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Expo details:
• Keynote Speaker - Raquel Graham Crayton has a successful track record in marketing strategy, branding, and event management including a 7-year stint at Johnson Publishing as VP National Marketing. In 2014, she started her own business, ROQ Innovation, a product innovation company developing products that make life easier for families. She developed and launched NEKZ™, a scarf alternative easy enough for kids. NEKZ™ launched on Home Shopping Network (HSN ) in November 2016, and sold out in 40 minutes. Raquel's second invention is HEADLIGHTZ™, a winter beanie with a rechargeable LED light, debuted in November 2017 and sold out on HSN during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
• FREE assistance from business consultants to begin the licensing process
• Resources on Procurement, Financial, Insurance, Consumer information
• Financial Advisers on hand to answer questions
• Tech Lane
• Perfect Your Elevator Pitch
• Mini-makeovers featuring Tricoci University
• FREE Headshot from a professional photographer to be used for marketing/promotional materials
• FREE Tax Clinic: One-on-One counseling sessions provided by Center for Economic Progress (CEP)
• FREE Law Clinic: Legal advice and support provided by The Community Law Project
• FREE Networking Hour: Connect and exchange ideas with like-minded entrepreneurs provided by Chicago’s Office of the City Treasurer from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
• 40+ Exhibitors
• 3 Free Workshops (12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

Roadmap to Business Financing
Presented by Fifth Third Bank & Accion Chicago 
In order for businesses to start or grow, financing is often needed. Attend this workshop and you will obtain the pathway to financial success including traditional and non traditional credit sources and how to best prepare for when your company needs capital most.

Starting a Business in Illinois
Presented by The Women's Business Development Center (WBDC)
Are you considering starting a business in Illinois? In this workshop we will help you take an initial assessment to recognize your startup strengths, we will introduce five basic startup steps, and review the types of legal entities recommended for startups.

Facebook Family of Apps Advertising Best Practices Overview and Demo
Presented by Facebook
This workshop will focus on best practices to utilize the ads manager tool to its full potential to drive results with your ads! We will cover the best way to approach set up, targeting, which platforms to use and how to best make creative to drive conversions or ad recall.

• And much more!

For More Information and to Register go to www.ChiSmallBizExpo.com