2025-05-15T13:18:01Z 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 821466120 CHICAGO NEW BUSINESS NFP CHIC 3129336556 3636 South Iron Street Chicago IL 60609 Erika G Gonzalez Executive Director 3129336556 2025-05-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Andrew Forgaty 3636 South Iron Street Chicago IL 60609 224075 false X 36business.org X 2017 IL The 36Squared Business Incubator is a small business development organization that is unique in actively seeking to work with the disabled and disadvantaged entrepreneur community in the city of Chicago. In 2023 the 36squared business incubator assisted more than 97 clients with starting or growing their own businesss. The 90% of these clients were women and/or minorities and came from disadvantaged areas on Chicago's South and Southwest side. We held more than 11 training events focused on the basics of starting a small business in Illinois, finding funding, and access to available grants and incentives. We also hosted more than 50 women entrepreneurs at a free "Women in Business" luncheon where the attendees were able to network, build relationships, find clients and hear the success stories of other more established businesses. Also, in 2024 we hosted our annual "Boost Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurship". This is a breakfast event where our clients with disabilities . 4 0 0 0 0 80979 86002 143096 138073 0 0 0 224075 224075 0 0 223812 223812 0 0 32126 32126 255938 255938 -31863 -31863 34169 2306 0 0 34169 2306 The 36Squared Business Incubator is a small business development organization that is unique in actively seeking to work with the disabled and disadvantaged entrepreneur community in the city of Chicago. In 2023 the 36squared business incubator assisted more than 97 clients with starting or growing their own businesss. The 90% of these clients were women and/or minorities and came from disadvantaged areas on Chicago's South and Southwest side. We held more than 11 training events focused on the basics of starting a small business in Illinois, finding funding, and access to available grants and incentives. We also hosted more than 50 women entrepreneurs at a free "Women in Business" luncheon where the attendees were able to network, build relationships, find clients and hear the success stories of other more established businesses. Also, in 2024 we hosted our annual "Boost Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurship". This is a breakfast event where our clients with disabilities . false false 77755 77755 Assisted more that 30 local, disadvantaged and disables entrepreneurs launch and grow their business through multiple session of one to one advaising 35000 35000 Hosted 6 areas business in an inclusive ( able and disabled, multi racial) shared workspace. 25318 25318 Head more that 20 webinars and online trainings on business subjects like "where to go when the bank say No" (funding) "Business Plan Basics, as well as "Staring Your Business in Chicago" 138073 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 4 0 false false false false true false false true true false false true true true false false true true true true false IL X Elena Reyes 7738996865 3636 South Iron street Chicago IL 60609 Andrew Fotrgaty Executive Director 40.00 X X 114490 114490 0 Erika G Gonzalez Director of Program MAnagement 40.00 X 69320 69320 0 Laura Martinez Advisor 20.00 X 13000 13000 0 196810 196810 0 1 true false false 0 0 86002 86002 Business Advising Related 138073 138073 138073 224075 138073 0 0 223812 223812 0 0 32126 32126 255938 255938 0 0 34169 2306 34169 2306 0 0 X 0 34169 2306 34169 2306 34169 2306 -31863 X false false false false false X 0 55000 130000 100277 224075 509352 0 55000 130000 100277 224075 509352 509352 509352 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X false false false false false false false false false Andrew Forgaty Executive Director 114490 0 0 0 0 114490 0 Part I, Line 1b: The executive Director's compensation is reviewes by the Board on annual basis. Part VI, Line 11b Form 990 is circulated to the Board for review prior to submission to the IRS. Part VI, Line 15a The Executive Director compensation is reviewed by the Board on an annual basis. Part VI, Line 15b Key employee and officer compensation is reviewed by the Board on an annual basis. Part VI, Line 19 Disclosure of governing documents, policies, and Financial Statements are made available to the general public upon written request.