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Small Businesses Face New Healthcare Cost Hikes

Connecticut residents and small businesses are bracing for increased healthcare costs after major insurers requested double digit increases for the 2027 plan year. Employer-sponsored small group plans face average…

DECD Program Helps Bridge Small Business Talent Gap

Finding and retaining talent is a challenge for businesses across…

‘Malicious’ Email Scam Targets Businesses

Connecticut businesses are the target of a new email scam…

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Recruiting & Hiring

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Why Recruiting Is More Than Posting Ads

The following article was provided by Whittlesey. It is...

The Future of Retail Security Is Convergence

The following article was first published in the Security...

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Optimum, BRBC Award $125K in Small Business Grants

Optimum Business and the Bridgeport Regional Business Council have...

Grants

Small Businesses Pitch for $100K in WBDC Grants

On Sept. 30 in Hartford, eight Connecticut women-owned small...

Minimum Wage Increases Add to Small Business Costs

Small and medium-sized businesses, notably in high cost and...

Grants

Key Changes for State-Funded Nonprofits

The following article first appeared in the Insights section...

AI and phishing

AI and the Increasing Phishing Threat

The following article was provided by USI Insights. It is...

Healthcare

XLR8 Small Biz Showcase

Small Business Showcase: Excelerate LLC

When Joshua Lockwood won $6,000 in a business plan...

real estate

Navigating the OBBBA: Key Real Estate, Investor Changes

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into...

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