Upcoming Events

October 17: UConn CCEI Using Self-Awareness as a Strength in your Entrepreneurial Journey: Celebrating Women’s Entrepreneurship Week

October 18 CT Tech Council Smart Manufacturing Summit 2022

October 18: UConn CCEI Family Business Program Revenue Workshop

October 18: UConn TCS Trade Secrets: The New Frontier of Intellectual Property

October 19: IDH UNWIND

October 20: SCORE The Future of Small Business-What Everyone Needs to Know & What to do About It

October 20: UConn CCEI Family Business Program Transitions Workshop

October 21: InsurTech Hartford InsurTech Innovation Challenge Applications Due

October 25: SCORE Fall 2022 Business Fundamentals Session 1: What’s the Big Idea?

October 25: UConn CCEI Get Seeded Pitch Night

October 26: CT Tech Council Attracting Top Talent: How to Find, Hire, and Retain the Best Team for Your Startup

October 27: SCORE Fall 2022 Business Fundamentals Session 2: Customers & Competition

November 9: EC-WBC Personal Finance for Business Ownership

November 9: MHA What’s Brewing: Local Small Business Owners Talk Evolution and Growth

November 10: InsurTech Hartford Innovation Challenge Finals

November 30: UConn CCEI Get Seeded Pitch Night


  • CMSC: Connecticut Main Street Center
  • CTC – Connecticut Technology Council
  • CT IFS = Connecticut Insurance and Financial Services
  • CT PTAC Connecticut Procurement Technical Assistance Center
  • CTSBDC = Connecticut Small Business Development Center
  • CTWBCD = Connecticut Women’s Business Development Council
  • EC-WBC = University of Hartford Barney School of Business Entrepreneurial Center and Women’s Business Center
  • SBA = U.S. Small Business Administration
  • SBIR = Small Business Innovation Research
  • STTR = Small Business Technology Transfer
  • UConn CCEI = University of Connecticut – Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • UConn TCS = University of Connecticut Technology Commercialization Services
  • VBOC = U.S. Small Business Administration Veterans Business Outreach Centers
  • YSIF = Yale Startups in Formation