WBDC In The News
Media Mentions and Press Releases
Media Mentions
- A nonprofit organization in Connecticut officially opened a new office in Hartford on Monday in its quest to help women start and succeed in business...
- Providing support as Borgnis-Tobin and Tucker started their journey was the Women's Business Development Council of Connecticut. “They create opportunities for women in all stages of entrepreneurship and are a resource with mentorship and education,” Borgnis-Tobin said...
- 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...
Press Releases
- 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....
- The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) was honored to receive the 2023 Outstanding Business Supporter of Arts & Culture at the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT Annual Meeting & ECTy Celebration. The Southeastern Connecticut Cultural Coalition presented the award in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut at the March 30 event held at Foxwoods Resort Casino. ...
- Four New London businesses have been selected by the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) to receive a combined $40,000 in the latest round of awards for the New London/WBDC Small Business Grant Program. The program, launched in October through a partnership between the City of New London and WBDC, makes available grants of up to $10,000 to eligible New London-based businesses....
- The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) has announced several new additions to the organization. WBDC is welcoming four new members of the organization’s Board of Directors — Laura Davis, Sonia Hounsell, Monica Moore, and Sarah Watson. In addition, Johanna Bloom has been hired to serve as a Marketing Business Advisor, where she will work with clients to develop marketing strategies and tactics to drive business goals....
- Applications are now being accepted for a new round of the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) Equity Match Grant Program. The program offers grants of up to $10,000 to qualified women-owned small businesses in Connecticut, and since its launch in 2020 has awarded grants to 167 businesses, totaling $1.5 million, and counting....
- Governor Ned Lamont recently announced the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) will be awarded $9.8 million in grant funding, distributed over a five-year period, through a business support initiative administered by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). In total, the DECD program is providing $46.6 million in funding to ten local nonprofit economic development organizations across the state. ...
- The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) officially opened the doors to its brand new office in downtown New London (61 Bank St.) with the announcement of a grant program offered in partnership with the City of New London. The New London/WBDC Small Business Grant Program makes available grants of between $2,500 and $10,000 to eligible New London-based businesses....
- The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) is hosting a pop-up shopping event in Stamford on October 20, providing an opportunity for residents of Stamford and its surrounding towns an opportunity to support local women-owned businesses....