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- Connecticut Entrepreneurial Event Calendar
- U.S. Government
- CT Government and Institutions
- Associations
- Accelerators
- MakerSpaces
- Incubators
- Shared Workspaces
Connecticut Entrepreneurial Event Calendar
U.S. Government
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Starting Your Business
- Financing Your Business
- Managing Your Business
- Business Opportunities
- Disaster Recovery
- En Español
- SBA’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership
- Directory of Contacts by Federal Agency
- Minority Business Development Agency
- SCORE
- ADA Compliance Guide
The Small Business Community on IRS.gov
U.S. Postal Service: Tools and Mailing Guidelines
Office of Electronic Government
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
General Services Administration
US Department of Labor – Compliance Assistance
US Department of Labor – elaws Advisors
US Department of Labor – Employment Law Guide
US Department of Labor – Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994
CT Government and Institutes
Department of Economic and Community Development
Connecticut Economic Resource Center, Inc.
CT’s Business Response Center and CT’s Licensing Info Center
Spanish Americans Merchant Association
CT Women’s Business Development Council
University of Hartford Entrepreneurial Center
CT Turnaround Management Association
CT Institute for Sustainable Energy
UConn Innovation and Entrepreneurship Consortium
CT Procurement Technology Assistance Program
CT State Technology Extension Program
CT Small Business Innovation Research Office
New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
Associations
American Association of Small Business Development Centers
American Management Association
The National Association for Female Executives
National Association of Women Business Owners
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
Accelerators
Similar to an incubator but differs in that they usually have a greater focus on companies entering or growing in a national or global market. Business accelerators are more likely to be financed by venture capitalist looking for an opportunity to finance growth potential through defined action plans. Business accelerators will generally offer all of the services offered by a business incubator. The key difference is the level of hands-on involvement by accelerator management which should increase the chances of success.
**Art/Creative Focused
*Women Focused
Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
UConn School of Business
2100 Hillside Rd U-1041
Storrs, CT 06269
Fairfield University Accelerator and Mentoring Enterprise
1499 Post Road
Fairfield, CT
Innovation Connection
261 Glenbrook Road, Suite 2237
UConn School of Engineering
Storrs, CT 06269
reSET (Social Enterprise Trust)
99 Pratt Street
Hartford, CT 06103
The Refinery*
20 Jessup Road
Westport, CT 06880
203-858-1649
MakerSpaces
MakerSpaces are community centers with tools. MakerSpaces combine manufacturing equipment, community, and education for the purposes of enabling community members to design, prototype and create manufactured works that wouldn’t be possible to create with the resources available to individuals working alone. These spaces can take the form of loosely-organized individuals sharing space and tools, for-profit companies, non-profit corporations, organizations affiliated with or hosted within schools, universities or libraries, and more. All are united in the purpose of providing access to equipment, community, and education, and all are unique in exactly how they are arranged to fit the purposes of the community they serve.
**Art/Creative Focused
*Women Focused
Danbury Hacker Space
158 Main Street
Danbury, Connecticut
The Grove Studios**
71 Orange St
New Haven, CT
MakeHartford
30 Arbor Street
Basement Units 6 & 7
Hartford, CT
MakeHaven
266 State Street
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 936-9830
State of Connecticut Create Here Now**
9 locations across the state
Space XChange
McLevy Hall
202 State Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Westport Public Library
20 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880
203-291-4800
Incubators
An organization designed to accelerate the growth and success of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services that could include physical space, capital, coaching, common services, and networking connections.
**Art/Creative Focused
*Women Focused
Bridgeport Innovation Center
955 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 5103
Bridgeport, CT 06607
CCSU Institute of Technology and Business Development
185 Main Street
New Britain, CT 06051
Connecticut Business Connection
Multiple locations
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology
222 Pitkin Street, Suite 101
East Hartford, CT 06108
Connecticut Enterprise Center
200 Myrtle Street
New Britain, CT 06053
CTech at Science Park
5 Science Park, 3rd Floor
New Haven, CT 06511
CTech at UConn’s Technology Incubation (TIP) Program
1392 Storrs Rd., U4213
Storrs, CT 06269
- Farmington Location:
400 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06032 - Avery Point Location:
1084 Shennecossett Road
Groton, CT 06340
CTech IncUBator at University of Bridgeport
250 Myrtle Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
CTNext
865 Brook Street
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Hamden Business Incubator
2750 Dixwell Ave.
Hamden, CT 06518
The Kirby Mill
114 Mansfield Hollow Road
Mansfield Center, CT 06250
Norwalk 2.0**
P.O. Box 783
Norwalk, CT 06852
The Soundview Club
Two Stamford Forum
Stamford, CT 06901
Stamford Innovation Center
175 Atlantic Street
Stamford, CT 06901
Yale Entrepreneurial Institute
55 Whitney Avenue, 2nd floor
New Haven, CT 06510
Shared Workspaces
A collaborative workspace or shared workspace is an inter-connected environment in which all the participants in dispersed locations can access and interact with each other just as inside a single entity.
**Art/Creative Focused
*Women Focused
1253 Whitney
1253 Whitney Ave
Hamden, CT 06517
305 Knowlton
305 Knowlton Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Axis 901
901 Main Street
Manchester, CT 06040
B: Hive Bridgeport
285 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport CT 06604
Bridgeport Commerce Park
1069 Connecticut Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06607
Bridgeport Trade & Innovation Center
480 Barnum Avenue
Building 5, 4th Floor
Bridgeport, CT 06608
The Bourse Coworking Loft
839 Chapel St.
New Haven, CT 06510
CEC – Small Business Incubator
200 Myrtle Street
New Britain, CT 06053
Collaborative Women’s Center*
500 Monroe Tpke.
Monroe, CT
Comradity**
845 Canal St.
Stamford, CT 06902
Connecticut Business Centers
6 Landmark Square, 4th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901
Colodesk
1234 Summer St.
Stamford, CT
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc.
222 Pitkin Street
East Hartford CT
Connecticut Hackerspace
30 Echo Lake Road, 3rd floor
Watertown, CT
Danbury Hacker Space
158 Main Street
Danbury, Connecticut
The Grove
760 Chapel St.
New Haven, CT
HubCap Wallingford
128 Center Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
Makery Coworking
20 Bank Street
New Milford, CT 06776
OfficePlace
515 Centerpoint Drive
Middletown, CT 06416
Plaza Executive Suites
100 Mill Plain Road
Danbury, CT 06811
Read’s Artspace**
1042 Broad Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Rise Center
279 State Street
Suite A
New London, CT 06320
Sobon & Associates LLC
615 West Johnson Avenue, Suite 202
Cheshire, CT 06410
Sono Spaces**
13 North Main Street
South Norwalk, CT 06854
Workspace Stamford
175 Atlantic Street
Stamford, CT
Westport Innovation HUB
20 Ketchum St.
Westport, CT 06880
Work The Ridge
22 Catoonah St.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
CoWorking Resources Compiled With The Help Of CoworkCT