GROW
GET READY TO GROW
Thursdays from February 6 to March 27, 2025
6 – 8 p.m.
Virtual
No cost to participate.
Register below and a GROW administrator will get back to you with more information
GROW/PROGRESANDO’S curriculum teaches you what you need to know to develop your business. From creating, expressing, and delivering the product or services your customers and clients seek, the program will help you hone your business plan, expand your understanding of how to navigate the always-changing business environment, and provide you with expert guidance on implementing best practices and models that are key to your business’ sustainability.
Foundation Sessions
Thursdays from February 6 to March 27, 2025
6 – 8 p.m.
Virtual
No cost to participate.
Sessions are interactive and include:
- Business Model Development
- Entity Selection
- Naming, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, and Patents
- Business Formation
- Business Plan Writing and Pitch Development
- Finding and Leveraging Data for Business Success
- Budget Development, Cash Flow, Pricing Strategies
- HR, Operations, IT
- Marketing, PR and Social Media
- Sales
- Risk Management
- Business and Personal Financial Planning and How the U. S. Credit System Works
Thursdays from October 9 to November 6, 2025
6 – 8 p.m.
Virtual
No cost to participate.
Sessions are interactive and include:
- Business Model Development
- Entity Selection, Naming, Intellectual Property
- Business Formation
- Budget Development, Cash Flow, Pricing Strategies
- Business and Personal Financial Planning and How the U. S. Credit System Works
- Risk Management
The group provided confidence because we were all following our dreams.
Thank You.
Mamello Tekateka, Participant
- Capital Access with Lenders
April 2, November 12, 2025, virtual, 6 - 8 p.m.
Meet with bank representatives, lending partner organizations and crowdfunding experts to learn how you can get money for your business.
- Pitch Competition
April 9, November 19, 2025, in-person, 7 - 9 p.m.
Pitch your business concept to an expert panel of judges.
Sheree Moratto
Sustainability Director
smoratto@rpba.org
312.529.0952
Are you ready to start, grow or refine your business? Meet Sheree! She coordinates our GROW/PROGRESANDO, manages RPBA’s Help Desk, is an advisor to Illinois SBDC at RPBA and can help you find the resources you need from small business loans to accountants, attorneys, etc.
