Mayor Rahm Emanuel met Monday at Harold Washington College with the 37 Chicago area small business owners selected to participate in the first class of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program, carried out in partnership with the City Colleges of Chicago.

"I wanted to bring this program to Chicago because I want our small businesses to have access to the same skill sets and opportunities that the largest companies in the world have," said Mayor Emanuel. "Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, and they are a crucial link between our neighborhoods and our downtown area. We are one city, with one vision, and one future. Small businesses are a part of that."

Full article at City of Chicago site.