About Us
Business Assistance
Rogers Park Business Alliance’s (RPBA) team works tirelessly to strengthen business and build a strong, diverse community by providing bilingual entrepreneurial support, webinars/trainings and advocacy. We do this through a vast range of initiatives: the GROW/PROGRESANDO entrepreneurial training program, the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Rogers Park Business Alliance, RPBA Help Desk, Community Navigator and as a Delegate Agency for Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. Our goal is to strengthen and revitalize the diverse businesses in Rogers Park and Chicagoland. All of our work at RPBA is centered around being a partner and advocating for our incredible small business community on Chicago’s far north side.
Helping our local businesses get through the hardship of the pandemic has become the main focus of our work. We have been working closely with many businesses as they seek federal and state relief funding opportunities, to ensure these businesses stay open. We are proud to be able to continue to support this community by reaching out to small, independent businesses to raise awareness of available relief opportunities. In addition, RPBA provides an accessible application pipeline for bilingual businesses by offering services in multiple languages.
Services Include
- 1:1 advise
- Access to consultants, coaches and interpreters
- Assistance with financial opportunities
- Spanish speaking staff
- Assistance in developing a business plan model
- Entrepreneurial training
- Liaison to City of Chicago departments
- Setting up a business
- Outreach
- Webinars
- Write Your Business Plan
- Set Up Your Business Including registering, licensing, marketing, and goal setting
Our Team
Alexia Guzman
Bilingual Business Advisor
aguzman@rpba.org
312.529.0683
Interested in participating in BAT or PROGRESANDO? Meet Alexia! She is coordinates assistance and provides resources for our Latine business community. Contact Alexia for more information and to discuss how our business services can assist your small business.
Sheree Moratto
Sustainability Director
smoratto@rpba.org
312.529.0352
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.
Curtis Roeschley
Director of the SBDC
croeschley@rpba.org
773.508.5885 ext. 9
Curt has been in the small business development field for over 30 years, and a SBDC Director for 22 years. In advising and providing assistance to small business owners, he believes that to thrive they must have access to a wide range of business resources.
Funders
Rogers Park Business Alliance’s thanks its funders for all of their support! To learn more about our funders click here!
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