Connecticut
ShopBlackCT is a volunteer initiative and not-for-profit website featuring 2,000 Black-owned businesses in Connecticut.
Connecticut Procurement Technical Assistance Center
The mission of the Connecticut Procurement Technical Assistance Center is to provide marketing and procurement assistance to Connecticut businesses interested in selling their goods or services to federal, state, or local governments. CT PTAC is a statewide program serving all cities and towns in Connecticut.
Women’s Business Development Council
Women’s Business Development Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing the tools and resources to help women thrive in business. We believe that when desire, education, and preparation come together, opportunities are created, ideas are ignited, and economies are expanded.
Helps start-ups as well as small businesses, including those owned by women, veterans, minorities and disabled people. CTSBDC has free mentoring, loans from the Boost Fund, advising programs and more all across CT.
Danbury
SCORE mentors are experienced entrepreneurs, corporate managers, and executives with diverse backgrounds and specialties. SCORE Western Connecticut gives you free access, virtually or in person, to the expertise you need to reach your business goals. All advice is completely confidential.
Hartford
SCORE Greater Hartford County offers FREE business mentoring and workshops from experienced advisors, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives with diverse industry experience and specialties to help small business owners start, develop and grow their business.
https://www.score.org/greaterhartford
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
Provides low cost loans, business development services, and more. They help small businesses, including MWBE or others, that need capital and are growing in the state. There are small business centers, opportunity zones and other resources.
HEDCO is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing access to a wealth of personalized services, best practices and proven methods to meet the ever-changing needs of small business that inspire desired performance and achieves targeted results.
Connecticut Small Business Administration
Our office provides help with SBA services including funding programs, counseling, federal contracting certifications, and disaster recovery. We can also connect you to our partner organizations, lenders, and other community groups that help small businesses succeed. (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
https://www.sba.gov/district/connecticut
Connecticut Small Business Development Center
Connecticut Small Business Development Center’s trained and experienced full-time advisors work with a variety of small businesses in all industries and stages of development by providing no-cost advisory services.
Meriden
Meridien area Community Economic Development Fund
We provide loans to Connecticut small business owners, primarily in low-to-moderate income communities, who are not able to obtain traditional bank financing.
Torrington
Our mentors are experienced entrepreneurs, corporate managers, and executives with a diverse set of industries and specialties who volunteer their experience and knowledge to help small business professionals start, develop, and grow businesses. We offer free and confidential mentoring along with low-cost or no-cost business training, and numerous templates and tools.