The idea that marketing is something that companies do is so ingrained in the business mindset that it's impossible to think otherwise. Yet, that's exactly what needs to happen.
Kate Emery's latest venture — the establishment of a social enterprise incubator and co-working space in downtown Hartford — traces its roots to a simple question she asked herself in the late 1990s.
Connecticut's largest business lobby is pushing a bill in the state legislature that would give employers a break on unemployment insurance costs, but the measure faces a stiff challenge gaining widespread support.
The number of troubled and problematic banks in Connecticut shrunk to its lowest level in years, a sign the state's banking sector remains on stable ground despite a low interest rate environment that has put a squeeze on margins, according to financial health rankings by BauerFinancial, an independent bank analysis firm in Florida.
For Bill and Wayne Bray, their love of the jewelry business and attention to customer service can be traced almost 100 years ago to a great uncle who had a talent for watchmaking.
A few years ago, nine songs were played inside Shelton's Vazzy's Cucina restaurant that ended up costing owners John Vazzano and Vincent L. Noce $18,000.