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New Business-Related Laws Take Effect July 1

Connecticut businesses are preparing for a broad set of new state laws that take effect July 1, 2026, bringing changes to advertising practices, consumer…

Small Businesses Face New Healthcare Cost Hikes

Connecticut residents and small businesses are bracing for increased healthcare…

DECD Program Helps Bridge Small Business Talent Gap

Finding and retaining talent is a challenge for businesses across…

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Healthcare

Small Business Healthcare Bill: Fact Versus Fiction

The state’s largest business organization today warned that legislation...

COVID-19

Warning: False Employee Retention Credit Offers Continue

The IRS is reminding employers to be vigilant about...

House Approves State-Run Retirement Plan Penalties

The Connecticut House approved legislation May 17 that allows...

Senate Approves Major Paid Sick Leave Expansion

One of two bills designed to significantly expand the...

Healthcare

Connecticut and the Unaffordable Cost of Healthcare

The following was first published in the Hartford Courant....

Connecticut Economy

SBA Awards, Small Business Case Studies Panel

Weathering the Storm: Small Businesses Navigate Uncertainty

Small businesses are growing in Connecticut. Over 92,000 people...

Innovation

SBA Awards, Chris Allen

Entrepreneur Chris Allen Looks ‘Through a Different Lens’

Since he was a teenager, Chris Allen has had...

Senate Passes Unemployment Reporting Requirements Repeal Measure

The state Senate unanimously approved legislation May 9 that...

Remote Notarization Bill Wins Senate Approval

The state Senate unanimously approved legislation May 11 that...

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