WBDC In The News
Media Mentions and Press Releases
Media Mentions
- 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....
- Based in Fairfield, Allyson Mandelbaum transitioned from a reality TV producer to a milliner with a distinct vision....
- This fall, the YWCA in New Britain opened its “Childcare Incubator Project,” a first-of-its-kind model that supports child care entrepreneurs as they launch and build their businesses....
- In the wake of severe flooding in August, 278 Connecticut small businesses and nonprofits received $5.9 million in emergency state funding, according to the Lamont administration. The program was overseen by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development and administered by the Women’s Business Development Council. ...
- STAMFORD — The Women’s Business Development Council has added three new members to its team....
- (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that over the last several months his administration has distributed a total of $5.9 million in emergency state funding to 278 small businesses and nonprofit organizations in western Connecticut to support their recovery from the August 18, 2024, historic rainfall and severe flooding event that devastated the region....
Press Releases
- 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. ...
- 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....