WBDC In The News
Media Mentions and Press Releases
Media Mentions
- As of noon Wednesday, 30 hours after the application portal opened, 108 applications have been submitted, according to the Women’s Business Development Council. An additional 85 applications have been started but are not yet submitted...
- The non-profit Women's Business Development Council is administering the grants on behalf of the state....
- The Connecticut Women’s Business Development Council will administer the grant process, and plans to launch an application portal on September 3...
- The program will be administered on behalf of DECD by the WBDC, a nonprofit organization based in Fairfield County that works to support business growth and job creation statewide....
- “The program will be administered on behalf of DECD by the WBDC, a nonprofit organization based in Fairfield County that works to support business growth and job creation statewide,” according to a statement....
- The WBDC will administer the grant program on behalf of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)....
- Hurwitz Sagarin Slossberg & Knuff (HSSK) attorney Sara Sharp will be honored with the Patricia Billie Miller Award for Outstanding Community Service...
- On August 22, Libertas Funding, LLC celebrated the election of Trish Havey to the board of directors at the Connecticut Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC)...
- The Women's Business Development Council recently elected Trish Havey to its board of directors...
Press Releases
- Both the Ignite Grant Program and the Child Care Opportunity Fund opened on August 12. WBDC is now accepting applications from eligible Connecticut businesses. ...
- A groundbreaking partnership between the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) and the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) has been extended through June 2027. ...
- The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors. ...
- The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) served 2,291 clients in 2023, a 30% increase over 2022 and a 260% increase since before the pandemic. In its recently published...
- The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors for 2024. Erin Kang (Chief Underwriting Officer, Regional and Specialty at Gen Re), Nichelle Waddell (Owner at Watch Me Grow Daycare and Preschool), and Michael Weinstock (Regional President, Hartford at M&T Bank)....
- The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) visited a pair of local women entrepreneurs in the City of Groton on Wednesday, November 15. Both Angelique Cyriaque of Angelique Aesthetics and Adrienne Kneeland of Curls by Adrienne were recently awarded a grant through the WBDC Launch Pad Grant Program. Senator Heather Somers and Cierra Patrick, Economic Development Manager for the City of Groton, City leaders and local elected officials joined representatives from WBDC and Wells Fargo, a lead funder of the program, to recognize these local small business owners....
- The Women’s Business Development Council recognized and honored women entrepreneurs throughout Connecticut at the 2023 Women Rising Gala and Awards Celebration on Friday at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich....