WBDC In The News
Media Mentions and Press Releases
Media Mentions
- It’s an opportunity for guests to glean insights from a panel of accomplished women leaders and also network with influential women in our community. Chelsea Blancato, a partner at Citrin Cooperman, will moderate a panel that includes Lola Gazivoda, founder and CEO of Bota Consulting Group; Fran Pastore, founder of the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) in Stamford; and Maria Trusa, owner and CEO of Formé Medical Center and Urgent Care in White Plains....
- The 12th edition of Latinos en CT highlights WBDC programs and initiatives, including a special spotlight on Spanish Business Advisor Pat Klapper....
- Women-owned businesses are thriving across the country right now. It makes up more than 39% of all businesses in the U.S., according to the National Women’s Business Council....
- Philip Morris International’s U.S. businesses, or PMI U.S., have a guiding principle: “Give where we live.” That means showing up for communities—and not just with dollars, but with time, energy, and commitment to being part of long-term solutions....
- They won the grant at Trinity College’s Mather Hall and the Women's Business Development Council’s inaugural Catalyst Symposium — a half-day event featuring networking, workshops, and a $100,000 live pitch competition that awarded four women-owned businesses with $25,000 WBDC Accelerate Grants....
- HARTFORD – The Studio Fairfield has won a $25,000 grant from the Women’s Business Development Council as part of a pitch competition held at Trinity College....
- On Sept. 30 in Hartford, eight Connecticut women-owned small businesses will make their best pitches to secure $25,000 from the Women’s Business Development Council....
- Eight Connecticut women-owned businesses will compete for a combined $100,000 in grants during the Women’s Business Development Council’s inaugural Catalyst Symposium later this month....
- In a recent opinion piece, Susan Rietano Davey portrayed women leaving corporate America to start their own businesses as taking a step backward — a fallback plan that threatens their financial futures and deprives companies of leadership pipelines. As the Founder and CEO of the Women’s Business Development Council for the last three decades, I can say with certainty: this view misses the mark....
- Connecticut’s child care industry is marking a milestone as the Women’s Business Development Council recently released its five‑year impact report and opened the next round of early childhood business grant applications....