2025 Construction Business Owners Management and Operations (BOMO) Workshop Series
This cohort is designed for businesses new to commercial construction or who are interested in working in commercial construction.​​
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All sessions will be held online.
Training will be held:
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Thursday evenings - 6-8pm
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Saturday mornings - 11am-1pm
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Following is the list of sessions that will be taught during this Cohort. Each session last 2-hours. There will be time during the sessions to ask questions.
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How to Become a Successful Subcontractor
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Blue Print Reading and Preparing for Bids-Part 1
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Blue Print Reading and Preparing for Bids-Part 2
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Estimating and Take Offs-Part 1
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Estimating and Take Offs-Part 2
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Planning and Scheduling
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Understanding Submittals and the Process
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Post-Bid/Change Orders
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Managing Subcontractors and Vendors
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Site Management - Saturday
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Reading and Understanding Financial Statements
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How to Work With A Banker
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Creating A Marketing Strategy and Social Media Marketing
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Insurance For Your Business and Surety Bond Preparedness
Participate in the training
Are you new to commercial construction? Or, have you thought about getting into commercial construction and don’t know how?
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To operate a successful construction business, owners and management must understand many fundamental concepts. Here’s your opportunity to learn some of these by participating in our multi-week workshop series. This cohort will provide important fundamental principles to help you operate more effectively in the commercial construction industry.
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Participation criteria
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Participation is open to diverse, women or veteran owned firms based on meeting the following criteria. First come, first served:
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Must classify themselves as a construction, architecture or engineering company with interest in working in commercial construction.​
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Must have been in business for a minimum of two years.
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Must be willing to sign a commitment to and attend sessions and complete all quizzes, homework assignments and surveys.*
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Must operate locally or within the six-county region contiguous to Cook County.
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*If you meet the 3 other criteria above, you will receive a Commitment Form in which you must agree to attend at least 14 of the 16 sessions. This Commitment Form will be sent to the email address on the application you submit. You will be given a date to return it. We will not call you asking for the return of the form. If you do not return it, we will move on to the next person who applied.
Please complete the application
Click this link to apply for the 2025 Cohort scheduled to begin November 2025. The exact dates will be determined once we have a minimum of 20 businesses accepted into the program.
This program is held with funding from:
