Welcome to the Entrepreneurial Center

Your Business. Your Vision. Our Expertise.

The Entrepreneurial Center offers a wide-range of educational programs for start-up and growing businesses.

Click here for January - March 2012 schedule and printable registration form. 

 

What We Do

The Entrepreneurial Center of the University of Hartford assists aspiring entrepreneurs and owners of developing or established microenterprise with self-assessment, accessing capital and new markets, business and financial education, and business plan development.  We have developed a team of experienced small-business owners and resource partners who serve as advisors and course/seminar facilitators.  This diverse group gives us the ability to customize a learning experience that will have immediate and long-term impact on the development of both owner and business. 

Services

• One-on-one business and entrepreneurial assessment and advising
• Comprehensive courses on small-business planning
• Seminars and roundtables for business and professional growth
• Individualized technical assistance for marketing, government contracting, business and financial plan development
• Assistance in accessing start-up and expansion capital through government, commercial, and alternative sources
• Referrals to small-business resources in the private and public sectors
• Hartford Small Business Technical Assistance Program

Business Guidance That Works

• Explore feasibility of self-employment and business concept
• Learn how to successfully manage and grow your business
• Identify your strengths and the skills needed to move your business forward
• Develop marketing, business, and financial plans
• Decide which business services best suit your needs
• Enhance your market research, networking, and business skills
• Plan action steps to move your vision to reality
• Identify credit and cash-flow challenges to improve financial stability
• Access capital and government contracting to grow your business

Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the  U.S. Small Business Administration.		Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development
Hartford Small Business Technical Assistance Program is funded in part with Community Development Block Grant funds allocated to University of Hartford's Entrepreneurial Center by the City of Hartford.