WBDC In The News
Media Mentions and Press Releases
Media Mentions
- Hurwitz Sagarin Slossberg & Knuff attorney Sara Sharp will be honored with the Patricia Billie Miller Award for Outstanding Community Service at the Connecticut Women’s Business Development Council’s (WBDC) Annual Gala...
- In August 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing, Women’s Business Development Council founder and CEO Fran Pastore noticed something disturbing about the government financial aid being distributed to small businesses in Connecticut. That led to a conversation with Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz...
- Connecticut ranks as the seventh best state for female entrepreneurs, scoring a 8.34 on a scale of 10. The state boasts a notable business survival rate of 63.49%...
- The Women’s Business Development Council’s Small Business Grant application period is now open. These applications support the WBDC’s Ignite Grant, for established woman-owned businesses, and Child Care Business Opportunity Fund Grant, for established and aspiring child care businesses...
- Attendees will have the opportunity to meet representatives from the Connecticut Small Business Development Center (CT-SBDC), the Women's Business Development Council (WBDC), ...
- The Stamford based Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) and the State Office of Early Childhood are renewing their partnership to support growing child care businesses....
- The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood and the Women’s Business Development Council announced July 30 a three-year expansion...
- Capitol New Briefing with Lt. Gov. Bysiewicz, OEC Commissioner Bye & WBDC on a Renewed Partnership to Support Child Care Businesses in CT...
- The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) and the state Office of Early Childhood (OEC) said Wednesday they have agreed to renew the WBDC Child Care Business Support Program and Opportunity Fund for another three years....
- The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) has appointed three new members to its Board of Directors. Trish Havey, chief human resources officer, Libertas Funding; Travis Parman, chief communications officer, Philip Morris International, U.S.; and Marissa M. Weidner, executive vice president, chief corporate responsibility officer at Webster Bank....
Press Releases
- WBDC has added four high-impact business professionals to its Board of Directors to provide direction and drive valuable resources to women-owned businesses throughout the state....
- After a successful six-month pilot program, the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) received second-phase funding to continue its Blue Stream program, a customized training program for military spouses and entrepreneurs relocating to Connecticut....
- 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, has teamed up with the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) to provide emergency relief grants of up to $20,000 to qualified child care providers in Connecticut....
- 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, is currently providing resources and support to women-owned businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic....
- 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....
- 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....
- 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....
- 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 Leanne Shofi, Special Counsel in the Litigation Group at Cuddy & Feder, as a new member of its Board of Directors....