WBDC

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 CT. 6/4/08 (Teleclass)

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.

WBDC is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Women's Business Ownership (OWBO) & The Office of Financial Assistance. The OWBO is established to help women become full partners in economic development through small business ownership. SBA's cooperation does not constitute or imply its endorsement of any opinions, products and/or services. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. All SBA programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.