Pope and Mendia are two of eight Waukegan small-businesses owners comprising the 2024 cohort of the Small Business Growth Initiative, working with a coach to help them develop their companies and receive a $30,000 grant upon meeting a number of requirements.
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has awarded $5 million in grant funding to 151 recipients through the Back to Business (B2B) Local Chambers
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Through two programs, Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection aim to address two key issues often found on the city’s South and West sides food insecurity and a lack of local businesses.