Become a partner. Help new businesses launch.
Are you a Chicagoland service business that helps new companies get off the ground? We're actively onboarding partners across nine categories. As a partner, you offer one specific service to program recipients at no charge or significantly reduced cost. In return: prominent credit, direct relationships with new Chicagoland businesses, and an early seat at a growing program.
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For service businesses
Nine categories. Open to apply.
If you fall into any of these categories and operate anywhere in the six-county Chicagoland metro — Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, Will, McHenry — we want to hear from you. These are the categories where new businesses need help most in their first 90 days.
As a partner, you offer one specific service to recipients at no charge or significantly reduced cost. In return:
- Credited prominentlyLogo and link on our public partner directory and on each recipient's welcome materials.
- Direct relationshipsRecipients know who's helping them. The strongest customer relationships start with someone who showed up first.
- Vetted by the programPartners are reviewed for quality and reputation. We don't accept anyone — that protects your reputation alongside ours.
How partner onboarding works
Three steps. About a week.
Same direct, no-friction process as our applicant flow.
Email us
Tell us who you are, what category you'd serve, and what specific service you'd offer to recipients at no or reduced cost. One email is enough.
Quality review
We check your reputation, online reviews, time in business, and references if needed. Partners are vetted because the program's reputation rides on yours.
Onboard
If approved, you're added to the partner directory, your service goes into the recipient welcome kit, and we coordinate handoffs as new applications come in.
Ready to partner?
Email us with your business name, category, and what you'd offer. We respond within two business hours during business days.