Dates to Note

  • February 21—Kick off, KCC
  • March 6 Tuesday,
    6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
    —Public Information Night, Kankakee Public Library, 4th floor auditorium
  • March 16—Application Deadline
  • March–June—Special Networking & Educational events
  • May 30—Completed Business Plans Due
  • June 19—Finals—Kankakee Public Library, 4th floor auditorium

News

Congratulations to our EnterpriseU grand prize winner, Brian Scheppler, BC Systems Inc.! BC Systems is an existing environmental and instrumentation business serving the water and wastewater industry. In business locally since 2005, Brian intends to expand regionally in the very near future. Best of luck!

Business Plan Workshops

EnterpriseU contestants will receive free access to a coursework series developed by Kankakee Community College's Small Business Development Center:

  • Pre-Business Workshop
  • Business Plan Writing Workshop
  • Business Recordkeeping
  • Legal Issues in Business
  • Business Marketing
  • How to Apply for a Small Business Loan

Note: SBDC Director Ken Crite will also be available for individual business plan consultations with EnterpriseU participants. See "Contacts" page for details.

Sponsors

  • Community Foundation of Kanakakee River Valley
  • The Econonomic Alliance of Kankakee County
  • Kankakee Community College
  • The Daily Journal
  • Linkpoint Media
  • Visible Ads
  • Momentum Momence
  • Wayba
  • SCORE
  • SPDC
  • DCEO
  • SBA
  • State Farm, Auto, Life, Fire, Todd Arseneau Agent
  • Kankakee Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce
  • Talk AM-1320 WKAN
  • Kankakee Farmers Market
  • Kankakee Public Library
  • 5 Stone Marketing
  • Heritage Development & Construction, Inc.
  • National Bank of St. Anne