Join a Business Development Group!
Business Development Group (formerly known as Leads Groups) is a group consisting of NAWBO Chicago industry exclusive members who gather together monthly for the purpose of exchanging leads, building relationships, sharing business ideas, developing power partner relationships, enhancing the growth of member’s businesses, and to inform and educate members in helpful business practices. If you are interested in starting a Business Development Group, please contact Linda McCabe, Chair of Strategic Forums at 847-419-9300.
Business Round Table –The purpose of a Business Round Table Group is to build relationships, share business ideas, develop relationships and power partners, enhance the growth of member’s businesses, and to inform and educate members in helpful business practices. This group consists of NAWBO Chicago industry exclusive members who do not require or expect leads to necessarily be exchanged. No other special interest such as a book group, a creative group, etc. may be a part of this group. If you are interested in starting a Business Round Table, please contact Linda McCabe, Chair of Strategic Forums at 847-419-9300.
Meeting Schedules
Be sure to contact the Business Development Group chair to verify the date, time and location of the meeting as details are subject to change.
Lincoln Park Business Development Group
Meets the 4th Tuesday of the month from 8:15am - 10:00am
at Panera Bread 2070 N. Clybourn Ave, Chicago
Contact Elizabeth Rossdeutscher, Bank Financial, at 773-915-4210.
Greater Chicago Business Development Group
Meets on the 2nd Friday of the month at 7:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. at Panera Bread (Rte.83 & 16th) in Oak Brook. Contact Janice Long, Janlong Communications at 847-991-1831.
Loop Business Development Group
Meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 8:00am to 10:00am at Husch Blackwell Sanders Welsh & Katz in Chicago. Contact Janice Grant, at 312-674-4612.
Network of Women Entrepreneurs
Meets on the 3rd Friday of the month from 8:00am to 10:00am at Wishbone Restaurant, 3300 N. Lincoln, Chicago 60657. Contact chair Beth Ryan at (773) 671-1922 if interested.
NW Suburban Evening Business Development Group
Meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month from 6 - 7:30 pm at Panera Bread, 5 West Rand Road in Arlington Heights - located in the shopping center with Trader Joe's and Barnes & Noble on the southwest corner or Rand and Arlington Heights Roads. Please check out the group’s website @ www.nwsubnawbogroup.org for more details or contact Siree Sandberg Bakakos at 847-519-1142.
North Shore Business Development Group
Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7:15 - 9:00am at the Bluegrass restaurant at 1636 Old Deerfield Road in Highland Park. If interested contact Donna de St. Aubin at (847) 564-2840. Co-Chair, Lenore Baigelman, (847) 564-0884.
Meeting Schedules
Be sure to contact the Business Round Table Group chair to verify the date, time and location of the meeting as details are subject to change.
Southwest Suburban Small Business Roundtable
Meets the 4th Monday of the month from 4:45 - 6:30 pm in Bolingbrook.
Contact organizer Susan Deal, Beyond Bookkeepers.