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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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M&T Bank Launches Small Business Accelerator Program

M&T Bank is inviting businesses in the Bridgeport metropolitan...

Connecticut Economy

De Minimis Tariff Exemption Elimination Hits Small Businesses

Low‑value imports now face tariffs between 10 %–50% following the...

Innovation

small business

Connecticut Small Businesses Among Leading AI Adopters

Connecticut is among the nation’s leaders in artificial intelligence...

Connecticut Economy

Connecticut Businesses Make Inc.’s Fastest-Growing List

Thirty-four Connecticut companies feature on the 2025 Inc. 5000...

Sales tax free week, shopping bags, couple

Sales Tax-Free Week Kicks Off Aug. 17

For more than 25 years, the state of Connecticut...

Energy

Solar panels

Final Call for Clean Energy Tax Incentives

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

Grants

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport Launches $125,000 Small Business Program

Small businesses in Bridgeport have a new opportunity to...

SBA Region One Administrator Steele

Peter Steele Named SBA Regional Administrator

The U.S. Small Business Administration has appointed Peter Steele...

Cybersecurity

CMMC: What Contractors Need to Know, Assessment Preparation

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

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