The 2009 numbers are in.   From January to December 2009, CenterPoint sponsored 50 seminars and training programs hosted at Governors State University attracting 655 attendees.   Over 700 clients visited CenterPoint and received nearly 3,500 hours of counseling for developing, financing, growing or improving their enterprise.  Thirty (30) College of Business and Public Administration students and faculty helped both pre start and in business CenterPoint clients get solutions to real world business issues.   Small Businesses are the economic engine of our recovering economy and for 25 years, CenterPoint at Governors State University, has been the solution for small business owners and entrepreneurs looking for answers that help grow, develop, finance and improve their businesses, which in turn leads to significant growth and retention of businesses in the region. During the last 10 years, CenterPoint has counseled over 4,000 small business clients, creating and retaining over 6,000 jobs in the Southland region while providing or securing financing of over $118,000,000 that helped 72 small businesses expand, 84 businesses get started and 19 business acquisitions.   We do this through FREE one on one consulting, counseling, training, student / faculty / client involvement and resource partner development and financial support from the US Small Business Administration and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, (DCEO).  CenterPoint at Governors State University is the “preferred destination in the region” for economic development but we are always looking for good ideas that we can incorporate into our programs to help small business owners. Feel free to add your ideas for programs that would help you.

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