Seven women in the accounting profession are being honored this week by the Connecticut Society of CPA’s (CTCPA), the second year that the organization has shined a spotlight on women making their mark in leadership and management in private firms, large corporations or non-profit organizations in Connecticut.
Read MoreJay Williams, president of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Bryan Garcia, president and CEO of the Connecticut Green Bank, and Yale Law School professor Cristina Rodriquez have been named as members of Agency Review Teams by the Biden-Harris Transition Team.
Read MoreFive Connecticut colleges have earned a place on America’s Best Bang for the Buck Colleges—a ranking of schools according to how well they help non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices, published annually by Washington Monthly magazine.
Read MoreNational nonprofit organization the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund), in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, Citi Foundation, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and the Wells Fargo Foundation, has announced that more than 50 city and county partner governments across the country – including New Haven and Hartford - are set to offer financial counseling and financial navigation services for their local residents in need.
Read MoreConnecticut’s tuition and fee free community college program for first-time students is off to a strong start, according to officials of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system, which includes the state’s 12 community colleges.
Read MoreVenture Showcase on ZOOM! will feature the top startups from reSET’s Impact Accelerator, a group of talented, impact-minded entrepreneurs, as they pitch their business ideas to the public and compete for up to $10,000 of award money to continue growing their business in Hartford.
Read MoreIn normal times, Connecticut and the nation would have observed the convergence of national Small Business Week and international Economic Development Week to begin the month of May. This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the official observance highlighting small businesses across the country did not take place, even as the focus on economic development and the fate of small businesses sharpened in Connecticut and nationwide.
Read MoreInsureTech Connect (ITC) has announced that Connecticut resident Mee-Jung Jang has joined the international organization’s leadership team as President. Jang brings to ITC a broad set of experiences driven by her diverse interests. Among them: being the managing director of a seed stage fund, founder and CEO of her own startup, quant hedge fund analyst, corporate IP attorney, and published book author
Read MoreIt seems that prospective entrepreneurial businesses and start-up ventures just keep on coming. To Hartford. reSET, a non-profit organization supporting social entrepreneurs, has announced the acceptance of 16 Connecticut-based startups into their 2020 Impact Accelerator
Read MoreThe general absence of personal financial content in schools, coupled with the growing burden of student debt and an economy increasingly reliant on less permanent, part time jobs, is – understandably - causing significant financial stress for many millennials. A youth-driven Fairfield start-up, with roots at Sacred Heart University, is looking to fill the gap.
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