Chicago Inclusive Growth Coalition

The Chicago Inclusive Growth Coalition was established in 2018 to improve support for small business owners in Chicago’s underserved neighborhoods toward equitable and inclusive growth. Small Business Majority facilitates ecosystem building work by co-directing the Chicago Inclusive Growth Coalition (CIGC) alongside Accion in Illinois and Northwest Indiana. 

Organizations Participating in the CIGC

  • Allies for Community Business (formerly known as Accion in Illinois and Northwest Indiana)
  • Benefit Chicago
  • Bethel New Life-West Side Forward
  • Chicago Community Trust
  • Chicago Urban League
  • Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance
  • CIBC
  • City of Chicago, Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Department
  • CNI Micro Finance Group
  • Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, DePaul University
  • Coleman Foundation
  • CRF USA
  • Far South Community Development Corporation
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • Fifth Third Bank
  • Garfield Park Community Council
  • Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation
  • Greater Southwest Community Development Corporation
  • Illinois Small Business Development Center
  • InUrban Strategies
  • JP Morgan Chase Foundation
  • LISC Chicago
  • Mid South Business Association & Resource Center
  • New Covenant Community Development Corporation
  • Nicole Jordan Catering, LLC
  • Polk Bros. Foundation
  • Quad Communities Development Corporation
  • Robert R. McCormick Foundation
  • Small Business Majority
  • SBA, Illinois District Office
  • Somercor
  • Sunshine Enterprises
  • Thee Chef Maria
  • The Resurrection Project
  • University of Chicago, Office of Civic and, Community Outreach, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • US Bank
  • Women’s Business Development Center
  • World Business Chicago