The mission of the Crecer Business Incubator is to grow neighborhood-based businesses while activating empty store fronts.
The Northwest Side CDC provides a range of education workshops that provides entrepreneurs with the skills needed to launch and improve their business. As part of the Crecer program, program participants will be able to take part in our Small Business Business Essentials Training where they will learn the basics of opening a business. Additional trainings will be provided through out the year. More information on the trainings can be found in the button below.
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As part of the program, business owners receive one on one business advising to support business owners with technical assistance, financial literacy, marketing, and business plan creation. Ready to start your business journey? Use the button to schedule your first one on one business advising session!
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Incubator
The Crecer Business Incubator Program provides selected businesses with a pop up space at a physical store front to engage in real time vending. The program provides a pop up space for 3 months with subsidized rent.
Want a to sign up for a space?
2023 - 2024
Program Participants
2022 - 2023
Program Participants
2021 - 2022
Program Participants
K Shulada
Rdc Studios
6931 Roosevelt Rd Suite 10, Berwyn, IL 60402
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K Shulada LLC is a business that opened in October of 2019 that offers hand-made artisanal goods as well as articles that represent Mexican culture. We offer a variety of items of the highest quality possible. K Shulada LLC hopes to reach customer satisfaction by meeting their overall needs with unique and quality garments and accessories at a very accessible price. We carry products that are modern as well as traditional. Our products are of joyful colors that represent Latin American culture
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RDC Studio is a small business that focuses on the sale of high end and resale art supplies, air brush supplies and services, art classes, and custom artwork. Our mission is to reintroduce Chicago to air brush art and highlight artist in the Belmont Cragin in an equitable way