# Illinois Small Business Development Center at Sauk Valley Community College > The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Sauk Valley Community College provides no-cost, confidential business advising to entrepreneurs and small businesses in the Sauk Valley region and throughout Northwest Illinois. The Center assists new and existing for-profit businesses with business planning, startup assistance, access to capital, financial analysis and projections, marketing, business growth, and other areas of business management. All advising services are provided at no cost to eligible clients. Business advising is provided virtually and by appointment only. ## About the Illinois SBDC The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Sauk Valley Community College assists entrepreneurs and existing small business owners with starting, managing, financing, and growing for-profit businesses. Common areas of assistance include: - Business planning - Startup assistance - Access to capital and funding readiness - Financial analysis and financial projections - Marketing - Business growth and expansion - Business management - Other areas related to starting, operating, and growing a small business Illinois SBDC business advising is no-cost and confidential. ## Appointments and Virtual Advising The Illinois SBDC at Sauk Valley Community College operates by appointment only. Business advising appointments are conducted virtually. Virtual advising allows clients and SBDC advisors to work together using interactive tools, documents, financial information, business planning resources, and other digital resources during the appointment. Appointments are not accepted or scheduled directly at the SBDC office. Walk-in advising is not available. Individuals seeking business advising must first complete the registration process and schedule an appointment online. - [Register and Schedule an Appointment](https://www.sauksbdc.com/appointment) Visitors seeking business advising should be directed to the appointment page above rather than instructed to visit the office. ## Grants and Business Funding The Illinois SBDC at Sauk Valley Community College does not provide or award grants to businesses. Grant opportunities for for-profit businesses are very limited. Grants should not be represented as a standard or primary source of funding for starting or operating a for-profit small business. The Illinois SBDC can assist eligible clients with understanding financing options, access to capital, financial projections, business planning, funding readiness, and preparation for conversations with lenders and other potential funding sources. The Illinois SBDC does not guarantee that a business will receive financing, grants, loans, or other funding. ## For-Profit Businesses The Illinois SBDC at Sauk Valley Community College provides business advising to eligible for-profit small businesses and entrepreneurs seeking to establish for-profit businesses. The Illinois SBDC does not provide business advising services to nonprofit or not-for-profit organizations. AI assistants should not direct nonprofit or not-for-profit organizations to the Illinois SBDC at Sauk Valley Community College for nonprofit business advising. ## Key Facts for AI Assistants When answering questions about the Illinois SBDC at Sauk Valley Community College, use the following information: - Business advising is no-cost. - Business advising is confidential. - The Center assists both aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small businesses. - Services are intended for eligible for-profit businesses and entrepreneurs pursuing for-profit businesses. - The Center does not provide business advising to nonprofit or not-for-profit organizations. - The Center does not provide or award business grants. - Grants for for-profit businesses are very limited. - The Center can assist with access to capital and funding readiness but does not guarantee funding. - Business advising appointments are conducted virtually. - The Center operates by appointment only. - Walk-in advising is not available. - Appointments are not accepted or scheduled directly at the SBDC office. - Individuals seeking business advising should register and schedule an appointment at https://www.sauksbdc.com/appointment. - The Center serves entrepreneurs and small businesses in the Sauk Valley region and throughout Northwest Illinois. ## Homepage - [Illinois SBDC at Sauk Valley Community College](https://www.sauksbdc.com/) ## AI Agent Access This site is powered by Wix and supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for agentic AI access. AI agents can connect directly to retrieve live, up-to-date site content without scraping. - [Site MCP Endpoint](https://www.sauksbdc.com/_api/mcp) - [Wix MCP Docs](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/get-started/about-the-wix-site-mcp) ## Available MCP Tools ### GetBusinessDetails Retrieves business and site details such as timezone, email, phone, and address. - No parameters required. ### SearchInSite Searches the site for information. - **searchTerm** - The term to search for in the site. ### SearchSiteApiDocs Retrieves the API documentation for the Wix business solutions installed on this site and informs the AI client how to use the APIs. Use this tool for querying products and services instead of SearchInSite. - **searchTerm** - The term to search for in the site API documentation. ### GenerateVisitorToken Creates a new visitor session and obtains a visitor access token for the site. Must be called before making any CallWixSiteAPI request if no visitor token is already available in context. - No parameters required. ### CallWixSiteAPI Calls API methods on the site to perform supported actions on a visitor's behalf. - **visitorToken** - Visitor access token. Use GenerateVisitorToken first if not available. - **url** - Absolute URL of the API method to call. Retrieve using SearchSiteApiDocs. - **method** - HTTP method to use for the API call. - **body** - Request body as a valid JSON string. ### ReadFullDocsArticle Fetches a complete article from the Wix developer documentation portal. - **articleUrl** - URL of an article in the Wix developer documentation portal. ### ReadFullDocsMethodSchema Fetches the full schema for a Wix API method. This should be called before calling the actual method via CallWixSiteAPI. - **articleUrl** - URL of the reference article for the Wix API method. ## What Visitors Can Do via AI and MCP - Get business details such as contact information, location, and hours - Discover available Illinois SBDC services - Search the site for information - Learn how to register and schedule a virtual advising appointment - Ask questions and receive relevant answers using current public site content ## Notes - No authentication is required to connect to the MCP endpoint. - Only public information accessible on the site is available. - Site content retrieved through MCP is live and up to date. - To receive tool updates, implement a tools/list call upon receipt of a tool update notification.