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Nonprofit chinese mutual aid association is opening a Third Center in West Ridge on Saturday to Offer Services As Small Business Support, Workforce Training, Adult Literacy, Senior Care and Youth Development.
The Grand Opening on Saturday Morning Will Feature a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony, Remarks from Community Leaders and an Open House.
Cmaa, which is headquarthered in uptown, is the only illinois-backed Small Business Development Center and Apex Accelerator LED by Asian Americans with akus on the aapi community.
The Illinois Sbdc Network Has About 38 Centers Throughout the State That Provide Resources for Startups and Small Businesses. Apex Accelerator is a Statewide Network That Helps Small Businesses Expand Into Government Contract Work.
Cmaa’s New Center at 2424 W. Peterson Ave. Expands Services for Immigrant and Refugee Families on the North Side, as well as Nearby Suburbs with Growing Asian Populations, Including Lincolnwood, Skokie, Evanston and Beyond.
The Site Also Has Space and Equipment for Workshops, Seminars and Events Hosted by Cmaa’s Economic Development Center. For Example, The West Ridge Hub Has Conference Rooms and A Big Computer Lab Not Its Flagship Uptown Office, Said Ian Quan, Center Director for Cmaa’s Illinois Apex Accelerator.
CMAA WILL SHARE ITS WEST RIDGE SPACE WITH TRELLUS, ANOTHER CHICAGO NONPROFIT FOCUED ON IMMIGRANTS, TO COMBINE Resources and Strengths.
Across the Board, Cmaa’s Services are in High Demand, but the organization is threatened by sweeeping government fining Cuts Under President Donald Trump. “We’ve Already Lost a Lot of Federal Funding and Possibly More With Evel Passing Day With The New Administration,” Said calls.
CMAA was founded in 1981 in uptown by duc huang and his da noting yman vien to the Support Chicago’s Immigrant and Refugee Communities. In 2016 opened A Second Center in Elgin. The founders were ethnic chinese refugees from vietnam who Arrived in the US 1978.
The Nonprofit’s Economic Development Center Currently Has About 1,600 Clients, Including Partner Programs.
Call Said Cmaa Business Services Most in Demand Include Small Business Certifications; Access to Credit; Help With Business Plass, Real Estate, Proposal Preparation; and assistance with banking, accounting, insurance, legal services and more.
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