Community Development groups
• CANDO CRA & Business Finance Committee

ADVOCACY SUPPORT

• Intelligence on local and state public policy initiatives
• Access to a 220+ member coalition of like-minded advocates on issues of work force development and economic development, including the Community Re-investment Act and the Work-force Investment Act
• Participation in CANDO's advocacy efforts

A NETWORK OF CONTACTS & EXPERTS

• Access to a coalition of experts, including 80 other neighborhood development organizations; over 40 banks; and over 100 architects, real estate developers, planners, retail brokers, public relation firms, and technical assistance providers.
• Regional networking meetings
• CANDO staff offers decades of combined experience in community economic development
• CANDO's 20 years of experience and proven ability to link you with the right resources

This list will be periodically updated.
If you need help, but don't see a service listed here, contact us anyway: info@candochicago.org