Building Blocks Of Success: IDOT Announces January Dates For Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Workshops

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Transportation is hosting free virtual workshops in January as part of its continuing Building Blocks of Success series for firms interested in participating in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, strengthening their skills, and bidding on state construction projects.

The workshop dates and topics are:

• Jan. 4, 10 a.m. to noon: Bidding on the IDOT Website
• Jan. 6, 10 a.m. to noon: Excel Estimating and Bidding Worksheet
• Jan. 11, 10 a.m. to noon: Overhead Calculation Rate
• Jan. 13, 10 a.m. to noon: Improving your Personal Business (D&B) Credit Score
• Jan. 25, 10 a.m. to noon: Quickbooks: Setting Up your Company
• Jan. 26, 10 a.m. to noon: Quickbooks: Performing Day to Day Tasks
• Jan. 27, 10 a.m. to noon: Quickbooks: Reporting

Future topics covered include financing, QuickBooks training, estimating and bidding, insurance, management, steps needed to be certified as a DBE firm, and more.

FREE 5-Year Labor Warranty

Shop Local

King Air Conditioning & Heating

Get This Deal →

Building Blocks of Success will continue through April. Workshop information, including dates and times, is available through Eventbrite at bit.ly/DBEworkshops. Advance registration is required.

Questions can be directed to IDOT’s DBE Resource Center at (312) 939.1100.

As part of Gov. Pritzker’s historic and bipartisan Rebuild Illinois program, IDOT is helping to deliver the largest capital program in state history. IDOT strives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the implementation of this program, including contracting and workforce participation.

Administered by IDOT, the DBE program provides minorities, women, and other eligible small businesses opportunities to participate in highway, transit, and airport contracts that are federally and state-funded. For more information on becoming a certified DBE and learning more about IDOT resources that are available, visit www.idot.illinois.gov/dbe.

More like this:

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation to Open JJK FAN Innovation Center in East St. Louis

Jun 10, 2026

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs Relaunches State Retirement Program for Small Businesses with Lower Fees and New Name

May 6, 2026

Lane Closures On Northbound I-55 In St. Clair County

Jun 10, 2026

Rep. Davidsmeyer Pushes IDOT Action After Greene County's Heinold Curve Crashes

5 days ago

GA Group & Capital Recovery Group To Manage Alton Steel’s Online Auction Event

Apr 2, 2026