On Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) announced historic new guidelines that will allow women to access important preventive health services as part of the Affordable Care Act. -full story here
The White House Rural Council, chaired by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, will coordinate programs across government to encourage public-private partnerships to promote further economic prosperity and quality of life in rural communities nationwide. - full story here
Christine Reed’s gluten-free vegan bakery, called Shayna B’s & the Pickle (after her two dogs), got a big contract last month when it was hired to supply the Wesleyan University graduation with 1,300 gluten-free blondies, biscottis and chocolate chip cookies. -full story here
Connecticut businesses owned by women soared in the past decade, held back only by the state’s overall slow economic growth. “Connecticut is a wonderful place to raise a family and grow a business, and that’s why we moved here,” said Bonnie Marcus, owner of Westport stationery designer Bonnie Marcus Collection.- full story here
If anyone had any doubts about the enthusiasm for entrepreneurship in Connecticut, those concerns were quelled on Wednesday at the Connecticut Venture Group and University of Connecticut’s conference “Connecting Opportunities: Driving Innovation through University Resources” at UConn’s Storrs campus.
The Center for Professional Development (CPD) at the University of Hartford is pleased to announce that the Prudential Foundation has awarded the CPD's Entrepreneurial Center a grant of $75,000 to provide business advising and technical assistance to aspiring and established entrepreneurs.
More than 44,000 small businesses in Connecticut, 76.5 percent, are eligible for health care tax credits under the federal reform law, according to research released Tuesday. Also, 12,900 of those would qualify for the maximum credit of 35 percent of premium costs.
