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April 24, 2022 Illinois DCEO American ArabChamber event

American Arab Chamber and DCEO host online panel to help Arab Businesses secure funding

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American Arab Chamber and DCEO host online panel to help Arab Businesses secure funding

American Arab Chamber of Commerce joins Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Office of Minority Economic Empowerment (OMEE), the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and the Regional Economic Development (RED) to host a program to help Arab Businesses learn about funding and grant opportunities from the State of Illinois during an online panel April 27 at 10 AM

The American Arab Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and other state agencies to help Arab American businesses apply for grants and funds to strengthen their business goals.

The online panel, titled “Access to Capital: Resources for Arab American Businesses to Grow and Thrive,”  will be held on Wednesday, April 27 online from 10 AM until 11:30. It will  feature panelists who can help Arab American businesses identify funding and grant opportunities from the State of Illinois and other agencies.

Represented on the panel along with the DCEO and the American Arab Chamber of Commerce will be the Office of Minority Economic Empowerment (OMEE), the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and the Regional Economic Development (RED).

This is a free event and any Arab American business owner can participate and learn about funding and grant opportunities. Register for free by clicking this link: https://bit.ly/3rnjFNR

April 27, 2022 Illinois DCEO program with American Arab Chamber of Commerce, list of speakers

 

 

“We want to thank the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for partnering with the American Arab Chamber of Commerce to help them learn about available grants and funding for that can help their businesses,” said American Arab Chamber of Commerce President Hassan Nijem.

“The majority of American Arab businesses are small businesses and they were severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic turmoil the pandemic caused. This is a great opportunity for businesses to learn about opportunities that they pay for through their taxes. If Arab American businesses don’t ask for the help and apply for the grants and funds, they will not receive the help.”

 

 

The public can watch the discussion
on the DCEO Facebook page by clicking here.

As Illinois celebrates Arab American Heritage Month, April, which was originally adopted by the State of Illinois in 2018 as a State Law, the focus on Arab Businesses is an important event to help strengthen the Arab American community which often does not receive all the resources that it deserves.

“The DCEO is a very important department int he State of Illinois and it focuses on helping businesses. But they can’t do it by themselves and they need businesses from the Arab Community to reach out to them and get involved,” said Ray Hanania, an award winning columnist and Arab American activist and business leader.

“This is a great opportunity for our community and we are grateful to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for working with us to help our business community.”

Here is information on the program and how to access it. If you miss the live online program, you can watch it on streaming video anytime by visiting the DCEO’s website

Access to Capital: Resources for Arab American Businesses to Grow and Thrive   

Wednesday, April 27th, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Guest speakers include: Vanessa Uribe, DCEO-OMEE;  Mike Al Musa, BMO Harris Bank; Manuel Flores, SOMERCOR;  Mustafa Abdall, SBDC from Rockford Chamber of Commerce

10:00am – 10:04am Matt & Ericka (Matt opens and Ericka welcomes on behalf of SBDC) Welcome and overview of today’s session

·       Who we are OMEE & SBDC

10:04am – 10:06am Manny welcomes and introduces Vanessa Uribe Who’s RED and introduces Vanessa
10:06 – 10:09am Vanessa presents American Arab Chamber of Commerce proclamation and introduces Hassan Nijem Present proclamation
10:09am – 10:11am Hassan Nijem, President of American Arab Chamber of Commerce Overview of AACC and then introduces Ray Hannania
10:11am – 11:15am Ray Hanania, Urban Strategies Group President/CEO Moderator
Vanessa Uribe, DCEO-OMEE

Mike Al Musa, BMO Harris Bank

Manuel Flores, SOMERCOR

Mustafa Abdall, SBDC from Rockford Chamber of Commerce

Today’s layout

·       About the programs and who is eligible

·       How to apply and who can help you apply

·       How to prepare

11:15am – 11:25am Open to panel Q&A Helpful tips (Guide, SBA call Center support in multiple languages – 844-279-8898
11:25am – 11:30am Diana Closing and upcoming events

 

April 24, 2022 Illinois DCEO American ArabChamber event

DCEO Arab Chamber Webinar

Access to Capital: Resources for Arab American Businesses to Grow and Thrive
Wednesday| April 27, 2022 | 10:00-11:30 AM | webinar | View on Facebook Live @illinoisdceo

In partnership with the Arab American Chamber of Commerce, OMEE & Illinois SBDC Network presents a monthly webinar series called Advancing the Development of Minority Entrepreneurship (ADME), an informative workshop experience targeting marginalized communities where subject matter experts in the field of business share information with Illinois entrepreneurs in order to help them be successful.

Come learn about funding opportunities both through grants and loans as well as information about who can assist you with accessing capital.

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RAY HANANIA — Op-Ed writer, author, radio host, podcaster

Ray Hanania is an award winning political and humor columnist who analyzes American and Middle East politics, and life in general. He is an author of several books.

Hanania covered Chicago Politics and Chicago City Hall from 1976 through 1992 at the Daily Southtown and the Chicago Sun-Times. He began writing in 1975 publishing The Middle Eastern Voice newspaper in Chicago (1975-1977). He later published “The National Arab American Times” newspaper (2004-2007).

Hanania writes weekly columns on Middle East and American Arab issues as Special US Correspondent for the Arab News ArabNews.com, at TheArabDailyNews.com, and at SuburbanChicagoland.com. He has published weekly columns in the Jerusalem Post newspaper, YNetNews.com, Newsday, the Orlando Sentinel, Houston Chronical, and Arlington Heights Daily Herald.

Hanania is the recipient of four (4) Chicago Headline Club “Peter Lisagor Awards” for Column writing. In November 2006, he was named “Best Ethnic American Columnist” by the New American Media. In 2009, Hanania received the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award for Writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. He is the recipient of the MT Mehdi Courage in Journalism Award. He was honored for his writing skills with two (2) Chicago Stick-o-Type awards from the Chicago Newspaper Guild. In 1990, Hanania was nominated by the Chicago Sun-Times editors for a Pulitzer Prize for his four-part series on the Palestinian Intifada.

His writings have also been honored by two national Awards from ADC for his writing, and from the National Arab American Journalists Association.

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