Directory

West Suites
Atometric, Inc.
    Suite W107 & W113

    Contact:
    Tom Lindem Jr.
    (815) 986-7352
    Robert Sooter

    Our industry-leading Micro Machines are available to your business -- not only ours. The same state-of-the-art equipment, controllers, and interfaces that we use to meet and exceed our customer requirements can be integrated into your office or shop environment for a small investment.

    Our experienced team of sales, engineering, and customer service personnel can cost-efficiently manufacture your parts. Our Micron-Precision machines lead the industry in speed and accuracy, giving you the best product at the best cost. See why more and more businesses are choosing Atometric to meet their needs on a continuously-improving basis.
Coronary Health Improvement Project
    Suite W102

    Contact:
    Jody Perrecone
    (815) 316-6361
    jperrecone@chipusa.org

    CHIP is an educationally intensive lifestyle intervention program with more than 50,000 graduates worldwide. Founded and presented by Dr. Hans Diehl, and endorsed by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), both headquartered in Washington, D.C., the CHIP program focuses on markedly reducing coronary risk factor levels through the adoption of better health habits and appropriate lifestyle changes. The goal is to facilitate disease reversal by lowering blood cholesterol, triglyceride and blood sugar levels by reducing excess weight, lowering high blood pressure, enhancing daily exercise, and by eliminating smoking. Risk factor levels are carefully assessed before the educational intervention begins, immediate following the completion of the 40-hour educational program, and again after three and 12 months. The results have been published in 11 scientific articles published in peer-reviewed medical journals, including the American Journal of Cardiology, the Journal of the American Diabetic Association and Preventive Medicine.
Harry Spell
    Suite W106

    Contact:
    Harry Spell
    (815) 440-1748
    Fax: (815) 732-7475
    harry@harryspell.com

    3D Imaging and Rapid Prototyping

    Reduction and Enlargement
    Art Casting of Illinois, Inc. has state-of-the-art facilities for artists who wish to reduce or enlarge a model. We use the latest technologies in laser scanning and rapid prototyping to re-size your piece in a variety of materials depending on the desired density and available budget.

    Digital Archiving
    Art Casting of Illinois, Inc. offers digital archiving using our laser scanner. The laser scanner can be used to capture any object as a digital file which can be used to create a model of any size using an array of rapid prototyping technologies. A mold can then be pulled from the prototype so as not to destroy the original. This is a wonderful way to preserve delicate originals.
Healthy Soles

    Contact:
    Susan Watson
    (866) 737-2674

    Healthy Soles School training teaches you to use a variety of therapeutic techniques on the feet, hands, and ears that have been affected by stress, injury and illness. Your expertise helps your new clients reduce stress, revitalize energy, increase flexibility, and more.

    Healthy Soles School, An ACARET Accredited School, and a National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) Certified Provider for continuing education, teaches an accelerated 300 hour certification program based in Rockford, IL. The 6 weekend classroom and practical is formatted over a 3 month period. Our program is designed to prep those who aspire to the highest professional U.S. standards recognized by the American Reflexology Certification Board (ARCB).

    www.healthysolesschool.com
Rockford Area Ventures
    Suite W103

    Contact:
    Mike Cobert
    Kelli Elliott
    (815) 965-3522
    kelliott@eigerlab.org
    Jeff VanNatta

    MISSION: "Ensure a vibrant, forward looking, knowledge-based economy in the Rock River Valley through the collaboration of industry, education and government.

    "ICE" Innovation, Collaboration, Enterprise
Techworks
    Suite W103

    Contact:
    Ed Van Vleet
    (815) 871-6415
    evanvleet@techworksprogram.org

    TECHWORKS is at the EIGERlab in Rockford, Illinois which is dedicated to training and improving individual manufacturing skills. There are presently two components in the facility...the Fastener Training & Technology Center and the Woodward Academy.

    FTTC offers courses designed for both new and existing employees and involve classroom instruction as well as hands on training using the latest cold heading and threading equipment.

    The Woodward Academy offers courses that range from basic machining and blueprint reading to 2-D and 3-D CAD, CNC programming and advanced geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.

2nd Floor Suites
AW McCall
    Contact:
    Alberta Walker
    (815) 519-5923
    awm_smallbizhelp@yahoo.com

  • Small Business Consultation
  • Minority and Small Business Certifications
  • Innter-city Construction

    For State and Local Governments

    We'll walk you through the small business maze!!!

    Seek and Ye Shall Find
Community Collaboration Inc.
    Contact:
    Steven Burchett
    Dianna Hillers
    (815) 316-6395
    dianna.hillers@cciunites.org
    Jessica Hubbard
    Excell Lewis III
    Brian Dejewski
    Steve Kennedy
    Carole Gasparic

    Community Collaboration Inc. (CCI) helps communities establish a culture of accountability through collaboration among all aspects of the human service delivery sector. With CCI, communities achieve measurable results toward individual and community-wide goals.

  • Increase efficiencies across the human service system
  • Reduce costs across the human service system lifecycle
  • Increase grant opportunities and leadership roles
NIU
    NEED INFORMATION
R, D Foundation
    Contact:
    Sterling Blackmon Ph.D.
    Executive Director
    mrblackmon@earthlink.net

    Dedicated to Charitable, Educational, Civic, Social, and Scientific Research
Rock Services Inc. and Metro Fiber Solutions

    Contact:
    Tom Eighmy
    (815) 316-6422
    tom.eighmy@rock-services.net
    Tammy Eighmy
    (815) 316-6414
    tammy.eighmy@rock-services.net

    Rock Services and Metro Fiber Solutions have been bringing Rockford Area Customers solutions to their internet and connectivity needs since 2003. With EIGERlab as a home base, the solutions provided for large and small customers include: Hosted IP Telephony, Business Class T1 circuits, Data Center Co-location, Licensed Wireless and Fiber Connectivity.

    www.rock-services.net
Rockford Engineering Associates LLC

    Contact:
    John Hurd
    John Osborne
    (815) 985-6310
    joodeo@yahoo.com
    Kanwar Singh
    Mark Tingley
    Bob Trank

    An engineering focused company.

  • Consulting Services for Manufacturing Companies
  • Development of Advanced Manufacturing Processes
  • Custom Machinery Design
  • Custom Machine Builder
  • Analysis of Machines and Manufacturing Processes
  • Project Management

    REALLCo provides a wide range of consulting, engineering, design and manufacturing services for companies with difficult manufacturing applications. The company's primary mission is the development of unique solutionsfor companies with complex manufacturing requirements.

Turner Capital Management
    Contact:
    Elton Turner
    (815) 323-9915
    elton.turner@turner-capital.com

    Company Mission
    J.P. Turner & Company, LLC and J.P. Turner & Company Capital Management, LLC offer a full slate of financial services, and our employees are dedicated to operating with excellence and integrity. We provide our reps non-proprietary products and dedicated support staff, and we strive to create services and processes that empower them to operate as true independents. We vigilantly focus on compliance. The needs of our clients are paramount and we continually endeavor to improve our product and service offerings. We are committed to providing an environment where our representatives and employees will prosper and succeed and to never losing sight that they are the reason for J.P. Turner's existence.
WCB Ice Cream
    Contact:
    Chris Heckler
    (201) 905-0067
    checkler@wcbicecream.com

    We arecommitted to providing themost efficient and flexible ice cream production and packaging equipment available on today's market.

    From an analysis of your needs, WCB Ice Cream's engineers customize your production line so that your product achieves the highest and most appealing quality possible, and is produced in the most effective and efficient way. Our experience and technical know-how helps our customers with:

  • Resolving the questions concerning product concept, capacity, and production methods.
  • Aid in determining specific equipment choices, system lay-out and appropriate automation technologies.

East Suites
ADV Enterprises
    Contact:
    Javier de la Uz
    Jose de la Uz
    (815) 916-7173
    jose@adv-enterprises.com

    ADV Enterprises has provided high quality design, build, and maintenance services and products to the Rock River Valley Region for over 15 years, and serves municipal, commercial, industrial, and residential markets with vision and expertise in a socially and environmentally conscience manner. We at ADV Enterprises, take pride in the relationships created and kept with our client-partners as visions become reality one project at a time.
Affordable Office Furniture
    Contact:
    George Pfeiffer
    (630) 742-3330
    gpfeiffer@affordableoffice.com
    Georgia Dobbelaeare

    We have the unique ability to offer creative solutions by providing a blend of New, Recycled and Remanufactured office furnishings. The combination of these products result in a striking office environment while minimizing the financial investment typically associated with purchasing office furniture.

    Every aspect of your project, from order entry through completion, will be coordinated, reviewed, and scrutinized for accuracy. Our specifications are guaranteed and our goal is to exceed your expectations.
Computer Aided Technology

    Suite E125

    Contact:
    Bob McGaughey
    (847) 498-9600
    bobm@cati.com

    "When no one else understands what you are talking about, that's where CATI starts"

    We are confident that CATI can help your firm to more fully utilize the potential of computer technologies, worldwide telecommunications, and the Internet. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how CATI can assist you in achieving your goals.

Connect U
    Suite E114

    Contact:
    Gregg Hansen
    (815) 608-1405
    greghansen@connectusystems.com
    Mario McMinn

    ConnectU is an online meeting place for students and alumni of Colleges and Universities around the world. ConnectU connects people through networks of friends and common interests, and can be used for friendship, class work, dating, developing professional relationships, and a host of other user-defined functions.

Designer Drafting Inc.
    Contact:
    Marya Fabsik
    (815) 289-8086
    maryafabsik@yahoo.com

    Designer Drafting Inc., Rockford based firm, has been serving the Rockford Area since 2008. We specialize in drafting and design for architects, engineering, and general contractors.We draft residential, institutionaland commercial buildings.

    Ultimately Designer Drafting's goal is todraft high quality buildings, appropriate to their settings while at the same time being extremely functional. We offer complete design and detailing, as well asconstruction documents. We can provide 3D modeling. We can take you from design concept to production.

    Let us make your concept a reality.
Manufacturing Technologies Gp.
    Contact:
    Ben Black
    (815) 978-0351
    bblack@mfgtech.com
    Jim Jackson

    Manufacturing Technologies Group is focused on providing seamless and innovative manufacturing software that will maximize your productivity.  Our software solutions give you the tools to stay competitive in an ever changing industry.   From general manufacturing to higher education we have the software to fit your needs and the support solutions to back them up.  We are authorized resellers of Dezignworks, EdgeCAM, Multi DNC, TMS Inventory Control, and WECIM Fabrication.

    Manage Your Tooling & Equipment Inventory with TMS.  This software system is for any shop that needs to take control of their “Tool Crib” inventory.   TMS Tracks, Manages and Reports on your tooling and equipment inventory providing accountability and an overall reduction of your inventory and shop costs.
National Assoc. of Independent Owner Electricians Inc.
    and the United Maintenance and Service Technicians

    Contact:
    Pat Gibbons
    (815) 381-1000
    naioe@comcast.net

    Services:
    Small business associations
    New business mentorships
    Craft trades training
    Business marketing
    DOL approved apprenticeship training for the construction industry
    ABC link: http://www.abcil.org/education.aspx

    Principles:
    Patrick Gibbons, JW, MT, LSE, training director
    Valerie A Gibbons, MS ed, training consultant
    Scott R. Wilson, UMST membership president

    NAIOE – “The power of one”

    Associates:
    ABCIL member
    NFPA member
    IAEI member
Procurement Technical Assistance Center of Rock Valley College
    Suite E110

    Contact:
    John DiGiacomo
    (815) 921-2091
    j.digiacomo@rockvalleycollege.edu
    Ann Johns (GSA Specialist)

    Learning how to obtain and successfully fulfill federal, state and local government contracts.

    PTAC’s working nationwide to provide businesses with the marketing know-how and technical tools they need to obtain and perform successfully under federal, state and local government contracts with the mission of creating and retaining jobs, fostering competition and lower cost for the government, and helping to sustain our armed forces’ readiness.

    www.wingov.com
Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center
    Suite E111

    Contact:
    Daniel Cataldi
    Sherry Pritz
    (815) 921-2054
    s.pritz@rockvalleycollege.edu

    The Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center is a regional hub for coordinating small business and entrepreneurship training and development activity. This unique program, created under a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, builds on the existing department-sponsored programs, including the Small Business Development Center Network, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, International Trade Centers, and NAFTA Opportunity Centers.

    Our mission is to catalyze high-growth potential small and medium-sized enterprises and develop them into economically viable and sustainable companies that will grow and create jobs in Illinois.
Rockford U.S. Export Assistance
    Suite E103

    Contact:
    Patrick Hope
    (815) 316-2380
    patrick.hope@mail.doc.gov

    The U.S. Commercial Service (part of the U.S. Department of Commerce) is a federal government agency dedicated to creating jobs in America by helping small-to medium-sized companies access international markets for their products and services.

    Our four Illinois offices are committed to assisting Illinois firms in realizing their export potential. We provide export counseling and advice, information on markets abroad, international partner contacts and advocacy services.  During 2007-2008, this assistance resulted in 848 export successes for small and medium businesses, generating nearly $139 million dollars in export sales for the Illinois economy.
SCORE
    Contact:
    Tom Mann
    (815) 962-0122
    (815) 670-3616
    info@northernillinoisscore.org

    SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

    SCORE is headquartered in Herndon, VA and Washington, DC and has 370 chapters throughout the United States and its territories, with 11,200 volunteers nationwide. Both working and retired executives and business owners donate time and expertise as business counselors. SCORE was founded in 1964.
Small Business Development Center of Rock Valley College
    Suite E108 & E109

    Contact:
    Pamela Schallhorn
    Cari Fuller
    (815) 921-2081
    c.fuller@rockvalleycollege.edu

    At Rock Valley College, small business is a big priority. Our Small Business Development Center offers, at no cost, business counseling services to help entrepreneurs expand existing businesses or start up new ones. Discuss your business with an expert counselor. We can help in the areas of accounting, legal issues, loan proposals, marketing, advertising, and promotion. Counseling is one on one and confidential.

    The SBDC can help you avoid the pitfalls and make sense of the complexities of operating your own business.
Spartacus Group
    Contact:
    (815) 637-1574
    aeromotivegroup@yahoo.com

    Aeromotive Research
    Complete Testing, Evaluation & Certification services with joint partner lab facilities specific for aerospace, automotive & commercial industries.

    Aeromotive Development
    Engineering & Development including: chemical, mechanical and performance product design services.

    Aerorace Products
    Aerospace technology and design applications for automotive, racing and commercial extreme performance needs.

    www.aeromotivegroup.com
Thames Management Group
    Contact:
    Brian McIntyre, VP
    (815) 540-7407
    thames.group@comcast.net

    Our Mission
    To assist underperforming companies in achieving market competiveness and improved profitability by providing investment capital, contacts, succession planning, mentoring, and strategic advice.

  • We began servicing the Midwest region in 2000.
  • Our founders and members have significant operational, financial, and management expertise.
  • Our founders and members have hands-on experience in a variety of businesses and industries – in the manufacturing sectors as well as in various service sectors.
Tidy Clean
    Contact:
    James Douglas
    (815) 505-1525

    All of our services are customized for your facility and it's specific needs. One of our management personnel will visit with you as often as you would like information and tour your facility. We will gather the needed data to develop a complete janitorial program for your office, home and building. We handle janitorial services such as trash removal and restroom maintenance, as well as more intensive office cleaning such as stripping and waxing floors, as well as washing windows.

605 Fulton Ave. Rockford, IL 61103              TEL: 815.965.3522 | FAX: 815.316.6345