SALES &
CLIENT DEVELOPMENT
The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC) serves as a strategic partner to its clients by offering a variety of services to help them generate new revenue and secure new clients. Since 2003, the CEC has made over 4,300 introductions for our clients, which resulted in over $120 million of new contracts.
Chicagoland entrepreneurs who took advantage of a variety of the CEC’s sales and client development services during the past year include Zorch, an innovative branded merchandise company (the company raised more than $500,000 of capital and secured contracts with CNA, Motorola, and AT&T) and Flowerpetal.com, an online flower and gift site (the company secured a significant contract with Hyatt Hotels).
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Recent Impact
In 2007, the CEC helped 148 high-growth entrepreneurs build relationships with leading companies in the business community. The amount of new contracts secured through direct intervention by the CEC was $40 million.
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