Categories: WTVO

Rockford mayor and Sen. Durbin open Think Big! for minority businesses

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin (D) joined Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara and other community leaders to celebrate the grand opening of Think Big!, an incubator specializing in minority-owned businesses.

The new Think Big! office on N. Main, near the Auburn and Main roundabout, will offer minority entrepreneurs help in getting their businesses off the ground.

Executive director Dr. Sheila Hill said the location will allow them to expand their services.

“We can say, to date, that we have helped over 600 individuals in some way with their business. Whether it’s a EIM (executive interim management), whether it’s setting up their legal formation, or if it’s them actually starting a business,” she said.

Sponsored
Sponsored

The office also includes event and leasing space that other businesses can use.

Think Big! also plans on hosting networking events and workshops.

rssfeeds-admin

Share
Published by
rssfeeds-admin

Recent Posts

Sweetwater gears up for 68th annual Rattlesnake Roundup

SWEETWATER, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - The small West Texas town of Sweetwater is preparing for the…

19 minutes ago

Rollover accident on Treadaway sends driver to hospital

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - A driver was injured in a rollover accident in south Abilene…

19 minutes ago

11 arrested in online prostitution crackdown in Abilene

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - A coordinated law enforcement operation in Abilene led to multiple arrests…

19 minutes ago

.deals – gTLD (Generic Top-Level domain)

Today: The Appraisal of GlobalTrendingMarket.com / Buying LL.ai – Budget: Over $5,000 / GuardKnox.com sold…

1 hour ago

Metasploit Adds New Modules Targeting Linux RC4, BeyondTrust, and Registry Persistence

The latest Metasploit update, released on February 27, 2026, brings significant firepower to security professionals…

2 hours ago

Sparks of Genius to Flashes of Idiocy: How to Solve AI’s ‘Jagged Intelligence’ Problem

We need to give models knowledge that anchors their behavior to the realities of our…

2 hours ago

This website uses cookies.