The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Joliet Junior College expands its consulting services.
As of July of this year, the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Joliet Junior College (JJC) was awarded a grant from the Small Business Administration (SBA). The grant is part of the Small Business Jobs Act (SBJA) that was signed into law in September 2010.
?The money from this grant will help us expand our consulting services so we can assist more entrepreneurs,? said Amy Murphy, director of Corporate and Community Services for JJC. ?We are bringing in more business analysts who have specialties in a variety of areas such as marketing, technology, human resources, business law, and many others. We are giving special attention to companies needing assistance in social media, website development, and QuickBooks.?
?We want to be the place to go for assistance in all the areas that entrepreneurs need to operate,? said Murphy. ?If a small business owner needs to brush up on QuickBooks, we want to help; if they need to understand the implications of current tax and labor laws, we want to help; if they don?t know where to begin to design their website, we want to help; and if they want to really tap into social media marketing so it works for them, we want to help.?
According to Murphy, providing all these services is part of the mission of the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Joliet Junior College. She believes the SBDC can play a vital role in helping the economy improve.
?Helping entrepreneurs get the right start is one way the economy will improve,? said Murphy. ?We are looking forward to helping more small business owners navigate their way from start-up to growth. These are challenging but exciting times.?
To learn more about the Small Business Administration SBJA law, visit the SBA website at www.sba.gov/jobsact.
For more information about this program and the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Joliet Junior College, call (815) 280-1400, or e-mail sbdc@jjc.edu. Entrepreneurs can also visit the website at www.sbdcjjc.com.