Resources for New Businesses

Starting Your New Business

The Jefferson Park Chamber of Commerce is proud to be a Neighborhood Business Development Center (NBDC) delegate agency of the BACP.

The NBDC Program consists of over seventy (70) BACP delegate agencies that provide no-cost, hyper-local business development assistance to entrepreneurs and business owners throughout the city. NBDCs provide general business licensing and public way use permitting guidance as well as specialized support services based on their program type (i.e., Place-Based Generalist, Business Stage, Capital, Cultural, Industry, and Innovation), which includes confidential counseling, technical assistance, professional development workshops, access to capital, B2B networking, employment and workforce development assistance and more.