The Day of New London – Stephen Gifford, an Army veteran who is the recent owner of Hartford Wire Works, explained it this way: At the executive-level, corporations will make commitments to hire veterans, but those aren’t the same people who are reviewing resumes.
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UConn Tech Startup Attracts $500K Investment
Hartford Business Journal – A new bioinformatics technology developed at the University of Connecticut to power biomedical research and diagnostics received a boost last week when Connecticut Innovations announced a $500,000 investment in Smpl Bio, UConn announced Monday.
Enhancing Entrepreneurial Experiences at the University of Connecticut
Innovation Destination: Hartford- Michelle Cote is Managing Director of the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at the University of Connecticut School of Business. Cote shared insight about the Center and told Innovation Destination: Hartford more about the entrepreneurial programs at UConn.
50 Classes of Teens – Changing the World in a Matter of Weeks
Leadership Greater Hartford – 50 classes of high school students are changing the world through Leadership Greater Hartford’s (LGH) Common Ground program, one of the region’s most significant youth leadership programs.
Meriden Veteran Goes from Military Service to Entrepreneurship
Record-Journal- When Gulaid and Davina Ismail’s second child Issaq was born three years ago, the child suffered from acid reflux so badly he threw up often. The couple was going through plenty of infant clothes.
“We were constantly changing clothes and throwing them out when they get stained,” Davina said. “So we asked ourselves ‘why don’t we start making clothes ourselves?'”
Gulaid Ismail, a U.S. Marine who served seven months in Fallujah, Iraq, was able to get some assistance from Veterans Administration programs and the couple soon started Dribblebabies, a baby and toddler web-based store for parents five years after his honorable discharge.
How Veterans Can Sign Up for Entrepreneurial Training Through College Initiatives
New York Post- Last year, Army Reserves veteran Dr. Stephannie L. Addo-Zuniga was knee-deep in the trenches on a daily basis from 8 a.m. to midnight, relying on her tenacity and perseverance to pull her through.
This wasn’t army bootcamp, but an intense learning initiative offered through Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities at the University of Connecticut.
‘Bootcamp’ Helps Meriden Veteran to Put His Life Back Together
Record-Journal- Since returning from a two-year tour of duty in Iraq a decade ago, Rafael Castro has been trying to piece his life back together. Not long after his return, Castro, of Meriden, was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. In April, he was laid off from his job at a car dealership.
Malloy Vows to Do More to Help Women in the Workplace
Cosmo Editor: “Develop It to Scale”
Stamford Advocate – To hear Joanna Coles tell it, any discussion about women’s entrepreneurship is inextricably linked to broader issues of women in the workplace and all the facets that go into a story of success or struggle: work-life balance, fair compensation, effective communication and assertiveness..
Joanna Coles of Cosmopolitan to Speak at Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum
Connecticut Magazine – Women helping and inspiring other women—that is the crux of the Women Entrepreneurs Empowerment Forum, which will take place at the UConn Stamford Campus on Friday, Sept. 18. It will be a day full of networking opportunities, informative workshops and a keynote talk for women entrepreneurs in Connecticut and Greater New York.