About us
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 (1.25Gig 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 2026 schedule:
Thur Feb 19 | Thur Mar 19 |
Thur Apr 16 | Thur May 21 | Thur Jun 18 |
Thur Jul 16 | Thur Aug 20 | Thur Sept 17 |
Thur Oct 15 | Thur Nov 19 | Thur Dec 17 (Holiday Social)
For current information: https://etccoworking.space/SBSH/
Upcoming events
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Small Business Study Hall Oct 2026
11 Douglas Ave, Elgin, IL, US🖊️SBSH (Small Business Study Hall) is our monthly series for small businesses, start-ups, entrepreneurs and freelancers.
✅ This Month's Topic: Sweeten the Deal: How to Price, Package & Dress Up Your Offers
Are you charging for what your product or service costs you—or for what it’s actually worth to your customer? will share lessons learned from building and repositioning her dessert businesses to demonstrate how pricing, packaging, bundling, and presentation can dramatically change the way customers perceive an offer.
You’ll leave with practical ideas you can apply to almost any business, including how to create packages instead of selling individual pieces, develop good-better-best options, sell experiences with prestige and “dress up” an ordinary service to make it feel more valuable.
There will be a Halloween-Candy-Themed Ice Cream Bar experience. 🍦Feel free to dress-up in your spooky regalia for a chance to win a prize for the best Halloween look! 🎃
Presented by: Jennifer Cook
Owner of: Cook’s Ice Cream, Sprinkles & Dot, and CelebRAEtion Collective🖊️ For the first 30 to 45 minutes, there is an open forum for getting to know fellow entrepreneurs, for networking, for resources, for information sharing, and for story telling. Local members of the community will be available for conversation and questions as well.
🖊️ This event is free, but registration is recommended. Light snacks and refreshments to be provided -- EtcCoworking.Space/SBSH/
3 attendees
Small Business Study Hall Nov 2026
11 Douglas Ave, Elgin, IL, US🖊️SBSH (Small Business Study Hall) is our monthly series for small businesses, start-ups, entrepreneurs and freelancers.
✅ This Month's Topic: TBD
🖊️ For the first 30 to 45 minutes, there is an open forum for getting to know fellow entrepreneurs, for networking, for resources, for information sharing, and for story telling. Local members of the community will be available for conversation and questions as well.
🖊️ This event is free, but registration is recommended. Light snacks and refreshments to be provided -- EtcCoworking.Space/SBSH/
3 attendees
Past events
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