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This group is operated by Northwestern Connecticut Community College's Entrepreneurial Center as of 11 December, 2023.
Northwestern Connecticut Community College's Entrepreneurial Center
We're a great resource for startups and small businesses! We hope you'll join us and get great help from our community of mentors! We have several ways to get connected and get support:
The Startup Small Business Helpdesk!
Hosted by Entrepreneurial Center Director John Fiorello, the Startup Helpdesk is a virtual entrepreneur roundtable anyone can attend to get help, support, and advice from peers and mentors in the small business and startup space.
Have questions about how to launch a business? Spending most of your time putting out fires instead of working ON your business? Looking to raise funding for your startup? Having trouble understanding your architype customer? Searching for product/market fit?
Drop in and get FREE help! Learn from mentors and peers with years of startup and small business development experience. We host our virtual meetings via Webex.
More information here: www.nwcc.edu/helpdesk
Small Business Seminars!
If you're in Connecticut (we're in the Northwest Corner) you should also check out our FREE Small Business Seminars. They cover a wide range of topics including ecommerce, social media, marketing, HR, business planning, industry-specific training, taxes, incorporation, financing, and other general business topics.
If there's a specific topic that would be helpful for you, just let us know and we'll see if we can find an expert in the field to teach it! Sessions are monthly, typically run 3 hours on a weekday evening, and include food.
For more info: [www.nwcc.edu/sbs ](www.nwcc.edu/sbs)
Northwest Startup Community Nights!
Northwest Startup Community Nights are a chance to hear pitches from several early-stage startups as they share their market, background, customers, and business challenges. When you attend, you get a chance to network with mentors and founders, and then participate in a casual and fun roundtable, small group setting to provide startups help as they fight the good startup fight! You'll provide your expertise, insights, and prodding questions as you help them in their quest for global benevolent world domination!
More info here: www.nwcc.edu/startup
One-on-one mentoring sessions!
Get one-on-one help with our Entrepreneurial Center Director, John Fiorello, virtually or in person, over a cup of coffee or lunch. Feeling stuck? Need to bounce some ideas off of someone? Working through your Business Model Canvas and not sure you understand what a value prop is? These mentoring sessions are wide open and are designed to help you where you're most stuck. They're also a great way to get connected to our community and prep for Northwest Startup Community Nights if you'd like to pitch at an event.
To schedule a session: www.calendly.com/nwcc
One additional note:
All programming by the NCCC Entrepreneurial Center is FREE and will always be free because we believe in paying it forward and providing access to everyone. You should never pay money to get support, pitch opportunities, or advice from anyone in the startup space!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- CT State Seminar - The Marketing Guru IIMarket Street Creatives, Torrington, CT
TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE
CT State Northwestern Entrepreneurial Center presents the high-demand redux Small Business Seminar: The Marketing Guru II
Want to see growth in your business? You may need more help from our marketing guru. Join us as we continue to learn important skills, practical strategies, and actionable tips from marketing expert Sarah Blecher, so you can boost your brand, attract more customers, and increase sales.
Topics will include maximizing your marketing budget, using AI for content creation, understanding and developing your local SEO, and working through your sales process from leads to paying customers.
This seminar will be taught by Sarah Blecher, former digital strategy leader for a top NYC agency, working with iconic brands like Lancome, L'Oreal, Pfizer, Quest, and Make-A-Wish. As a consultant for CEDF and a SCORE mentor, she guides small businesses and entrepreneurs to unlock their potential through strategic digital marketing.
If you have any questions about the event, please email Entrepreneurial Center Director John Fiorello at John.Fiorello@CTState.edu.
If you're a startup or small business looking for support or would like to pitch and get great mentor help at a Northwest Startup Community Night, schedule a meeting with John at www.calendly.com/nwcc
This free event is sponsored by Eversource and the Northwest CT Chapter of SCORE. The event is also supported by Market Street Creatives and The Northwest Chamber of Commerce.
A light dinner will be provided.
