FINDING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP

At Adelante Center, we believe that the most efficient way to increase wealth is to support entrepreneurship. The wealth created by small businesses is important because it is a measure of a community’s economic resilience and dynamism. Wealth increases a community’s ability to attract new businesses, innovate and take risks. Without it, economic prospects diminish, job opportunities decrease and social ills proliferate.

For minority and small business owners, accessing investment capital or contracting opportunities is difficult to navigate as it is sometimes unfamiliar and tedious.  Black and Latino community members (comprising 30% of Lake County’s population) unequally experience such disinvestment. Adelante’s revitalization strategy therefore aims to promote job retention and creation by connecting entrepreneurs and small business owners to tools, mentoring and job opportunities that grow and raise their business.

FRESH IDEAS

The Adelante Center was formed to focus exclusively on developing programs and projects
​that would serve the Chicago area and far north suburbs.  Here are a few of our starting projects.

​Small Business

​RISE
The RISE (Revitalization and Innovation through Sustainable Entrepreneurship) program equips entrepreneurs and small businesses with resources to startup or scale their business in Lake County.​
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​Food Incubator

The Post Food Hall
The Post Food Hall will allow food business entrepreneurs to test their concepts in a single shared space.
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Healthy Communities

Farm on Sheridan  
 The Farm on Sheridan will increase access to healthy foods in areas of economic disparity through aquaponic farming.
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​Food Waste

Comedor Adelante 
With the help of various partners, we plan to restore neglected spaces transforming them into inspiring community kitchens, where all members of the community feel welcome.
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