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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
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
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 - member
Professor, Gies School of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ann Craig - member
Senior Director, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
Vacellia Clark - Ex Officio Member
City of Urbana, Human Relations Officer (Retired)
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