WBDC In The News
Media Mentions and Press Releases
Media Mentions
- New London — Patricia Russo, the executive director of The Campaign School at Yale, said during an event Saturday focused on increasing the number of women in public service that every woman is born to lead....
- Caroline Simmons became the first woman elected mayor in Stamford in 2021. She is seeking a second term in office, according to a report....
- They vow to rebuild as thousands of dollars come in from customers, residents...
- STAMFORD — The fire that tore through several downtown Stamford businesses Friday destroyed the dresses, jewelry, furniture and fabric that Danillo Valoar had spent decades collecting....
- STAMFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - An investigation is underway after a fire damaged multiple businesses in Stamford on Friday morning....
- 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....
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....
- The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) is announcing the additions of Joy Braddock and Annya White-Brown to its team of Business Advisors. Specifically, Braddock will serve as Torrington Business Advisor, focusing on supporting emerging and existing business owners in Torrington, as well as other areas; and White-Brown, as Marketing Business Advisor, will use her own experience to guide Connecticut women entrepreneurs looking to expand their business through marketing. ...