Resources for Illinois Small Businesses

Business Guides

Our list below has downloadable and informative documents, worksheets, and templates to help you with your small business prior to meeting with the Illinois SBDC.

• Starting Your Business in Illinois Guide

• Business Feasibility Guide

• Business Plan Guide

• Marketing Plan Guide

• Managing Cash Guide

• Financial Statements Guide

• Report Card Guide

• Commercial Lending: Question & Answer Guide

• Starting a Restaurant Guide

• Commercial Real Estate Guide

• Grant Proposal Guide

• Cybersecurity Planning Worksheet

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Buying/Selling A Business & Exit Planning

• Buying and Selling a Business Guide

• BizBuySell Book on Selling a Business

• BizBuySell Toolkit

  • Worksheets & Checklists (PDF)​

  • Asset Valuation (Excel)

  • Earnings Multiple Assessment (Excel)

  • Sales and Profit Growth Chart (Excel)

  • SDE Calculations Worksheet (Excel)

State & Federal Small Business Resources

Our list below has many helpful resources at both the Federal and State of Illinois level that many small business owners may use throughout the term of their small business. It also contains links to available grant opportunities.

• First Stop Business Information Center

• Small Business Administration

• Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

• Illinois Department of Revenue

• MyTax Illinois

• Illinois Department of Labor

• Illinois Secure Choice Program

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Illinois Worker's Compensation Commission

• Small Business Health Options Program

• Illinois Job Link

• Federal Grants

• State of Illinois Grants

• ASBDC QuickBooks Discount