WBDC In The News
Media Mentions and Press Releases
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- On a recent weekday at La Stella Pizzeria, tucked into a flatiron building at Main Street and Market Street in Norwich, lunch hour was buzzing. Many of the city’s other historical storefronts...
- More than 200 people convened here Monday for the second annual CT Small Business Summit, headlined by keynote speaker U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, who touted efforts by the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress to help lower the cost of prescription drugs for both employers and employees....
- The 2024 Woman-Owned Business Day was held on April 11th at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Watch the entire program here....
- Access Health CT Small Business has announced the second Connecticut Small Business Summit will take place Monday, April 22, at the Mystic Marriott Hotel in Groton from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Keynote speakers include Congressman Joe Courtney and Women’s Business Development Council Chief Executive Officer Fran Pastore....
- The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the selection of 17 new Women’s Business Centers (WBCs), 13 of which will be hosted by established Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) across ten states....
- The Women’s Business Development Council’s in-person services will soon be coming to Hartford....
- Catherine Marx, district of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Connecticut District, announced Tuesday that the Women's Business Development Council had been awarded a three-year, $150,000-per-year grant to operate the Women's Business Center. The state will also offer a matching grant, Marx said Wednesday....
- Through WBCs, the SBA provides practical help to women working hard to build successful businesses of their own. Women entrepreneurs are out front leading the way."...
- State officials and city leaders gathered on Tuesday to announce a new federal grant for the Women's Business Development Council....
- A women-led business center is coming to Hartford. State officials and city leaders gathered on Tuesday to announce a new federal grant for the Women’s Business Development Council. The funds will help the council open a Women’s Business Center in the capital city....
Press Releases
- The Women’s Business Development Council’s Child Care Business Support Program and Opportunity Fund is now open for a new round of applications and child care businesses in Connecticut are encouraged to apply for grants of up to $25,000. The innovative grant program, supported by a partnership with the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC), will accept applications through September 27....
- In August, the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) will once again be accepting applications for both its Equity Match Grant Program and its Child Care Business Opportunity Fund. The Equity Match Grant Program is made possible through the support of multiple corporate, foundation, and private funders, and the CT Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). The Child Care Business Opportunity Fund is supported by partnering with the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC)....
- The Women’s Business Development Council is pleased to announce Katrina M. Adams as the keynote speaker at its 2023 Women Rising Gala and Awards Celebration on October 27 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich. Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz will serve as the event’s honorary chair....
- The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) is announcing the launch of a pair of grant programs aimed to give a boost to established small businesses based in the cities of Waterbury and Torrington. The programs are being offered through partnerships with the City of Waterbury and the City of Torrington, and make grants of up to $10,000 available to eligible businesses in each city. The programs each launched on June 21....
- The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) is announcing the hiring of Ronae Mason-Craig as Outreach Coordinator for its new office location in Waterbury — scheduled to open later this year. In this role, she will be responsible for expanding WBDC’s reach in the Waterbury area....
- The Women’s Business Development Council is encouraging child care businesses in Connecticut to apply for grant funding through the WBDC Child Care Business Support Program and Opportunity Fund. The program is supported by a partnership between WBDC and the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) and offers grants of up to $25,000 to qualified child care businesses. ...
- More than 300 registrants from 79 Connecticut cities and towns registered to celebrate Women-Owned Business Day on April 26. Women-Owned Business Day is WBDC’s signature event to honor and promote Connecticut’s robust community of women entrepreneurs and to connect them with members of the state’s leadership, 125 of whom joined the event’s Host Committee to show their support of women-owned businesses....
- The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) is announcing a pair of recent new hires, bolstering a strong team of professionals available to support Connecticut’s women-owned businesses and entrepreneurs....