Events
What’s Happening in the Hartford Region? From local pitch nights to meetups and networking opportunities, IDH has it covered.
Upcoming Events
June 28: SCORE Financing Options For Small Business
June 29: SCORE Let Us Show You the Money – Matching Your Funding Needs
June 29: Untapped Potential Tech 101 “How The Office Has Changed”
July 12: EC-WBC Create a Budget & Grow Your Small Business
July 12: EC-WBC How to Start Your Own Small Business
July 12: UConn TCS Technology, Innovation and Partnerships at the National Science Foundation
July 13: EC-WBC How to Start Your Own Small Business
July 14: EC-WBC Digital Marketing 101: Insights into What Small Businesses Need to Know
IDH UNWIND series: July 20, August 17, September 21
July 19: EC-WBC Financing Basics for Your Small Business
- CTC – Connecticut Technology Council
- CT IFS = Connecticut Insurance and Financial Services
- CTSBDC = Connecticut Small Business Development Center
- 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
Event Highlights & Recaps
IDH UNWIND
The IDH UNWIND series continues! Our informal, agenda-free networking event will take place the third Wednesday of the month, May through September at GastroPark, West Hartford. Make new connections and reconnect with entrepreneurs in the IDH community.
Defining Innovation
Join IDH for an engaging panel discussion and learn new perspectives from local innovators and entrepreneurs creating and implementing all kinds of cutting-edge concepts.
Recap: Shining Brighter: Innovating, Expanding, Growing
Thank you to panelists Meredith Messenger, Founder and CEO of InsureGood and Annisa Teich, Founder and Principal of The Small Business Collective and Managing Director of West Hartford Coworking for sharing your experiences and insights.
National Grant Foundation Classes
Check out the variety of classes and resources offered by the National Grant Foundation.
Bundle Up for a Season of Winter Fun in Hartford
There’s plenty to do in Hartford this holiday season. This year, in addition to Hartford’s annual Winterfest, the city is introducing Winterfair.
2021 InsureGood Women with Impact Virtual Summit
“This summit is an opportunity to step away from your business to help you work on it rather than in it,” explains InsureGood Founder and CEO Meredith Messenger.
Girls For Technology – Building For Equity Pitch Accelerator
Girls For Technology is hosting a pitch competition for Connecticut women of color entrepreneurs.
New England Maker Summit: Industry 4.0 And The Next Generation Of Our Workforce
MakerspaceCT will host the 2021 New England Maker Summit Friday, November 12. Learn more and register to attend.
Introducing IDH UNWIND
IDH UNWIND an informal, agenda-free way to relax and connect with entrepreneurs in the IDH community.
Illuminating: Thriving Through Uncertainty
Thank you to panelists Brenda Mierzejewski, CEO of Mizzi Cosmetics and Shaun Chambers, CEO and Founder of BODYROC Fit Lab and Founder of Smash Avenue for sharing their experiences and insights as business owners thriving through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Surviving: Keeping the Lights On
Thank you to our panelists Leslie M. Gomez of LMG Photography and Jane Krantz of Afterglow Studio for sharing their experiences and insights as business owners surviving through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Make48 Comes to Hartford
“We’re thrilled to continue our tradition of inventive making and provide our facility to these creative teams for this competition,” says MakerspaceCT Executive Director Devra Sisitsky.
Celebrating and Supporting Women in the Hartford Region
Several organizations are hosting events for all types of women in all types of industries in the upcoming weeks.
Goodwin University ENet Entrepreneurs Pitch at “Live” Event
The ENet incubator program at Goodwin University culminated with a live pitch event on Tuesday, August 18.
The Amistad Center for Art & Culture Hosts Virtual Juneteenth Gala
"It’s always been our mission to celebrate and elevate black culture," says Kimberly Kersey, Executive Director at The Amistad Center for Art & Culture.
Digital Health CT Celebrates Inaugural Accelerator Program
“Demo Day was an inspiring day for Hartford and our digital health team,” said Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney.
Recap: Elevate Hartford Panelists Discuss What It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur
The UConn Foundation Office of Alumni Relations hosted Elevate: Hartford – The Grit & Grind of Starting a Business on Thursday, February 6 at Stanley + Techstars Accelerator Manufactory 4.0.
Recap: Small Business Week 2019 Impacts Greater Hartford Community
Small Business Week 2019 takes place May 5 through 11. The annual event recognizes the important contributions of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and small business advocates throughout the country.
Recap: Hartford InsurTech Hub Completes Second Accelerator Program
Hartford InsurTech Hub hosted its second Demo Day at the Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford, CT on Friday, April 26. This year’s theme “AMPLIFY” drew more than 500 attendees and 600+ viewers on the livestream.