Rep. Greg Harris • 13th District
Neighborhood Update • July 7, 2011
Job Creation Tax Incentive & Business Assistance Briefing
Please join us for a special briefing for local businesses on state tax incentives for job creation, as well as other types of grants and assistance for small business, provided by the Illinois Department of Employment Security, in conjunction with Ald. Pat O’Connor and Sen. Heather Steans, along with our local chambers of commerce.
We hope that this new information will assist businesses to expand and create new jobs in the community, as well as access services to help them reduce administrative costs and operational expenses.
This special business briefing will be held Wednesday, July 27 in the Auditorium of the Anderson Pavilion of Swedish Covenant Hospital, 2751 W. Winona, beginning at 8:30 a.m. (Thanks to Mark Newton, Craig Cathcart and all our friends at Swedish Covenant for making this space available for the community). You can see full details here:
Local Business Tax Incentives and Business Owner Assistance Briefing Sponsored by
Rep. Greg Harris, Ald. Pat O’Connor, Sen. Heather Steans
Co-Sponsors: Andersonville Chamber, Uptown Business Partners, Edgewater Chamber, Lincoln Bend Chamber, North Center Chamber, Lincoln Square Chamber and West Ridge Chamber
Come out and learn how your business can receive great tax credits and grants that are available which include but not limited to the following:
- · Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)- of $1,500 up to $9,000
- · Free Legal Assistance at IDES Administrative Hearings for Small Business
- · Illinois State Veteran’s Tax Credit of up to $1,200
- · Illinois State Tax Credit for hiring Ex-offenders- Tax Credit of up to $600
- · IRS- Special Payroll Tax Exemption form- Tax Credit of up to $1,000
- · Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) National Emergency Grant (NEG)
- · Learn about the Services the Illinois Department of Employment Security offers including triage of needs, resource room, assessment and interview, resume preparation and labor exchange system and many more.
Swedish Covenant Hospital
Anderson Pavilion Auditorium
2751W. Winona, Chicago, IL 60625
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
8:30am to 11:00 a.m.
RSVP to (773)348-3434 or Coleman@gregharris.org