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Hateful Tone of Politics Still Simmering - Patch.com |
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Hateful Tone of Politics Still SimmeringPatch.comConnecticut Business Industry Association (CBIA) recently cited the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council's Small Business Survival index 2011, which ranked the state 44 out of 50 for being small business friendly. ... |
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CT Teams Up with CI to Create High Growth Startups - NY Convergence |
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CT Teams Up with CI to Create High Growth StartupsNY Convergence... that CI plans on working with Connecticut's Department of Economic and Community Development and other state agencies to design a relocation incentive package. It will also work to secure more federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funds. and more » |
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Ex-Im Bank funds $363M in CT's global trade - Hartford Business |
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Ex-Im Bank funds $363M in CT's global tradeHartford BusinessWhile Ex-Im is very limited in providing direct funds to companies, particularly small businesses, the US Small Business Administration has three programs to help Connecticut companies boost their global business. The SBA International Trade Loan ... |
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WBDC offers program to address financial needs of small business - ShorelinePlus.com |
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WBDC offers program to address financial needs of small businessShorelinePlus.comThe Women's Business Development Countil (WBDC), the leader of entrepreneurial training for women in Connecticut, is hosting anew program: Access to Capital - Alternative Small Business Loan Options. WBDC and a panel of commercial bankers and non-bank ...and
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CL&P and Yankee Gas offering grants to 2012 FIRST robotics competitors - ShorelinePlus.com |
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Target Will Feature Items From Connecticut Home Accessories Store |
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Target Corp. will launch a handful of exclusive shops inside its stores that sell everything from candy to clothing. Five shops, which include The Privet House, a Connecticut home accessories store, will open inside Target stores in early May and remain open for six weeks.
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BOLT Infographic Highlights Staggering Growth of Women-Owned Small Businesses ... - MarketWatch (press release) |
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SUBWAY® Adds 24,000 Jobs in 2011, Expects to Add 25,000 in 2012 |
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 MILFORD, Conn., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Through the opening of more than 2,400 restaurants worldwide, including 1,100 new locations just in the U.S. and Canada alone, the SUBWAY® restaurant chain created approximately 24,000 new foodservice job and career...
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Secretary Merrill, Congressman Courtney, Commerce Dept. Boost Small Business - Examiner.com |
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Study shows smaller businesses warming to their banks - Danbury News Times |
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Study shows smaller businesses warming to their banksDanbury News Times"Last year, Citizens Bank was the second highest producer of SBA loans in New England with 241 loans for $35 million and among the top SBA lenders in Connecticut." With small business owners, it seems that adding the personal touch to banking can make ...and |
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Year-end tally - Westfair Online |
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Year-end tallyWestfair OnlineCredit: Office of the governor If Malloy dedicated the second half of the year to improving Connecticut's business landscape, the first half was about what businesses hate most – higher taxes. The governor's hikes spanned personal, small-business and ...and more » |
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CMG Holdings Group, Inc. Launches UsaveCT, Inc. - MarketWatch (press release) |
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CMG Holdings Group, Inc. Launches UsaveCT, Inc.MarketWatch (press release)One of the reasons we are excited to launch in New Haven and expand across Connecticut is the Department of Economic and Community Development's dedication to job creation, small business economic growth and their commitment within digital media ...and more » |
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Fed should look at boosting housing, small firms: Rosengren - Reuters |
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Portland to Host Session on Small Business Assistance - Patch.com |
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Portland to Host Session on Small Business AssistancePatch.comState Representative Christie Carpino and EDC Consultant Mary Dickerson will be available to answer questions about Connecticut's Small Business Assistance Programs. The legislation, passed in late 2011, offers financial incentives for business ... |
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Deadline to Apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Southbury Main Street ... - MarketWatch (press release) |
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Conn. officials wrapping up informational sessions for small business ... - The Republic |
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Some New Year's resolutions state government should make - Foothills Media Group |
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Some New Year's resolutions state government should makeFoothills Media GroupAs a struggling small business owner myself, I viewed that as a smack in the face. Small businesses drive our job growth. They allow our main streets to be vibrant. Let's not forget these jobs engines in 2012. Stop saying, “ Connecticut is open for ...and
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Five pitfalls that could result in small business failure - AmsterdamPrinting.com |
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Five pitfalls that could result in small business failureAmsterdamPrinting.comAs Keith Camhi, co-owner of Great Play - a Stamford, Connecticut-based fitness gym for kids - told Fox Business, "It is not sufficient to have a great offering. You have to go out and get people to come through the doors and experience it." |
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GE Funding Agrees To $70 Million Settlement With Federal, State Officials |
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Stamford-based GE Funding Capital Market Services, Inc. has agreed to pay $70 million in a settlement with federal officials and investigators in Connecticut and 23 other states stemming from a probe into bid rigging on municipal investments.
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Small business owners see little prospect for change in Washington, DC - Catholic Online |
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Obama backers wrong to dismiss Cain - Stamford Advocate |
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Obama backers wrong to dismiss CainStamford AdvocateSmall business owners in Connecticut are highly alarmed by the sharp increase in electricity costs. Like every household in America, they depend heavily on affordable electric energy. Higher utility bills divert resources away from capital expansion ... |
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Tangoe dips $23.5M into ProfitLine purchase |
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Fresh off its summertime IPO, Connecticut communications software company Tangoe Inc. paid $23.5 million Monday to buy ProfitLine Inc., a provider of telecom expense and mobility management services.
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95 Conn. small businesses applied for state help - The Hour |
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95 Conn. small businesses applied for state helpThe HourAP HARTFORD -- Connecticut economic development officials have received 95 applications for the state's new Small Business Express Program, and say they expect more. The program includes loans and grants to help small companies purchase equipment, ...
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Cost-Cutting At The Hartford Will Increase In 2012, Company Says - Hartford Courant |
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Cost-Cutting At The Hartford Will Increase In 2012, Company SaysHartford CourantThe company wants to increase revenues on its life insurance, specialty commercial, small-business commercial and mutual funds business. Those business lines are already producing high profit returns, and the goal is to boost sales while maintaining ...and
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Guest columnist: Edict raises questions about Malloy's priorities - Norwich Bulletin |
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First Niagara prices stock shares for sale - Buffalo News |
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First Niagara prices stock shares for saleBuffalo NewsFirst Niagara agreed July 30 to buy HSBC's entire upstate retail branch operation in the Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, Syracuse and Hudson Valley areas, which includes $14.8 billion in deposits and $2.5 billion in small business, mortgage and consumer ...and more »
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New Jobs On the Way: CT Jobs Bill Being Implemented - Public News Service |
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New Jobs On the Way: CT Jobs Bill Being ImplementedPublic News ServiceThe Small Business Express package works like this, Smith explains. "If they want to add any employees, if they want to add or buy a new piece of equipment, we have the opportunity to either provide them with a low-interest-rate loan or an outright ...and more » |
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Obama Promotes 'Small Business Saturday' to Boost Economy - ABC News (blog) |
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SBA disaster loans assistance given during tropical storm Irene - ShorelinePlus.com |
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Revving the Small Business Growth Engine - Patch.com |
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Revving the Small Business Growth EnginePatch.comCourtesy of DECD Small business owners in need of low-cost funding will be interested to know that Catherine H. Smith, Commissioner at the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), is on a series of road shows across north ...and more » |
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Small business focus: A friend as well as a dentist - PennLive.com |
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Small business focus: A friend as well as a dentistPennLive.comAfter he graduated from the DMD program at the University of Pennsylvania's Dental School, Reardon moved to Connecticut to practice dentistry for two years in the Navy. Reardon moved to Chester County in 1978 and opened a dental office in Phoenixville ...and more » |
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Connecticut economists see growth slowing in 2012, '13 - Boston Herald |
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State's General Assembly adopts $180M program to 'Reinvent Connecticut' - Torrington Register Citizen |
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Neopost USA Introduces The Simple, Powerful Choice For Small Business and Home ... - MarketWatch (press release) |
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Thousands in Conn. enter 2nd week without power - Fox News |
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As exchange board begins work, advocates still seeking change - The Connecticut Mirror |
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As exchange board begins work, advocates still seeking changeThe Connecticut MirrorAnd what we have is we have no consumers," said Kevin Galvin, a small business owner who has been active in pushing for state-level health reforms and serves as chairman of Small Business for a Healthy Connecticut. He noted that while state Healthcare ... |
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New technology powers Greenwich home during storms - Ct Post |
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New technology powers Greenwich home during stormsCt PostThe CHP system is a combined heat and power system that is a mini power plant for a home or small business. Photo: Bob Luckey / Greenwich Time | Buy This Photo George Woodcock, left, and Chris Dockery, right, both of Yanmar America Corporation, ...and more »
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McMahon endorses Romney - Politico (blog) |
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House Approves Small-Business Bills - Wall Street Journal (blog) |
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House Approves Small-Business BillsWall Street Journal (blog)James Himes (D- CT), the measure raises the bank shareholder threshold for SEC registration to 2000 from 500. The threshold has not been adjusted since 1964. The two bills aim to indirectly bolster job creation among small businesses. ... |
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SBT Bancorp, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results - EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) |
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SBT Bancorp, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2011 ResultsEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)The Company received $9 million in capital through the United States Treasury's Small Business Lending Fund (“SBLF” Earnings per share for the third quarter of 2011 were impacted by a one-time reduction in net income available to common
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Hands Off Approach to Sexual Harassment Can Destroy a Small Business ... - MarketWatch (press release) |
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Highlights of Connecticut jobs bill - CanadianBusiness.com |
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Highlights of Connecticut jobs billCanadianBusiness.comBy AP | October 27, 2011 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Highlights of the bipartisan jobs bill, up for a vote during Wednesday's special session of the Connecticut General Assembly. — Creates a Small Business Express Program, providing loans, forgivable ...and more » |
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NBC Sports Could Move to Stamford - NBC Connecticut |
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NBC Sports Could Move to StamfordNBC ConnecticutRennie reports the move would mean close to 1000 jobs coming to Connecticut. The former Clairol plant was sold to real estate developers and a movie studio in March 2010 for more than $16 million. Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia, R, tells NBC Connecticut ...and more »
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DON PESCI: Malloy on taxes: So what? - Torrington Register Citizen |
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DON PESCI: Malloy on taxes: So what?Torrington Register CitizenMaybe the multi-national large corporations are attracted by a lower corporate tax rate, but our economy is driven by small business owners. ... The way to tell business that you have your house in order is to get spending under control. ...and more » |
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Protesters sour on Pez state loan deal - CT Post |
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Protesters sour on Pez state loan dealCT PostMichael Brown, a Milford small business owner, joined the protest Wednesday, he said, because the practice of giving loans to businesses doesn't create real jobs. The DECD said 29 of 63 companies failed to meet their obligations under the loan contract ...and more »
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Small Employers Unfazed By Growing Credit Report Limits - Wall Street Journal (blog) |
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Small Employers Unfazed By Growing Credit Report LimitsWall Street Journal (blog)... which tend to rely less on a job applicant's credit history than larger companies, small-business recruiting experts say. Jobseekers attend an employment fair earlier this year in Manchester, Conn. Under a bill signed Monday by Gov. ...and more » |
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SHELTON, CONN.—DiMatteo Group, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, promoted Jennifer Murphy of Brookfield, Conn., to personal lines account manager—team lead.
In her new position, Murphy, who was hired by
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