February 21, 2011 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Small Business

Smaller businesses singing the blues over budget plan

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s state budget proposal left some leaders of small and medium-sized businesses wondering if...

Nonprofits

Ride America cyclers aiding cancer patients

The Connecticut Sports Foundation has chosen 4-year-old Abbie Brouker of Unionville as the recipient of a portion...

News

B OF A PRESENTS DONATION

William Cholawa, managing director at Bank of America and a member of the 2010 United Way...

Retail

CT retail merchants launch energy efficiency program

The Connecticut Retail Merchants Association has launched an energy efficiency program for small retailers called Lean...

Transportation

Birds impede flight of Bradley development

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story stated Hartford Financial Services Group has a distribution center around...

News

Getting the most out of LinkedIn means investing time to learn its power

Did someone once tell you to set up a LinkedIn profile? It probably went something like this;...

Technology

Tracking rival’s analytics becoming key piece of puzzle

If your business hasn’t made it on a Google search, you haven’t made it. At least that’s...

News

Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) | New CREC website engages students, parents and educators

With a daunting mission of providing information to parents, educators, students and prospective students of the...

News

GoECart | GoECart integrates social media tools into software solutions

Bridgeport-based GoECart, a software provider for ecommerce websites, has responded to the increased use of social media...

Economy & Labor

Let eight rules guide your advertising strategy

A lion and a tiger were drinking beside a river when the lion let out a huge...

News

Malloy delivers reality, but is anybody listening?

When Gov. Dannel Malloy talked about “sharing the pain,” it was clear he anticipated howling over his...

Education

Competitiveness or abuse? Parenting styles spark debate | High-achieving Asian moms across the state divided on Yale prof Amy Chua’s book on parenting

At a time when America is grappling with unemployment, declining performance in schools, and erosion in confidence...

News

The future of business is social: | Seven principles that lead to social success and the companies already getting them right

Let’s face it: The business world is changing. Rapidly. While the object of the game is still...

Economy & Labor

Future of business lies in seizing unpredictable

Q&A talks about control and predictability in business with Alpesh Bhatt, principal of The Center for Leadership...

News

www.SwapMeSports.com | Easy to use sports equipment website encourages community re-use

Tara Griggs of Glastonbury, a mother of two, was getting tired of constantly buying new sports equipment...

Economy & Labor

Malloy’s ‘First Five’ hailed as worthy try

Dannel Malloy wants big fish. In his budget proposal on Wednesday, the Connecticut governor rolled out...

News

Consolidation, investment keys to state’s economic development

A recent report projects that the Connecticut economy will grow jobs at a paltry 1 percent per...

News

OF NOTE

HERBERT TO CHAIR ADVOCACY FIRM’S BOARD Mickey Herbert has been named board chairman of Patient Care,...

News

RED CROSS TO HONOR HEROES

Officials from Wells Fargo recently presented a $50,000 check to the American Red Cross Connecticut Region, part...

News

Hartford Healthcare CEO seeks bonds for major investments | Vision to create regional integrated healthcare delivery system underway

Hartford Healthcare CEO Elliot Joseph knows Connecticut has a fragmented health care delivery system. But he may...

News

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