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CT Business Matchmaker will give a boost to small businesses as they recover from COVID-19 downturn
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CT Business Matchmaker will give a boost to small businesses as they recover from COVID-19 downturn

The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated shutdown have meant lost sales and financial hardship for small businesses, and they have made face-to-face networking nearly impossible. The combination has left many of those businesses in a tenuous situation—unable to sell to current customers and unable to look for new ones. The University of Hartford’s Entrepreneurial Center & Women’s Business Center’s 11th Annual CT Business Matchmaker is designed to help address that problem. This year, the event will be held in a virtual format on Friday, October 2, from 8:00AM until 2:30PM.

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Hartford Foundation Announces Redesigned Grantmaking Team - Community Impact Team to be led by Elysa Gordon
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Hartford Foundation Announces Redesigned Grantmaking Team - Community Impact Team to be led by Elysa Gordon

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is announcing a new structure and leadership to maximize the Foundation’s impact in the community. The redesigned structure also merges grantmaking with the Foundation’s Research, Evaluation and Public Policy areas. Formerly known as the Community Investments, the new Community Impact team will be led by vice president Elysa Gordon.

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TheaterWorks Hartford Unrolls a Membership Plan and 12 Plays in 12 Months
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TheaterWorks Hartford Unrolls a Membership Plan and 12 Plays in 12 Months

Our new streaming membership promises to give you the theater you love - stories and connection - done the way only TheaterWorks Hartford can!Every month we'll share a play, or a play in development and we'll offer additional opportunities for us all to gather in digital space. From watch parties, and talkbacks, special live chatting events, and more - we promise to maintain the community you all have so lovingly built - so we all stay connected from the safety of home.

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