Illinois Small Business Development Center at SCC

05/14/2026

Grow Local: Marketing Your Business in Today’s World
If you’ve been wanting to get better at marketing your business but aren’t sure where to start this is for you.

Join us on May 29th at the Union County Extension Center in Anna, IL for a series of practical sessions you can actually use right away. Come for one or stay for all!

🕒 Sessions include:
• 8:30–9:30 AM | AI for Marketing
Simple ways to use AI to create content and save time
• 10:00–11:00 AM | Digital Marketing Foundations
Get your messaging right and make sure your Google profile and website are working for you
• 12:30–1:30 PM | Digital Design Tools
Learn how to create clean, professional graphics (yes, even if you’re not “creative”)
• 2:00–3:00 PM | Social Media
What to post, where to post, and how to actually reach people

👉 You can attend one session or all four, whatever works for your schedule.
⚠️ Space is limited, so be sure to sign up soon!

Register here: https://ilsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/41847
Questions? Call or email Mackenzie at 618-634-3364, [email protected]

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04/15/2026

Happening this week and next week!

Canva For Beginners
Thursday, April 16
5:00 p.m.
Union Co. Extension Center (Anna)
FREE!

Intro to AI
Friday, April 24
11:00 a.m.
Union Co. Extension Center (Anna)
FREE!

Register online today.
https://app.smore.com/n/ukxqy

03/10/2026

We're hosting an open house next Wednesday. Please stop by on March 18 between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. and learn what the Small Business Development Center at Shawnee Community College can do for you!

Can't make it then? Call us at 618-634-3364 or visit our website.

https://shawneecc.edu/business-and-workforce-development/sbdc/

01/16/2026

Happy birthday, Christopher!

Tune up your voice and let's get ready to sing Happy Birthday to SBDC Advisor Christopher Scott.

We hope your day is amazing.

01/06/2026

Please join us in congratulating Small Business Development Center Coordinator Mackenzie Scherer and SBDC Business Advisor Christopher Scott.

Mackenzie was recently elected to the Union County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and Christopher was elected to the Metropolis Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

We're proud of both of them and appreciate their willingness to serve their respective communities.

12/25/2025

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2026! We look forward to working with you in the new year.

10/10/2025

Reminder, this course is coming up soon!

10/02/2025

We're excited to offer a digital literacy course at the Shawnee Community College Alexander County Extension Center in Cairo later this month.

It's a four-week program that meets on Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

There is NO COST for this beginner's course.

You can call SBDC Coordinator Mackenzie Scherer at 618-634-3364 or sign up online.

https://ilsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/41042

09/26/2025

There are some amazing prizes and knowledge available through this competition! If you qualify to compete it's an amazing experience.

09/10/2025

Great opportunity!

Do you have a bold idea, innovative concept, or growth plan? The Southern Illinois Business Plan Competition, powered by Regions Bank, is your opportunity to bring that vision to life. Submit a full business plan and deliver a compelling 90-second pitch for a chance to win. Past competitions have awarded over $20,000 in cash and in-kind services to help businesses thrive.

Visit https://sbdc.siu.edu/workshops/business-plan-competition.php to review the 2025 Workshop Schedule, eligibility and submission requirements, and competition rules.

Registration will open Sept 12th.