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THE ELEVATOR

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Business Elevator offers an introductory overview to aspiring entrepreneurs and recently launched micro-businesses. The training sessions, cohorts, and consultations focus on discovery and ideation prior to mentorship and connectivity.

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Gaining the capabilities and strategic knowledge necessary to build, start, sustain or connect your organization is critical to creating value and stability through your business.

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Since opening the elevator doors in 2019, we’re proud to have helped entrepreneurs each year and we have a growing list of entrepreneurs trained and businesses launched in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

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Step into the ELEVATOR to raise your stations (press the ELEVATOR button to discuss what we can do to help)

MEET THE ELEVATORS

Mark Pelmore, Co-Founder of Business Elevator

E MARK PELMORE

CO-FOUNDER

Coming from a career that included the military and educational training, Business Elevator was pleased to welcome E Mark as one of the founding members.

 

His motivation, combined with a results-oriented ecosystem builder mindset, helps impact microbusinesses of CU through instruction.

James Corbin II, Co-Founder Business Elevator

JAMES CORBIN II

CO-FOUNDER

Coming from a career that included non-profit development and social activism, Business Elevator was pleased to welcome James Corbin II as one of the founding members.

 

His compassion combined with an eye for business strategies & community building principles help him connect with entrepreneurs on multiply levels. 

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Jeff Kurtz, Board Member

Jeff Kurtz - member

Professor, Gies School of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Anne Craig, Board Member

Ann Craig - member

Senior Director, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois

Vacellia Clark, Ex Officio Board Member

Vacellia Clark - Ex Officio Member

City of Urbana, Human Relations Officer (Retired)

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