What we’re about
Although named "Entrepreneurs" meetup, this is a group for anybody looking for ideas, inspiration, mentors, or resources to assist you on your journey.
We welcome:
- students and recent grads looking to make connections,
- creatives needing help to market their skills,
- corporate employees looking to build their leadership skills,
- founders who need to improve their communication skills,
but most importantly,
-COOL AND INTERESTING PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SHARE IDEAS, COLLABORATE, LEARN AND GROW TOGETHER!
Our focus is to help entrepreneurs start, grow, and expand successful businesses. We do this in a number of ways but the two main ways are:
ETC Coworking is a coworking / shared workspace for professionals, freelancers, remote workers, small business owners, solo-entrepreneurs, start-ups, and side-hustlers, with 24/7 access for most membership levels. We have high speed internet (1Gig coming in!), kitchen amenities, available conference room, podcast room and more. We also offer various virtual services such as a mailing address for your business (avoid using your home address for business purposes). For more information and to check out our space, visit: https://EtcCoworking.Space/.
Small Business Study Hall (SBSH) is our in-person monthly series for small businesses, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and freelancers. Each month is a different topic and includes 30+ minutes of networking / meet and greet with like-minded entrepreneurs from Elgin and the northwest suburbs.
The 2025 schedule:
Thur Feb 20 | Thur Mar 20 |
Thur Apr 17 | Thur May 15 | Thur Jun 19 |
Thur Jul 17 | Thur Aug 21 | Thur Sept 18 |
Thur Oct 16 | Thur Nov 20 | Thur Dec 18 (Holiday Social)
For current information: https://etccoworking.space/SBSH/
Upcoming events
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Small Business Study Hall December 2025: ETC Coworking Holiday Social
11 Douglas Ave, Elgin, IL, US🎄 ETC Coworking holiday social and networking get-together. 🎅
🖊️SBSH (Small Business Study Hall) is our monthly series for small businesses, start-ups, entrepreneurs and freelancers. We are taking off the month of December from our usual format. We do have some exciting plans in the works for 2026.
🎄 Instead, on Thursday, December 18th, 6pm to 8pm, we are having our 5th annual ETC Coworking holiday social and networking get-together. We will have treats & holiday sweets from Cook’s Ice Cream and various beverages available. If you would like to bring a little something else, feel free to do so. Ugly sweaters invited too.
This is available for all ETC Coworking members and associates, Small Business Study Hall attendees, and whoever would like to stop by, socialize and do a little bit of networking.
✅📅RSVP REQUESTED⌚✅
🎄If you’d like to join, please let us know so that we have enough food and drink available. This event is free, but an RSVP is helpful so that we have enough food and drink: https://etccoworking.space/sbsh/4 attendees
Past events
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