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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic 
5Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
6amended  by adding Section 605-1020 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 605/605-1020 new)
8    Sec. 605-1020. Networking for Success  Program. 
9    (a)  Subject to appropriation, the Department shall 
10establish a Networking for Success Program.  The program shall 
11be designed to assist small to mid-sized  businesses in the 
12following areas:
13        (1)  strategic market research; 
14        (2)  geographic information  systems; 
15        (3)  web design and search engine optimization; and 
16        (4)  social media marketing. 
17    (b)  The Department may enter into partnerships with 
18non-profit business consulting firms to facilitate all or part 
19of the Program. 
20    (c)  The Department shall submit a report to the Governor 
21and the General Assembly no later than December 31, 2018 on the 
22effectiveness of the Program.  That report shall contain a 
23recommendation on whether or not to continue the Program. 
 
 
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1    (d)  As used in this Section, "small to mid-sized business" 
2means a business that: 
3        (1) employs between 10 and 50 employees; 
4        (2)  generates between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 in 
5    annual revenue; and 
6        (3)   has been located in the State for at least 2 years 
7    prior to the date of application. 
 
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
9becoming law.