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- Accelerators
- Associations
- Connecticut Entrepreneurial Event Calendar
- CT Government and Institutions
- Incubators
- MakerSpaces
- Shared Workspaces
- U.S. Government
U.S. Government
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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 Agencies
Department of Economic and Community Development
Department of Consumer Protection
Department of Revenue Services
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
The Office of the Secretary of State
Associations
American Association of Small Business Development Centers
American Management Association
The National Association for Female Executives
National Association of Women Business Owners
Smaller Manufacturers Association
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
ABCT
Connecticut
Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
UConn School of Business
2100 Hillside Road, Unit 1041
Storrs, CT 06269
Food ‘NBev Connect
1 Landmark Square, Suite 300
Stamford, CT 06901
Hartford InsurTech Hub
20 Church Street
Hartford, CT 06103
Innovation Connection
261 Glenbrook Road, Suite 2237
UConn School of Engineering
Storrs, CT 06269
reSET (Social Enterprise Trust)
1429 Park Street, Suite 114
Hartford, CT 06106
Stanley+Techstars Accelerator
Hartford, CT 06103
The Accelerator for Biosciences in Connecticut
Hartford, CT 06103
The Refinery*
20 Ketchum Street
Westport, CT 06880
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
MakeHartford
30 Arbor Street, Basement Units 6 & 7
Hartford, CT
MakeHaven
760 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06510
MakerspaceCT
960 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
State of Connecticut Create Here Now**
9 locations across the state
Westport Public Library
20 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880
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
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06050
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
855 Brook Street
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
CTech at UConn’s Technology Incubation (TIP) Program
1392 Storrs Road, Unit 4213
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 Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
HEDCO Inc
15 Lewis Street
Hartford, CT 06103
The Kirby Mill
114 Mansfield Hollow Road
Mansfield Center, CT 06250
Norwalk 2.0**
P.O. Box 783
Norwalk, CT 06852
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 Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517
305 Knowlton
305 Knowlton Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
B: Hive Bridgeport
930 Main Street
Bridgeport CT 06604
Bridgeport Trade & Innovation Center
480 Barnum Avenue, Building 5, 4th Floor
Bridgeport, CT 06608
Collaborative Women’s Center*
500 Monroe Tpke.
Monroe, CT
Comradity**
845 Canal Street
Stamford, CT 06902
Connecticut Business Centers
6 Landmark Square, 4th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901
Colodesk
1234 Summer Street
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, CT
The Grove
760 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT
Hub
20 Ketchum Street
Westport, CT 06880
HubCap Wallingford
128 Center Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
Makery Coworking
20 Bank Street
New Milford, CT 06776
Middletown Entrepreneur Community & Co-Working Space
393 Main Street, 2nd Floor
Middletown, CT 06457
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
Sobon & Associates LLC
615 West Johnson Avenue, Suite 202
Cheshire, CT 06410
Sono Spaces**
13 North Main Street
South Norwalk, CT 06854
Symphony Workplaces
55 Greens Farms Road
Westport, CT 06880
The Soundview Club
Two Stamford Forum
Stamford, CT 06901
WORK_SPACE
903 Main Street
Manchester, CT 06040
Workpoint
290 Harbor Drive
Stamford, CT 06902
Work The Ridge
22 Catoonah Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
CoWorking Resources Compiled With The Help Of CoworkCT