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PPP: What Small Businesses and Non-Profits Need to Know
Tuesday, April 7 at 3pm
The Paycheck Protection Program, part of the recently passed CARES Act, authorizes up to $349 billion in forgivable loans to small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. What does that mean to you and your business? If you are a small business or non-profit with fewer than 50 employees, join us for a panel discussion to address your questions.
WBDC CEO Fran Pastore Breaks Down the CARES Act
Available On-Demand
Listen to HR Expert and WBDC Board Member, Robin Imbrogno, to learn how the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) affects your business. This Act requires certain businesses to provide their employees expanded family and medical leave.
Join our Business Advisors and your fellow small business owners for virtual chats featuring Q&A, resources and advice to keep moving you forward during these challenging times. Choose to join one call or several!
Held Mondays at 10am and Wednesdays at 7pm
Women’s Business Development Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing the tools and resources to help women thrive in business. We believe that when desire, education, and preparation come together, opportunities are created, ideas are ignited, and economies are expanded.
we have helped more than 18,000 women across 169 Connecticut towns become better business people.
Ready to turn her new idea into reality, Rubinstein leaned on the WBDC for help. “I took the GPS 12-week program to get my business plan done. The WBDC has so many great resources. I’ve just taken advantage of everything.”
With the WBDC and its community of successful women support she gained a network of mentors and resources to help Adriannas businesses thrive. As Robles puts it, “I’ve met so many amazing women who have told me if I ever need anything just to call or email and I appreciate that so much.”
Ready to turn her new idea into reality, Rubinstein leaned on the WBDC for help. “I took the GPS 12-week program to get my business plan done. The WBDC has so many great resources. I’ve just taken advantage of everything.”
She took the GPS class and found it to be instrumental in turning her ideas into reality. “I have a greater understanding of what goes into owning and running a business. They offer great classes, mentors, and have been very helpful every step of the way. I’ve don’t think I would have gotten this far on my journey to open my own business without the WBDC.”
The WBDC helped her market her business and create a business plan. With their help Riiska and her firm are growing and taking advantage of all the WBDC community has to offer.
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