January 15, 2018 EditionEdition

🔒Volunteer group SCORE helps startups, small businesses launch, grow

Like many aspiring entrepreneurs, Kelly Strayer's idea for a business originated from a home-grown problem.

🔒How federal tax reform will impact your business

On Dec. 22, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act), which makes significant changes to the tax law pertaining to both businesses and individuals.

🔒McMahon looks to revive CT’s downtowns

Patrick McMahon wants to help downtowns throughout Connecticut come alive — and he's in a good position to do that.

🔒Roos to lead Mark Twain House through new strategic plan

Q&A talks with Pieter Roos, executive director of the Mark Twain House & Museum.
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🔒West Hartford office building sold at $1.25M

North Main Holdings LLC bought 28 North Main St. on 0.52 acres in West Hartford from Rosenfield/Hollander...

🔒Incorporating MLK’s tenets in the workplace

As a community organizer by training, I frequently refer to Martin Luther King Jr. for lessons and inspiration. The vision he so eloquently articulated in 1983 appealed to such a large swath of Americans that we created a national holiday in his honor. This vision compels us to ask ourselves how we can tap into King's profound truths and lofty ideals in our communities and in our businesses today.

🔒Hartford’s residency requirement misguided

During a Q&A session at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association's recent economic forecast event in Hartford, Chris Swift, chairman and CEO of The Hartford, talked about the competitive pressures to recruit talent, particularly at a time when the insurance industry is shedding 70,000 workers a year to retirement.

🔒Girl Within luncheon raises $170K

Nearly 500 women and men came together at The Village's 17th annual Girl Within Luncheon on Dec....
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🔒Panera Bread collects and delivers toys to Place of Grace

Sixteen Panera Bread locations recently collected toys for more than 25 local families and 90 children served...

🔒How foundations saved the city of Detroit

The financial predicaments facing the state and Hartford came to mind as I was reading about how...

🔒Smith Brothers Insurance donates gifts to CT children

Smith Brothers Insurance in Glastonbury sponsored 40 children in need, and raised more than $7,500 for the 2017 Holiday Bear...

🔒Tips to become a better manager in 2018

“The Great Management Reset: 27 Ways To Be A Better Manager” by Leslie Kaminoff (Morgan James Publishing,...
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🔒Q&A with Brenden Roche, senior marketing coordinator, SCA Pharmaceuticals

What? A company moving to Connecticut? Significant job-growth plans?

🔒Upward Hartford collects clothing for ‘Bundle Your Baby’

As part of its first annual holiday celebration “The More, The Merrier,” Upward Hartford collected hundreds of...
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