V.I.D.A. Bottega, LLC, receives the 2023 IWP Business Leadership Award from DCEO Deputy Director Julio Rodriguez (center) and IWP President Caroline Portlock (left).
V.I.D.A. Bottega, LLC, is a small minority owned company with big dreams that began with the help of the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Champaign County EDC. They heard about Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) as part of their membership at the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce. V.I.D.A sought out the East Central Illinois workNet Center to ensure their success and are now sharing their success with other business owners.
V.I.D.A. sent 5 employees to a certified 3M product training facility to learn Paint Protection Film Installation, Window Tint, and more. This training allowed V.I.D.A. to become a certified 3M dealer and compete with much larger employers in their sector.
By cross training multiple employees, V.I.D.A. is now able to avoid lay offs during slower periods in some departments, since the employees can now work in another department when work is slow. The company is currently reporting a 25% increase in monthly sales, plus multiple new partnerships with dealerships and auto repair shops.
V.I.D.A. is the first employer in the automotive industry to utilize IWT funding in our local area to train their workforce, making them the lead automotive detailer in our local workforce system.
