WBDC In The News
Media Mentions and Press Releases
Media Mentions
- 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 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....
- 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....
- State officials announced Tuesday that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is providing a grant to establish a new Women’s Business Center in Hartford....
- A $150-thousand grant will allow the Women's Business Development Council to start a women's business center in Hartford....
- CT-N broadcast of entire press conference announcing the grant award to the Women's Business Development Council to open a business center in Hartford....
- Westview Child Care Center opened in August, and has 54 students with a waitlist of 36 children. The waitlist shows parents like the center, but that there's also a need for childcare. The Child Care Center received a $25,000 grant from the Women's Business Development Council....
- A critical bill providing small business employees with affordable, high-quality healthcare plans is in doubt after a legislative committee failed to act on any legislation....
- In honor of Women’s History Month, the lieutenant governor met with women-owned businesses in Hamden Tuesday, highlighting success and businesses seeking to continue to support the community they are in. Henry welcomed Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, along with local leaders like Hamden’s mayor and the Women’s Business Development Council into the restaurant that’s offering island flavor in the heart of Hamden....
Press Releases
- The Women’s Business Development Council, a not-for-profit providing the training, education and borrowing power necessary for women to launch and grow their own businesses, recently announced the appointment of Gail Lehman, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Hexcel Corporation, as a new member of their Board of Directors....