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Small Businesses Apply for New State Help

December 19, 2011 By Adam Ney Leave a Comment

Help is on the way for small businesses in Connecticut.  The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has been touring the state for the last several months to promote all of the various small business programs the state has initiated through the special legislative session held this past October.  The Jobs Session produced legislation geared to helping small business grow and create jobs here in Connecticut.

Peter Lent, Assistant Executive Director at DECD gives an update on the Reinventing CT Workshops held to date.

The DECD Reinventing Connecticut Workshops have been well attended and have given hope to the Connecticut small business community.  This excitement was clear when DECD’s commissioner, Catherine Smith, said in an AP press report last Friday that her office had received 95 applications for the state’s new small business assistance program and that she expects more will be filed. [Read more...]

Reinventing CT Tour Stops in Danielson

November 16, 2011 By Adam Ney Leave a Comment

CBIA continues to report on the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s Reninventing Connecticut Workshop Tour.  Designed to help Connecticut-based small businesses better understand the new programs and incentives that are available to them based on the recent special legislative jobs session, these programs have ignited excitement and opportunity for the small business community. 

Here’s what a few businesspeople who attended the Danielson Workshop earlier this week have to say about the workshops and the new small business programs being offered by the state.

State Has New Help for Small Businesses

November 9, 2011 By Adam Ney Leave a Comment

This morning I had the pleasure of attending the first of 15 Reinventing Connecticut outreach meetings hosted by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). These workshops are designed to educate the Connecticut small business community about the new programs available to them as a result of the new jobs bill that was passed during the special legislative session held last month.


George Thomson from CBIA member Filomeno & Company.

Attendees were welcomed by DECD Commissioner Catherine Smith and then got a great overview from Deputy Commissioner Ronald  Angelo on the different financing and grant options available to Connecticut-based small businesses which in turn should help them grow and creat jobs.  Attendees also got to hear about some of the new funds that are availavle to train workers. [Read more...]

DECD to Hold Reinventing Connecticut Small Business Workshops

November 7, 2011 By Adam Ney 1 Comment

Last month’s special session on jobs resulted in a comprehensive set of pro-business measures being adopted that will help businesses—most notably small businesses—prosper and grow.

The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) invites you to learn firsthand how this new legislation can positively affect your business by attending one of the meetings listed below.  Additional dates, times and locations are being added, so be sure to check www.decd.org for updates.  DECD will also be hosting webinars for those that cannot participate in person.

With $180 million in new funding specifically targeted to small business, these new initiatives are a key piece of the state’s strategy to accelerate its economic recovery and reinvent Connecticut.  These sessions are a great opportunity to learn about the new programs aimed at assisting businesses and will also afford you the opportunity to meet one-on-one with economic development representatives to access fast-track assistance from the state. [Read more...]