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HEDCO Inc
HEDCO DECD Small Business Grant
The Partnership Loan Program for Minority- and Women-Owned Small Businesses in the cities of New Haven, Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Milford, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, Wallingford, West Haven, Woodbridge HEDCO, Inc., The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the City of New Haven, and The Amour Propre Fund are collaborating to provide financial relief and recovery resources to minority-owned and women-owned small businesses (the “Program”). Under the Program, a qualifying small business with 20 or fewer employees (1-20 employees) may apply for a four (4%) percent term loan for up to $25,000 (twenty-five thousand dollars). This $1.5 million Program is allocated to minority-owned and women-owned small businesses based in one of the 20 cities listed above. The program will be administered and underwritten by HEDCO, Inc.
CTSBDC
CTSBDC Technical Assistance Service
Supporting Connecticut's small businesses to help them start, grow, and thrive.
Connecticut Small Business Development Center is an accredited member of America’s Small Business Development Center Network – the most comprehensive small business assistance program in the United States with a proven track record of providing over 40 years of service to small businesses. By registering to receive advice from CTSBDC, you will have access to resources and knowledge to help you achieve virtually any objective you have for your business. Every business is assigned an advisor who works closely with you to deeply understand your business and help you drive it forward.
We provide:
- Comprehensive business assistance
- Exclusive market research reports and management tools
- Connection to public and private resources and support
- Online no-cost business training courses
- Break-even support
Black Business Alliance
BBA Technical Assistance
BBA provides hands-on, practical technical assistance (through community-specific programs), access to capital, networking, and community-building events. 1. Main Street & Beyond™ — a group coaching, place-based program; 2. Funding Superhighway™ — financial literacy education, combined with coaching, loan package development, and direct access to a network of curated funders. 3. Noir Exposé — Pitch competition and incubator for Black-owned technologically-enhanced businesses. (4) Small business grants — program-specific.
Spanish American Merchant's Association
SAMA Latino Technical Service Spanish
SAMA was created to assist businesspeople, in particular, Latinos, to acquire a better understanding of economic principles. Technical assistance is provided to promote business expansion, job creation, and new entrepreneurship.
Pursuit Lending
Pursuit Lending CT BOOST Fund
The Connecticut Small Business Boost Fund gives small business owners access to flexible funding for capital expenditures and working capital and connects them with support services. It’s a personal, equitable approach to lending, because business owners are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet. Small businesses and nonprofits can borrow between $5,000 and $500,000 depending on eligibility and need, and can choose how they spend the money — on equipment, payroll, utilities & rent, supplies, marketing & advertising, eligible refinancing, building renovations and other expenses. Loans are not forgivable. Businesses will need to pay back the full amount of the loan with interest over a 60- or 72-month term.
CitySeed
CitySeed Small Business Support Services
• Shared-use commercial kitchen space at below-market rent. • Opportunity to vend at CitySeed’s Farmers Markets and guidance on food sourcing • Advising on licenses, menu development, business planning, and more. Set up a meeting with our Food Entrepreneurship Program Manager • Educational workshops, most notably the Food Business Accelerator Program & the Recipe and Menu Management Series • Connections to our Partner Referral Network to have support in marketing, design, fundraising, management, and financials
CEDF
CEDF Small Business Lending
CEDF provides
term loans up to $250,000, owner-occupied
commercial real estate loans up to $500,000, and
lines of credit up to $250,000.
CEDF is Connecticut's leading SBA Microlender.
CEDF is a participant in the CT Small Business Boost Fund.
• Education and access to capital for start-up and existing businesses
that are unable to secure traditional bank financing.
• Business advisory support
SBRC City of New Heaven
SBRC City of New Heaven Technical assistance
Our staff is here to work with you on an individual basis. Using our extensive experience, we can provide you with advice, counseling, and technical assistance on everything from how to start or register a business, write a business plan, secure licensing or permitting, pursue local, state, and federal business incentives, find an appropriate business site, and evaluate various financing options.
City of New Haven Small Business Resource Center
SBRC Technical Assistance and Training Services
Our staff is here to work with you on an individual basis. Using our extensive experience, we can provide you with advice, counseling, and technical assistance on everything from how to start or register a business, write a business plan, secure licensing or permitting, pursue local, state, and federal business incentives, find an appropriate business site, and evaluate various financing options.
HEDCO Inc
HEDCO CT BOOST Fund Service
The Connecticut Small Business Boost Fund gives small business owners access to flexible funding for capital expenditures and working capital and connects them with support services. It’s a personal, equitable approach to lending, because business owners are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet. Small businesses and nonprofits can borrow between $5,000 and $500,000 depending on eligibility and need, and can choose how they spend the money — on equipment, payroll, utilities & rent, supplies, marketing & advertising, eligible refinancing, building renovations and other expenses. Loans are not forgivable. Businesses will need to pay back the full amount of the loan with interest over a 60- or 72-month term.

CMWP
Business Workshops & Coaching
CMWP Foundation, Inc. fulfills its mission through a 360-degree approach, which includes virtual and in-person networking opportunities, business coaching, entrepreneurial wellness, business workshops, professional development, continuing education opportunities, seminars, scholarships, grants, and more.

IVES SQUARED
IVES SQUARED Business Support
Patrons can sign up for one-on-one appointments with staff, as well as our entrepreneur-in-residence and creative-in-residence to have their entrepreneurial and creative questions answered. They can also join in free classes taught by both staff members, community partners, and creatives/entrepreneurs.
HealthVenture Corporation
HealthVenture Corporation Financial Service
• Venture capital funding • Advisory services

KNOWNPRENEURS Growth Lab
KNOWNPRENEURS Growth Lab Training Service
• Accelerator program • Business coaching and mentoring • Business networking community and events • Entrepreneurs show and tell events • Bilingual English and Spanish

Make Haven
Make Heaven Technical Assistance
• Fabrication Skill Development • Prototype Development and Startup • 24/7 woodshop, textiles shop, metalworking shop laser cutters, 3d printers. • Startup workspaces
reSET
reSET Business Support
Its Impact Accelerator program to help small to medium sized businesses grow with social impact; • The Retail Incubator focused on retail business with impact; • The Food Business program which includes a Food Incubator and Mentorship to support food entrepreneurs in the Hartford area to start and grow their food businesses; • Measure What Matters, which is programming to help business leaders measure, improve and tell their impact story, as well as offer guidance for becoming a B Corp certified business; and • Individual coaching and co-working space. Check out our website at www.resetco.org for all the details!