- June 17, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Aurora’s robust, diverse small businesses are the key to economic recovery in our community.
According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses create 60%-80% of all new jobs nationwide, creating opportunities not just for business owners, but for many women and minorities in the workforce across industries. These entrepreneurs are essential to our economy, but they have not been receiving the resources they need to support their workforces and communities through the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) understands these challenges and supports small business owners’ recovery through no-cost, one-on-one advising, industry-specific programming and assistance accessing capital. According to Patch Business, Kane County saw a nearly 65% increase in business bankruptcy filings from 2019 to 2020. This is just one of the impacts the pandemic has had on our small business…
