Our Partners

we thrive on partnerships; if it was not for partnerships (curricular, institutional, programmatic, initiatives, coalitions etc.) we simply would not exist

 

Sunshine Enterprises’ services were birthed out of our partnership with Rising Tide Capital. We were this first partners with whom they shared their branded Curriculum, Operational Toolkit, Reporting System Experience, and Approach.

 

Program Partners

 

Institutional Partners

 

City Resources

Sunshine Enterprises is a proud partner of the City of Chicago, operating as a Neighborhood Business Development Center (NBDC) with support from the Department of Business Affairs + Consumer Protections. Whether you’d like collaborate with another business, address a City-related issue, reach new customers, or fill an open position- we’re here to help.

As an NBDC, we assist business owners and entrepreneurs with:

  • Starting, strengthening or growing a business

  • Connecting entrepreneurs to social, knowledge, and/or financial capital

  • Finding commercial space

  • Business networking

  • Product/service/business plan development

  • Marketing + advertising

  • Business-to-business referrals

  • Connecting to our community

  • COVID-related business support

NBDC PROGRAM TYPE

  • Business Stage Specialists: [we] provide targeted support for one, or more, of the following business stages: (1) Pre-Startup and startup; (2) Growth and establishment; (3) Maturity and exit/conversion. Identify barriers to growth and utilizing the organization’s networks and relationships to introduce clients to new markets. Provide support in the development of general business acumen and assistance with (i.e. directly or via referral partner) fundamental operational activities.