Site Url: http://www.smallbizchicago.com
Target community: Illinois and occasionally Wisconsin
Is the site active?
Professional journalists?
Paid staff?
Is the site part of a network?
Is the site a media affiliate?
Content created by:
Who contributes to your content?
- Professional journalists: %
- Community members: 75%
- Students:
- Aggregate content of others:
- Others:
Site's focus:
Target audience size: more than 100,000
Year founded: 2010
Who or what started your project?
- a professional journalist(s)
Update frequency: site is inactive
Which online networks do you use?
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/SmallBizChicagocom/124002900987996?ref=hl
- Twitter: SmallBizChi
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/smallbizchicago.com-l3c-chicago-l3c?trk=hb_tab_compy_id_1396675
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?
Does your site provide training?
Business model: For-profit
What are your sources of revenue?- grants
- donors
- How many full time staffers: 0
- How many part-time staffers: 0
- How many volunteers: 0
- How many students: 0
Annual operating budget: less than $100,000 per year
Contact Information
Location: Wilmette, IL, United States of America
Contact URL: ameyer@smallbizchicago.com
1 means "not very important" and 6 means "very important"
- Covering news not covered: 6
- Watchdogging local government and public officials: 4
- Investigating issues or wrongdoings: 4
- Helping your community solve problems: 4
- Empowering community members: 3
- Developing opportunities for community dialogue: 4
- Collaborating with local partners: 3
- Involving community to shape local content: 3
- Making a profit: 4
- Being a sustainable operation:
What else should people know about your site?
The site was launched as a pilot and is on hold for the time being.