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SCAM ALERT: DCEO has been made aware of organizations receiving fraudulent “notice of award” letters claiming to be from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. These are not legitimate notices from DCEO. If your organization receives a notice, please report it to the Federal Trade Commission and/or the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.

Public Education Campaign

As part of their technical assistance grant with DCEO, WBDC – Women’s Business Development Center offered a series of CannaBiz program webinars to assist social equity applicants and licensees learn about starting a cannabis business in IL, banking in the cannabis industry, recognizing transferrable skills for the cannabis industry, and recruiting top tier talent. Webinars hosted during their grant period include, but are not limited to: