Thank you to Andrew at Bowl Mor Streator for speaking to us about entrepreneurship and ownership. Andrew has worked for many years at bowling shops, before recently purchasing the ...

We were happy to participate in High Five Friday at Streator Northlawn Jr High and give students a positive start to their morning, especially on Halloween Day! Thanks for having us.

Thank you to Lee at Stertil ALM for sharing the factory's history and giving us a tour. Lee talked about how ALM started in 1982 out of a garage and evolved into the 65,000 square foot ...

Thank you to Patrick at Chismarick Realty, LLC and Town & Country Apartments for talking to us about not only the process of buying a home or property, but also business ownership. ...

Thank you to Bob, Tricia and Carri at Midland States Bank for sharing the nuts and bolts of business finance. We shared our class business plan with them and they gave us feedback ...

Thank you to Alea at Blue Eyed Rascal Baking Co. for sharing her experience as a business owner with us. Alea opened her brick-and-mortar coffee shop/bakery at 121 E. Main St. as a ...

As we look to our futures, it's important to appreciate and understand the past: Thanks to David Reed at the Streatorland Historical Society Museum for giving us a tour of the museum ...

Kris Noble, community engagement specialist for the CEO program at Midland Institute for Entrepreneurship, spoke to us about the impact of our program. We talked about our expectations ...

Thank you to Doug, Ashton and Katie at Vactor for giving us a tour of their 400,000 square foot facility. We heard about the products Vactor makes and ships all over the world from ...

Thank you to Theresa from Theresa Solon - State Farm Insurance Agent for visiting class Thursday and talking about business plans. She showed us the business plan she used and walked ...

This morning we attended the Streator Chamber of Commerce's legislative breakfast at Evergreen Senior Living. We listened to State Representative Jason R. Bunting and State Senator ...

Thank you to Melissa and Tiffany for giving us a tour and a behind-the-scenes look at the Streator Public Library. We learned about all the resources (the majority of them free) ...