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May 28, 2018 EditionEdition

🔒Women’s Business Development Council celebrates ‘Women-Owned Business Day’

The Women’s Business Development Council recently hosted its fifth annual “Women-Owned Business Day” at the state Capitol sponsored by The Hartford. The event drew nearly 200 Connecticut women business owners […]

🔒CT Tech Council pushes policy agenda

The Connecticut Technology Council wants gubernatorial candidates to keep the needs of the state's approximately 6,000 tech companies front-of-mind this summer.

🔒Community Renewal Team hosts networking event

The Community Renewal Team hosted a networking event at the Gershon Fox Ballroom in Hartford to help...

🔒West Hartford startup matches theatrical improv with workplace training

A West Hartford startup is matching theatrical improv with workplace training.
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🔒CT’s first ax-throwing venue nears Hartford debut

Ax throwing, a medieval adventure game sweeping the nation, is coming to Hartford's Parkville neighborhood in June.

🔒Entrepreneurs offer thoughts for improving startup climate

Spencer Curry, co-founder and CEO of Meriden-based Trifecta Ecosystems, an aquaponics technology company and indoor farm, said finding the right investors — those who can bring more than money to the table, including experiences complementary to the company — can be difficult.

🔒Region’s entrepreneur boosters say more local investment is needed to grow state’s startups, economy

The region's entrepreneur boosters say more local venture capital investment is needed to grow Connecticut's startups and economy.

🔒401(k) plans shouldn’t intimidate small businesses

As most are aware, Fortune 500 companies and other larger businesses tend to offer 401(k) retirement plans, or something similar, to their employees.
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🔒Whittlesey volunteers for Junior Achievement’s JA in a Day

Team members from Hartford accounting firm Whittlesey volunteered for Junior Achievement's JA in a Day. The volunteers...

🔒Mike Abramson | General Manager, Hartford Yard Goats

Mike Abramson plays guitar, bass, piano and drums and jokes he'd like to be a rock star when he grows up, but today he's a chief drum-beater for the Hartford Yard Goats, for which he became general manager last fall after Tim Restall's promotion to team president.

🔒Admissions tax should be repealed

Leaders who are ill-prepared to handle a crisis often make slapdash decisions that help solve short-term problems but lead to longer-term issues.

🔒Lamont offers more of the same

Democrats have controlled the governor's office and General Assembly for eight years and polls suggest Connecticut voters are extremely unhappy with the state administration, what with the chronic insolvency, tax increases and oppressive unfunded liabilities.
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🔒Officials say a new admissions levy is costing the XL Center shows and revenues at a crucial juncture

The overseers of the XL Center in Hartford say the venue is feeling the sting, in more ways than one, from a 10 percent state admissions tax that kicked in six months ago.

🔒Legal challenges, damages mount for would-be Hartford med-tech investor

A New York arbitration court has ordered a would-be Hartford entrepreneur — who promised but failed to bring 195 medical-technology jobs to the Capital City in exchange for state aid — along with his associates and various companies to pay $14 million to former investor-employees who were allegedly defrauded out of six-figure investments as well as salaries and benefits.

🔒Strategies for long-term business growth

“If You're in a Dogfight, Become a Cat — Strategies for Long-Term Growth” by Leonard ShermanDogfights in...

🔒CT Invention Convention breeds student entrepreneurs

Q&A talks with Ron Katz, executive director of the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC).
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