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If your business reported a loss of $5,000 or more due to COVID-19 in the years 2019-2020, visit Elevate any time 8-5 Monday through Friday with the required B2B documents and we will assist you in the application process! The Illinois Department of Commerce &
MATTOON- Continuing in his second year as the Coles County Entrepreneurship Program (Class E), Vincent Walk of Mattoon is geared up for his class of twenty-one students. Walk brings over 20 years of entrepreneurial and educational experience through his interest in Vinnie & Al’s Pla-Mor
The newest addition to Elevate’s internship program, Alex Fearday, brings a wealth of experience to our team in the fields of coding and 3D printing. Since applying in May, he has played a crucial role in the center’s research and development. Alex plans to
Elevate would like to recognize high school graduates Alex Houser and Rick Wright who have been awarded the 2021 Makers Space Internship Opportunity.
After working for restaurant owners for years, Sara has decided it is time for her to venture out on her own and begin consulting for the hospitality industry. With the assistance of Elevates’ 6-Step program, Sara is on the path towards registering her organization ‘SF Consulting. This organization will be working towards a mission of providing comprehensive hospitality training to exceed each and every customers expectations in order to make sales and have fun doing it.
Mattoon, IL- Five recent members of Elevate, were recognized Thursday, January 28, 2021, for their achievements in entrepreneurship. Amy Patrick, Evie Rudibaugh, Katie Haifley, Keegan O’Connell, and Latonya Davies were recognized at the first-ever ‘Elevate Celebration of Innovation & Growth.’ Those in attendance at this
Contact Elevate Anyone who keeps up to date with Elevate on Facebook or has joined our newsletter knows who Keegan O’Connell is. A few months back, we posted a story about our new broadcasting room and highlighted the services Keegan is bringing to our center.
Evelynna is a 2020 graduate of ClassE, a Coles County Highschool Entrepreneurship Class which has found a new home at Elevate. As a focus of the course, students develop a business idea and apply it to the real world. This is where Evelynna found her
Owning a business requires a dedicated willingness to work hard, a sense of adventure and time. Our center specializes in assisting customers who have the will to start their own organization, all of the way from start to finish. Those who have benefited from the resources we provide have shared a portion of the greatest reasons they enjoy being their own boss.
“What’s the first thing you do after you get in your car and buckle your seatbelt?” This was the question posed by Keegan O’Connell, owner of Buzzed & Board LLC