One Hour Mentor

Top Chicago business leaders for your business to meet with and advise small business owners or start-ups. The City Treasurer's ONE- HOUR Mentor Program

Chicago business leaders meet with small business owners.

A team of Chicago business leaders meet and advise an audience of small business owners in the One Hour Mentor Program.

The One Hour Mentor Program is designed to give small business owners an opportunity to meet and ask questions from business leaders who have a variety of expertise's including marketing, financing, and effective business operations.

Treasurer Neely has made helping small business a top priority of her office. According to the Treasurer, "Helping Chicago small business owners is important to me on a professional and personal level. I come from a family of small business owners, and know first hand the importance that small businesses play in building and developing neighborhoods. Chicago may be known as "The City of big shoulders", but we can take great pride that it is also a "City of small businesses."

Sign Up for May 26th .

One Hour Mentor Program Leaders include:

• Stephanie D. Neely, City Treasurer, Raised in a family of small business owners. As City Treasurer - promotes two small business loan programs, the annual small business expo, and the business plan writing competition.
• Lyle Logan, Executive Vice-President, Northern Trust Bank, expert at banking relations, business development, and financing.
• Anita R. Hollins, President Chicago Community Ventures, CCV manages the business plan writing competition and is a leader in Chicago to help small businesses start and flourish.
• Dan Lyne, World Business Chicago, Focuses on the retention and attraction of global business to the Chicago region. He markets the region's technology and telecommunications landscape, and has worked with many small businesses.
• Shelly Ng, Vice,President of American Mass Media , An expert at business plans , media , marketing and small business.
• Margaret Garner, President, Broadway Consolidated
• Nick Farina, President, Brand Equity Advisors, Media and marketing/branding expert
• Scott Issen, Entrepreneur Center, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
• Tom Tunney, 44th Ward Alderman, Background in family small business operations.
• Robert Abt, CEO, ABT Appliances
• Kevin Willer, Regional Development Manager, Google Inc.
• Sue Hurley, President, Cable Communications
• Fred Hoch, President, Illinois Technology Association
• David W. Pellizzari, Vice-President Midwest Area Manager, Michael Baker Jr.
• David Miller, President, I-BIO
• Martin Cabrera, CEO, Cabrera Capital Investments
• Melissa Giovagnoli, CEO Networlding
• Edward W. Gjertsen II, President, Financial Planning Association Illinois
• Robert Mancuso, Senior Vice President, The Warranty Group
• Jason Jacobson, CEO, Networkinginsight.com and former Manager with Chicago Chamber of Commerce
• David Joe, President, Elite Business Solutions Worldwide
• Irwin Ross, Senior Advisor, Score