Annual "CT Business Matchmaker" Helps Connecticut Entrepreneurs Find the Perfect Match

Event connects product/service providers with potential new business
By: University of Hartford's Entrepreneurial Center
 
HARTFORD, Conn. - May 4, 2016 - PRLog -- One of the biggest challenges for entrepreneurs is finding the right opportunities to network with prospective business partners and clients. Time is always at a premium, so it's important that events offer high-value contacts with as many decision-makers as possible. CT Business Matchmaker is among Connecticut's largest events designed to pair small, established businesses with prime contractors, government agencies, and municipalities who are actively interested in increasing their supplier lists. The seventh annual event will be held on the campus of the University of Hartford in June, and registration is now open.

CT Business Matchmaker 2016 will offer an invaluable opportunity for small business owners to expand their contracting opportunities. During the event, attendees will present their products and services to potential customers in a series of ten-minute, one-on-one interviews with matchmaker participants. Among those participants are state and federal agencies, large corporations, municipalities, and educational institutions, all of whom come into the event with business needs they are seeking to fill. A full list of participating organizations follows.

"We are always pleased with the number of small businesses who walk away from Business Matchmaker with new opportunities," said Sandra Cahill, Director of the University of Hartford's Entrepreneurial Center. "As long as attendees come prepared, they will meet people who may open doors for them and help them get business. It works!" Free training is available to help small businesses prepare to make the most of their participation in the event.

CT Business Matchmaker 2016 will be held from 7:00 am until 3:00 pm on Thursday, June 2, at the Gengras Student Union at the University of Hartford. Small business registration is now open, and a discounted registration fee of $50 is available until May 13. From May 14 through 26, the fee is $65. Advance registration is required, and attendees will have the opportunity to sign up for five matchmaker appointments immediately upon registration. Space is limited.

CT Business Matchmaker 2016 is presented by the University of Hartford's Entrepreneurial Center and Women's Business Center, the U.S. Small Business Administration, CT Department of Administrative Services, CT Procurement Technical Assistance Program, CT Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, and the U.S. General Services Administration. The event's Platinum sponsor is the Metropolitan District (MDC), and the Silver sponsor is Pitney Bowes.
To sign up or learn more, visit http://www.hartford.edu/matchmaker.

About The University of Hartford's Entrepreneurial Center

The University of Hartford's Entrepreneurial Center (EC) provides hands-on coaching and business training for new and expanding small businesses, as well as aspiring entrepreneurs, throughout Connecticut. Part of the nationally-renowned Barney School of Business, the EC helps small business owners and employees to gain the business skills needed to succeed in the marketplace through business advising, technical assistance, educational programs, and networking events. The Women's Business Center, which specializes in serving women in business, is the largest initiative of the EC. For more information, visit http://www.hartford.edu/ec.

2016 PARTICIPATING MATCHMAKER ORGANIZATIONS:

•    Secondino & Son, Inc.
•    AVANGRID
•    Boston Scientific
•    Canberra Industries Inc
•    Cianbro Corporation
•    City of Hartford
•    City of Meriden
•    City of New Britain
•    Connecticut Lottery Corporation
•    Consigli Construction Co., Inc.
•    Department of Social Services
•    Elbit Systems of America / Kollsman Inc.
•    Enterprise Builders, Inc.
•    Federal Bureau of Prisons
•    GENERAL DYNAMICS Electric Boat
•    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC
•    Greater Hartford Transit District
•    Greenwood Industries
•    GSA
•    Morganti Group Inc
•    Otis Elevator Company (UTC Business Unit)
•    Pioneer Valley Transit Authority
•    Pitney Bowes, Inc.
•    Rolls-Royce Marine North America, Inc.
•    Sikorsky
•    Skanska USA Building, Inc.
•    Standard Builders, Inc.
•    Staples Business Advantage
•    Supervisor of Shipbuilding- Groton, CT
•    Sysco Foods of Connecticut
•    The Hartford
•    The Metropolitan District (MDC)
•    The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
•    Town of Hebron
•    Triumph Group
•    University of Connecticut
•    University of Connecticut Health Center
•    University of Hartford
•    US EPA
•    US Navy NAVFAC
•    Viking Construction
•    W.W. Grainger
•    Western Connecticut State University

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