NEW HAVEN, CT -- A new public-private partnership is offering low-interest and partially forgivable loans to local minority-owned and women-owned small businesses. The initial loan pool of $1.5 million will offer loans of up to $25,000 for small businesses located in New Haven and the lower Naugatuck Valley cities of Derby and Ansonia. The Partnership Loan Program for Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses in New Haven and the Lower Naugatuck Valley was created through a partnership among The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, HEDCO, Inc., the Amour Propre Fund and The City of New Haven.
HARTFORD, CT -- The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, in collaboration with Boston-based nonprofit Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC), is launching the second round of the Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) program to the Hartford.
HARTFORD, CT -- The Metro Hartford Metropolitan Region has released its new strategy to achieve inclusive economic growth and strengthen its position in the global economy.This strategy represents the collective efforts of The Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), in partnership with the MetroHartford Alliance (MHA) and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving as well as a wide variety of local stakeholders to rally the region around a focused and actionable set of goals and strategies for economic development.
HARTFORD, CT -- In February, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, in partnership with the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and the City of Hartford, announced the Hartford Area Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) program to drive job creation, capital investment, and economic growth in underserved communities.