The AEO Leveraging Regionalism to Support Small Business convening in Chicago launches at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
As the Latestsale.com Founder celebrates one year of collaborating with the pre-eminent business trade body in the United States, the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (the AEO), led by the newly appointed AEO President and CEO and Washington Business Journal’s “ Women Who Mean Business Power List” award winner Natalie Madeira Cofield, the company is now finally able to share some exciting announcements. The LatestSale.com Founder attended in person the first exclusive AEO Leveraging Regionalism to Support Small Business convening in the Midwest, hosted at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on Wednesday 20th November 2024.
THE AEO COMMITS TO BOTH URBAN AND RURAL ENTREPRENEURS
With headquarters in Washington D.C., the AEO celebrating over thirty years in existence, is a national membership organization and voice of microenterprise development, positioned as the leading voice of innovation to deliver small business support and finance in the United States. Through research, advocacy, and capacity-building programs, the AEO aims to empower both rural and urban entrepreneurs, the lifeblood of the US economy, by ensuring these micro leaders have access to the tools and opportunities required to thrive and compete in today’s global economy.
This convening united some of the most dynamic leaders in entrepreneurship, small business development, and economic empowerment in the USA, ranging from federal and state officials to business visionaries and nonprofit leaders. An exciting beginning and development of the AEO was defined with renewed enthusiasm and purpose destined to propel equitable economic growth to new heights ensuring small businesses across the Midwest are truly inspired and encouraged to innovate.
Director of the Office of Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology at Illinois Department of Commerce
MIDWEST BUSINESS AND U.S. GOVERNMENT LEADERS GATHER AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Midwest Regional Council convening launch on 20th November 2024 enjoyed a stellar guest list. This exclusive invite-only convening was attended by senior leaders of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) that celebrates 40 years of existence, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies (Joint Center), the African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs, the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Ariel Alternatives, the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DCEO), the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and the Regional Research and Engagement Leads of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
THE AEO COMMITS TO BOTH URBAN AND RURAL ENTREPRENEURS
Renée Johnson, 2024 AEO Senior Director Regional Councils, opened the convening and elaborated upon how partnerships continue to have meaningful impact, whilst Cassie Carroll Assistant Director at the EnergySense Resilience Center at the University of Illinois System confirmed that quantum momentum continued with an invigorated movement announced in October 2024 to build a quantum computer in the city of Chicago.
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