WBDC In The News
Media Mentions and Press Releases
Media Mentions
- A Connecticut bistro was gutted in a fast-moving fire early Friday morning, March 7, and other businesses were damaged before firefighters could put it out, authorities said....
- STAMFORD — A “devastating” four-alarm fire tore through a stretch of four businesses on the northern end of the Bedford Street block between Broad and Spring streets early Friday, according to Mayor Caroline Simmons....
- WBDC’s Women-Owned Business Day is a unique opportunity for Connecticut’s women entrepreneurs and our state legislators to connect and share thoughts and ideas about the issues that impact Connecticut’s small women-owned businesses each and every day....
- STAMFORD, CT (WFSB) – The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) began accepting applications for two of its key grants on February 3....
- STAMFORD — Two grant programs offered by the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) will start accepting applications beginning Feb. 3 for two of its grant programs. The WBDC will accept the applications for the Ignite Grant Program and the Child Care Business Opportunity Fund until March 10, the organization announced....
- The Stamford-based Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) said Thursday that it will begin accepting applications for two of its grant programs beginning on Feb. 3....
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 34 million small businesses, awarded $26.25 million to create 13 new Women’s Business Centers (WBC) and support 17 existing WBCs across America, expanding SBA’s network of WBCs to 168 and the total grants to 185, the largest numbers in program history. ...
- When New Britain resident Johnika Webster arrives at her childcare center each morning, she’s not the only one walking into the building. ...
- An innovative business incubator in Connecticut is drawing interest — and imitators — around the state and across the country....
- Starting a new business is always hard, especially if you’re a woman. Unlike male entrepreneurs, females have much more trouble securing bank loans. To make matters worse, even when they receive a loan, it tends to be much lower compared to what men are getting....
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 gala will recognize several business leaders and entrepreneurs, presenting awards to a pair of Impact Award honorees, the Patricia Billie Miller Award for Outstanding Community Service, and several Women Rising Award recipients....