Each year, the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Danville Area Community College recognizes area small business stars during National Small Business Week. Since 1964, the Small Business Administration has set aside a time annually to recognize the hard work of entrepreneurs to provide goods and services, as well as jobs, to communities across the country.
The week was delayed from May to September and we are not able to recognize our small business stars at our typical breakfast awards event but these changes are small examples of the many challenges small businesses, throughout our communities and around the country, have tackled this year.
This year’s Illinois SBDC at DACC Small Business Stars are:
Small Business of the Year - Bricks and Ivy, 201 E. Main St., Hoopeston, IL
Small Business Start-Up of the Year - Venue 22 – 22 N Hazel St., Danville, IL
Entrepreneur of the Year - Amy Schweizer/Tiny Troops Soccer – based in Danville with 35 locations at military bases across the country
Legacy Small Business of the Year - Lincoln Lanes – 107 W Harrison St., Danville, IL
More information on each of our winners is available at https://illinoissbdcatdacc.com/illinois-sbdc-dacc-small-business-awards
The Illinois SBDC at DACC has served nearly 200 small businesses so far in 2020 as business people seek options to help them deal with weeks of shut downs, reduced capacities and increased safety requirements. At the same time, even more people are interested in starting businesses. The entrepreneurial spirit is still strong and will endure despite these setbacks.
The Illinois SBDC at DACC is part of a nationwide network funded at the federal level by the SBA at the state level by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and locally through Danville Area Community College to provide confidential, no-cost to the user one-on-one consulting services and free/low-cost training opportunities for businesses at all stages of their business life. For more information, email sbdc@dacc.edu, call 217-442-7232, or register for services on our website www.illinoissbdcatdacc.com . National Small Business Week Info - White House Press Release
