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SUMMARY:2026 AM Connect August | Jim Bell | Innovation DuPage
DESCRIPTION:Start your Friday morning with fresh coffee\, meaningful connections\, and valuable insight at our next AM Connect!\n\n\n	Friday\, August 7\n	Coffee & Networking: 7:30 a.m.\n	Program Begins: 7:45 a.m.\n	Networking Continues: 8:15 - 9:00 a.m.\n	Lombard Chamber of Commerce Office\n\n\nWe're excited to welcome Jim Bell\, Partnership Coordinator with Innovation DuPage\, as our featured speaker.\n\nAfter a distinguished 35-year international banking career spanning the United States\, United Kingdom\, and Canada\, Jim helped launch College of DuPage's Commercial Driving License training program through a successful public-private partnership. Today\, he continues his work supporting entrepreneurs through Innovation DuPage\, a nonprofit small business incubator dedicated to helping startups and existing business owners thrive.\n\nJim will share how Innovation DuPage is empowering entrepreneurs through mentorship\, partnerships\, and practical business education\, including its free 10-week virtual Owner to CEO accelerator program designed to help business owners maximize their potential and grow stronger\, more sustainable businesses.\n\nWhether you're launching a new venture\, looking to grow your business\, or simply want to connect with fellow professionals\, this is a program you won't want to miss.\n\nRegister today and join us for a morning of networking\, learning\, and inspiration!\n\n\n\n  Parking is available next door at First United Methodist Church of Lombard\, located at 155 S. Main Street.\n\n#LombardChamber #AMConnect #CommunityFocusedBusinessDriven #InnovationDuPage #SmallBusiness #Networking
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="border: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-variant-emoji: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 11pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; direction: ltr\;">\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Start your Friday morning with fresh coffee\, meaningful connections\, and valuable insight at our next AM Connect!</span></span></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Friday\, August 7</span></span></li>\n	<li class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Coffee &amp\; Networking: 7:30 a.m.</span></span></li>\n	<li class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Program Begins: 7:45 a.m.</span></span></li>\n	<li class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Networking Continues: 8:15 - 9:00 a.m.</span></span></li>\n	<li class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Lombard Chamber of Commerce Office</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">We&#39\;re excited to welcome <strong>Jim Bell</strong>\, Partnership Coordinator with <strong>Innovation DuPage</strong>\, as our featured speaker.</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">After a distinguished 35-year international banking career spanning the United States\, United Kingdom\, and Canada\, Jim helped launch College of DuPage&#39\;s Commercial Driving License training program through a successful public-private partnership. Today\, he continues his work supporting entrepreneurs through Innovation DuPage\, a nonprofit small business incubator dedicated to helping startups and existing business owners thrive.</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Jim will share how Innovation DuPage is empowering entrepreneurs through mentorship\, partnerships\, and practical business education\, including its free 10-week virtual <strong>Owner to CEO</strong> accelerator program designed to help business owners maximize their potential and grow stronger\, more sustainable businesses.</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Whether you&#39\;re launching a new venture\, looking to grow your business\, or simply want to connect with fellow professionals\, this is a program you won&#39\;t want to miss.</span></span></p>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Register today and join us for a morning of networking\, learning\, and inspiration!<br />\n<br />\n&#128663\; Parking is available next door at First United Methodist Church of Lombard\, located at 155 S. Main Street.</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">#LombardChamber #AMConnect #CommunityFocusedBusinessDriven #InnovationDuPage #SmallBusiness #Networking</span></span></p>\n</div>\n\n<p dir="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Helvetica\; font-size: 14px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n
LOCATION:Lombard Chamber of Commerce 145 S. Main St\, Suite B Lombard\, IL 60148
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URL:https://business.lombardchamber.com/events/details/2026-am-connect-august-jim-bell-innovation-dupage-128741
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