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WBDC Programs and Services are open to all.     Register Online Below!

Please feel free to email info@ctwbdc.org or contact the office closest to you: 
Coastal CT: 203-353-1750 ext. 4      Naugatuck Valley: 203-910-4663  

1-877-999-WBDC (9232) 

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                GENERAL PROGRAMS   

WALK-IN DAYS                                                                                                    No Charge/No Appointment Needed
"Walk-In” and meet with a WBDC Counselor at various locations.  Discover how WBDC programs and services can help you with your specific business and professional development needs.   dates & locations.

BUSINESS INFORMATION SESSIONS (BIS)                                                           No Charge/Registration Required

Attend a BIS and learn how you can benefit from WBDC's programs and services.  WBDC will provide you with tools to: control your future through self employment or improve your chances for increasing your income.  Click the date and location below to learn more.     6/4/08 (Stamford)  6/17/08 (Waterbury)

ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING

ONE-ON-ONE INTERNET TRAINING                                                                    No Charge/Appointment Required

If your experience using the computer and the Internet is not quite what you would like it to be, here is your chance to upgrade your computer skills to optimize your potential for success in today's marketplace!   dates & locations 

EXPLORING ENTREPRENEURSHIP                                                                         No Charge/Registration Required
Determine if you have what it takes to start your own business.  Click the date and location below to learn more. 5/21/08 ( Waterbury)  6/5/08 (Waterbury)

LUNCH AND LEARN                                                                                                  No Charge/Registration Required

Invigorate your business by attending WBDC’s Lunch and Learn teleclass.

Click the date and location below to learn more.  5/27/08 (Stamford) 5/27/08 (Shelton) 5/27/08 (Waterbury)  6/24/08 (Stamford)

ACCESS TO MARKETS:  DOING BUSINESS WITH THE GOVERNMENT

Learn the specific steps you will need to take to obtain a government contract, determine weather your business qualifies and weighs the pros and cons of participating.  Naugatuck Valley Community College.   5/15/08 (Waterbury)

TELECLASS:                                                                                                                No Charge/Registration Required

ACCESS TO MARKETS:  Doing Business with The State of Connecticut.

Learn what you need to know to be certified to do business with the state of CT6/4/08 (Teleclass)

SPECIAL EVENTS           

ANNOUNCING THE 7th WBDC AM BUSINESS BREAKFAST

"SPEAK UP" How to get what you want: Lessons in assertiveness for your business and your life

Featured speaker: Marjory Abrams - Publisher, Boardroom Inc.

Live Interview with Rebecca Surran - Anchor/Producer New 12 CT/"12 On The Money"

May 20th - Individual Tickets $75    Table Hosts $1000 (table of ten)

To receive an evite or information on program advertising email mlaughlin@ctwbdc.org

Sponsors:  Boardroom Inc., Towers Perrin and Cox Radio

COUCOUNSELING

SMALL BUSINESS COUNSELING                                                                                           Appointment Required

WBDC offers counseling on marketing, finance and other concentrations including but not limited to insurance, human resources, legal and taxes.  Click for details

SESSION AND COUNSELING LOCATIONS AND ADDRESSES

FAIRFIELD
Fairfield Public Library - 1080 Old Post Road


NEW HAVEN

WBDC at the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce - 900 Chapel Street, 10th Floor


NORWALK

WBDC at Norwalk Community College (NCC) - 188 Richards Avenue


SHELTON

WBDC at the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce - 900 Bridgeport Avenue (2nd floor - above Wachovia Bank - across the driveway from Burger King)


STAMFORD

WBDC at Government Center - 888 Washington Blvd, 10th Floor

University of Bridgeport, Stamford Campus - 5 Riverbend Drive

WATERBURY

WBDC at the Waterbury Regional Chamber - 83 Bank Street

Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board - 249 Thomaston Avenue

Waterbury Development Corporation (WDC) 24 Leavenworth Street

Naugatuck Valley Community College - 750 Chase Parkway

  NO REFUNDS - WBDC Reserves the Right to Cancel Any Program

Apply for a WBDC Scholarship Today!

The WBDC Scholarship Fund assures enrollment to eligible applicants regardless of inability to pay by providing fee reductions or full scholarships to low income and disadvantaged clients.

Fees for programs and services are determined by a sliding scale, based on yearly income. Speak to your WBDC Business/Career Specialist for a confidential application.

Click here to apply now!

 
 

 

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