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Sugga Shaii’s Sweets Ribbon Cutting

Celebrating Local Entrepreneurship and Sweet Delights Urbana, IL - The Champaign County Black Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce the grand opening of Sugga Shaii's Sweets, a new and…

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The Champaign County Black Chamber of Commerce is now on Instagram

So You Want To Take Out A Loan

What Business Owners Should Consider Before Taking Out a Loan As a business owner, taking out a loan can be a tempting solution for financing your business. However, before you…

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Solutions to growing home based businesses

As a business owner myself, I understand the unique challenges that come with growing a home-based business. Despite the advantages of convenience and flexibility, there are still obstacles that we…

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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Businesses Using Chat GPT

As an AI language model, Chat GPT offers various advantages to businesses that choose to use it for their operations. However, there are also some potential disadvantages that companies should…

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The Importance of Lobby Day

Black businesses lobbying is important for several reasons: 1. Advocating for policies that benefit Black businesses: Black businesses face unique challenges, such as access to capital and discriminatory practices, that…

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Why Filing Business Taxes is Important to Your Business.

You have probably never imagined that filling taxes help a business grow in any way. To most people, filing business taxes is nothing but an obligation that is more of…

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What’s the Deal With Pre-Orders?

How pre-orders can help small businesses grow You have probably heard of the term “pre-order” as writers, information technology companies, and other companies that have a considerable following from customers…

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Should the GIG Economy Shift to an Employee Based Model?

By definition, to engage in a GIG is to engage in a short term relationship with an independent contractor. Perhaps, it's a ride through services such as LYFT or UBER.…

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What We Learned From Shark Tank

Before you talk to an investor, think 🤔 about what you are asking for. Think like an investor. Let's say that you are asking for $150,000. You have had some…

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Surviving The Pandemic

Being in business, in today's environment can be stressful. We wanted to pass on some information that would be helpful to you in this process. Check out 5 tips on…

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PPP IS HERE

We found this article on the Forbes site that talked about the PPP, who should apply and how to apply. The main idea is to apply! In the first round,…

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