Gateway to Grants

Startup Weekend

Intense 54-hour weekend events which focus on building a web or mobile application.

BEACON - Biomedical Engineering Alliance & Consortium

A non-profit trade association of academic, medical, corporate and individual members focusing on the development of new medical technology.

Stamford Innovation Center

The Stamford Innovation Center offers several entrepreneurial support tools in southwestern Connecticut.

Northeast CT Economic Alliance, Inc.

A non-profit organization that provides loans and business development resources to both existing and start-up manufacturing and service companies in northeastern Connecticut.

ARC Angel Fund

ARC Angel Fund invests in seed and early-stage companies with a scalable idea and high growth potential.

National Association For The Self-Employed (NASE)

A wide range of resources and tools to help business success (insurance programs, grants, consulting, etc.)

Seed Investment Fund (CI)

The Seed Investment Fund is available for technology and life science companies at the pre-stage of development

Eli Whitney Fund (CI)

The Eli Whitney Fund typically invests up to $1 million as a single investor or works with other qualified investors to help Connecticut-based technology companies with innovations and products.

Clean Tech Fund (CI)

The Connecticut Clean Tech Fund makes investments in Connecticut-based seed and early-stage companies focused on clean tech innovations.

Global Accelerator Network

A network of the world's top accelerator programs.

The Connecticut Economic Gardening Group (CT-EGG)

Advising group that provides business services to small- and medium-sized companies in Connecticut.

U.S. Small Business Administration

The SBA is the United States' government agency to serve small businesses

Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region (seCTer)

The Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region (seCTer) is a public-private regional economic development agency serving the towns of New London County Connecticut.

Sikorsky Entrepreneurial Challenge

Entrepreneurial competition held by Sikorsky Innovations to identify and support emerging, revolutionary technology in the rotorcraft market.

Connecticut Small Business Development Center (CTSBDC)

A statewide program that provides expert management and technical assistance to start-up and existing businesses throughout the State of Connecticut.

Nonprofit organization which provides small business counseling and training under a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SCORE members are successful, retired business men and women who volunteer their time to assist aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners.

CTNEXT

The CTNEXT network strengthens and opens up statewide and local networks so entrepreneurs can access the knowledge, resources and opportunities they need to succeed.

Micro-Enterprise Assistance Program- Fairfield

A program to provide entrepreneurs with training, technical assistance and start-up capital in order to create and sustain viable and productive small businesses in Fairfield, with the ultimate goal of increasing employment opportunities for low- and moderate-income person.

University of Hartford: Entrepreneurial Center

The Entrepreneurial Center (EC) provides hands-on coaching and business training for new and expanding small businesses, as well as aspiring entrepreneurs in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.

The Elmseed Enterprise Fund

Elmseed facilitates the creation of successful small businesses in New Haven. It provides access to small, low-interest loans and technical assistance.

Small Business Incubator Space @ Institute of Technology and Business Development (ITBD) - Central Connecticut State University

The ITBD provides an incubator facility for the companies in New Haven throught Central Connecticut State University.

Women's Business Development Council (WBDC)

WBDC offers entrepreneurial training programs including workshops, one-on-one consulting and business and financial coaching.

CURE

CURE is a 20 year old not for profit, built by its life and healthscience-centric membership to form a large CT bioscience network to serve the needs of entrepreneurs, universities, large and small companies alike.

The University of Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) The CCEI Innovation Accelerator

The Innovation Accelerator uses project teams composed of UCONN graduate and undergraduate students to help solve complex business issues for Connecticut’s technology-based entrepreneurial ventures through an accelerator program.

IP Factory

The IP Factory is a Connecticut based not-for-profit organization organized for the purpose of creating new technology companies in Connecticut.

CTech IncUBator@University of Bridgeport

Fairfield County's first university-based incubator

CTech@Science Park at Yale

CTech houses start-up technology companies and provides access to a broad network of resources, including other entrepreneurs, investors, business advisors and technologists.

UConn Technology Incubation Program (TIP)- Avery Point

The UConn regional campus at Avery Point, Groton has 2,000 square feet of lab space and 1,000 square feet of office space available for lease by start-up companies accepted into UConn’s Technology Incubation Program (TIP).

CTech@UConn Technology Incubation Program (TIP)- Farmington

In collaboration with the UConn Technology Incubation Program (TIP), CTech is providing incubation opportunities to businesses that meet certain criteria.

UConn Technology Incubation Program (TIP)- Storrs

Approximately 3,250 square feet of brand new, purpose-built space that has been committed to the Technology Incubation Program (TIP) in the new Advanced Technology Laboratory building.

reSET

reSET is a community of entrepreneurs, educators, investors and policy makers focused on social enterprises.

Hype Hartford

A young professionals networking group to attract and retain talented individuals and successful businesses in the Hartford Region.

LaunchHaven

A meetup in the New Haven area that allows people to pitch an idea that they want to work on, network and find others who want to work on an idea.

MIT Enterprise Forum of Connecticut

Provides advice, support and educational services for entrepreneurs and emerging technology-based companies.

Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT)

CCAT offers a range of services to entrepreneurs and small businesses, particularly those with new technology or those involved in some aspect of manufacturing.

Connecticut Technology Council (CTC)

The Connecticut Technology Council is a statewide association of technology oriented companies and institutions, providing assistance for growing companies.

FastTrac® Entrepreneurship and Small Business Growth Programs (some events hosted at UofH)

A practical, hands-on, entrepreneur-learning program designed to help entrepreneurs hone the skills needed to create, manage, and grow a successful business.

The Business Council of Fairfield County

The Council looks to build relationships and keep businesses in touch with timely information relevant to their industry in Southwestern Connecticut.

Smaller Manufacturers Association of Connecticut, Inc.

The SMA is an organization that serves to promote the cause of smaller manufacturing firms and provide resources to help Connecticut's smaller manufacturers thrive.

Small Manufacturers Competitiveness Fund (DECD)

Financial and technical assistance to small manufacturer's that will enable them to become or remain competitive against out-of-state and foreign manufacturers.

CONNSTEP, Inc.

CONNSTEP provides advice and consulting to help manufacturing and health care companies identify their key priorities for operational improvement and create a key strategic plan for achieving those goals in the most efficient manner.

Go/NoGo Reports

Assessment reports that are designed to validate the commercialization potential of a company’s idea by providing competitive data, marketing research, patent research, etc.

FAST Partnership Program

Program to provide focused SBIR support services in 2011 to specific under-served markets.

DECD Export Assistance

Programs and services to assist Connecticut companies explore overseas markets and international business opportunities.

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