Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) offers small business workshops every Wednesday and Friday. Workshops vary each month and are conducted by City Officials, experts, and partner business organizations. There are only four left in 2018:

Press Release Basics: Wed, December 12, 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Drawing Web Traffic – Increase Your Audience, Grow Your Business: Fri, December 14, 9:30am – 11:00am
The Basics of Employment Policies, Handbooks & Contracts: Wed, December 19, 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Everything You Need To Know About Business Insurance: Fri, December 21, 9:30am – 11:00am

All workshops are free and open to the public. Workshops are held at BACP’s offices located in Room 805 and Room 1103 at City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., in downtown Chicago. The full calendar is here.

To register for a workshop, email BACPoutreach@cityofchicago.org or call 312.744.2086.

Also, in case you weren’t aware, BACP offers a Business Start-Up Certificate Program, designed to give business owners the essential elements in starting and growing a business. Attend nine workshops at BACP and learn the essentials of business planning, financing, marketing, legal issues, technology and more. Complete the program workshops within six months and earn your certificate, as well as get free advice on your business plan. You can register for the Business Start-Up Certificate Program at any BACP workshop. Learn about the full set of BACP offerings here.

And visit their Business Video Library here.

Source: City of Chicago :: Business Education Workshop Calendar