WBDC In The News
Media Mentions and Press Releases
Media Mentions
- Two local businesses received grants for expansion projects last week. City officials and the Women’s Business Development Council stopped by the establishments May 6 to hand over the Torrington/WBDC Small Business Grant Program checks....
- WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — In his first state of the city address since taking office in December 2023, Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski pitched his plan Thursday for a better Brass City....
- The strength and humility of Connecticut small businesses outshone the greens at TPC River Highlands May 2 when hundreds of business leaders gathered to celebrate small employers. ...
- 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 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....
Press Releases
- On Thursday, October 24, 2013, at 7:30am at the Stamford Marriott, the Women's Business Development Council (WBDC) will celebrate the passage of HR 50/50, the historic federal law that made it possible for women to access capital for commercial purposes without having a male relative co-sign a loan....