small businesses

Jackie Post from The Scoop Glastonbury shared what’s new.

A move to help small business owners in Connecticut to save money. Governor Ned Lamont announced a proposed increase in business tax credit Wednesday, saying they are vital to the state’s economy.

In a move to help small business owners in Connecticut save money. Gov. Ned Lamont announced a proposed increase in business tax credits Wednesday, saying they are vital to the state’s economy. There’s a lot of work that goes into a small business, and Welden Hardware in Simsbury is no different. Owner Melissa Brett puts her heart and soul...

Connecticut state community colleges are now providing seminars for small businesses and startups free of cost.

College student Emmy Rener built a small business selling charcuterie boards during the pandemic and has some advice for other young entrepreneurs.

Americans love their four-legged friends, but their 163 million dogs and cats certainly leave a giant paw-print on the environment — especially when it comes to pet poop. For small businesses who work with pets, it can be a challenge to find ways to curb their own climate impact while catering to their furry clientele.

Maybe you’ve run into this problem over the years: you want to catch some of the biggest female sports stars compete – only there’s nowhere to actually watch these games. That was the issue Portland native Jenny Nguyen, a sports fan and former basketball player, kept running into, so she decided to create a solution: the Sports Bra. The Sports Bra...

Jenny Nguyen got frustrated back in 2018 when she was trying to watch the NCAA women’s basketball final, and none of the TVs at a local sports bar were showing the big game. Out of that frustration, Nguyen conceived the idea for The Sports Bra, her Portland hangout where women’s sports are always on and the best athletes in women’s...

The term “sober-curious” isn’t new, but over the past few years more Millennials and members of Gen Z are embracing the movement and opting out of the booze on big nights out – and not for the reasons you might think. “I haven’t been drinking for a number of years for no particular reason – like there’s no medical...

Go to IndieGiftCard.com to find your community’s gift card.

With the return of employers from several big companies in Hartford, small businesses are hoping for an uptick in business.

Hatch Show Print is a 142-year-old letterpress print shop that is still using a 500-year-old process to make its handmade gig, concert and event posters. Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen and Ozzy Osbourne are just a few of the entertainers whose concert posters have been handcrafted by Hatch Show Print over the years. NBCLX contributor Greg Bledsoe took his...

Sharply higher costs are yet another challenge thrown at business owners by the global pandemic.

Sail Freight shipping company in New York delivers goods by sailboat without using fossil fuels to combat climate change.

A New York company is proving there is a green way to move products from one part of the state to another. The business, called Sail Freight, carries products from New York’s Hudson Valley to consumers in New York City, and vice versa, by sailboat and bicycle — and hope to make their model a growing trend.