Through its Minority Contractor's Co-op (MCC), Breaking Ground helps individuals realize their dreams of becoming business owners owners.  The focus of the MCC is to provide resources that are not otherwise readily available in the community. 

MCC is the first and only organization exclusively focused on meeting the specific resource needs of minority contractors in North Lawndale, as well as the only provider of revolving loan funds for small, minority contractors to obtain work-in-process financing at a reasonable cost.

What we do
The Minority Contractor's Coop addresses the need for properly licensed and qualified contractors in Chicago's North Lawndale community.  Many local contractors lack sufficient economic resources to fund even short term capital requirements inherent to the contracting business. 

Creating a cadre of qualified community contractors capable of responding to the affordable housing boom in North Lawndale requires technical training, consulting services and working capital financing. Breaking Ground Inc., as a developer and general contractor, lends its expertise to MCC to provide community based contractors with the comprehensive economic and technical skills needed to improve their business development opportunities.

Services offered include:

Accounting assistance

• Bookkeeping
• Budgeting
• Cash flow forecasting

Administrative assistance

• Business address
• Certified MBE, WBE, and DBE applications
• Workers comp and liability insurance
• Certified payroll

Contract review

• Bidding jobs
• Reading blue prints
• Waivers of liens

Facilities

• Office space
• Secure storage

Management assistance

• Business training seminars
• Access to job sites
• Marketing services
• Personnel management and HR expertise

Financial support

• Working capital loans that offer sufficient capital for contractors to buy materials and pay labor cost while waiting the 4 to 16 weeks required to receive payment for completed work 

Learn more
For more information about the Minority Contractor's Co-op, contact:
Joseph J. Pruitt
Director
773.265.1370 extension 115

jpruitt@breakingground.net

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