Minorities, Women, Veterans, and Persons with Disabilities |
| ☼ Minorities ☼ Women ☼ Veterans ☼ Disabilities |
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| SCORE's Minority Resources |
SCORE's Minority Resources |
| SBA |
Small Business Associations Hotlist for Minority Development |
| State of Connecticut Minority Resources |
DiversityJobs.com is a project developed by LatPro.com. 1997 when it became the very first job board connecting Hispanic bilingual job seekers with recruiters searching for skilled diversity candidates. |
| CT Diversity Set-Aside Program |
The State's Supplier Diversity program targets that at least 25% of the state's business is transacted with small businesses including those owned by minorities, women and the disabled. |
The State of Connecticut Minority & Small Contractors’ Set-Aside Program |
The State of Connecticut Minority & Small Contractors’ Set-Aside Program, Connecticut General Statutes, 4a-60(g) was established for the purpose of assuring that small and small minority owned businesses in Connecticut have an opportunity to bid on a portion of the state’s purchases |
| Minority Business set-aside bids and MBE procurement: |
BTB Bids has dedicated itself to connecting Minority Business Enterprises (MBE's) around the country with the best government bids, purchasing & procurement contracts, and minority business leads available. |
| English as a Second Language |
These are useful links from Sacred Heart University |
| Internet Resources for Minority Business Owners |
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Connecticut Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc
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The Connecticut Minority Supplier Development Council helps to increase the procurement opportunities between corporate members and certified minority-owned businesses. |
African American Affairs |
Improves and promote the economic development, education, health and political well-being of the African-American community in the State of Connecticut |
Diversity Inc. |
Diversity Inc. provides diversity related research, articles, and job postings |
Diversity Best Practices |
Diversity Best Practices shares best practices to members to help them develop solutions for culture change within their respective companies. They also provide cutting-edge research, benchmarking, publications and events. |
| Diversity Business.com |
DiversityBusiness.com is a portal for small businesses and large organizational buyers (i.e., Fortune 1000 Companies, Government Agencies and College/Universities). It is a membership-based exchange platform that facilitates contacts and communication, streamlines business processes and provides vital business news and information |
| Diversity Jobs in CT |
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| SBA Business Assistance Program |
This program applies to minorities |
| National minority Supplier Development Council |
Provides a direct link between corporate America and minority-owned businesses is the primary objective of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, one of the country's leading business membership organization |
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Advancing Women |
Provides career and business strategy tools and resources to support women’s career, business and leadership goals, and work-life balance issues, and a job board. |
| American Business Women's Association |
Helps businesswomen grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition |
| American Business Women's Association |
Helps businesswomen grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition |
Catalyst |
The leading nonprofit membership organization working globally with businesses and the professions to build inclusive workplaces and expand opportunities for women and business. They also provide helpful research on women in the workplace. |
Center for Women's Business Research |
The Center for Women's Business Research is the go-to source on the trends, characteristics, achievements, and challenges of women business owners and their enterprises |
Entrepreneurial Women's Network- Connecticut |
The Entrepreneurial Woman’s Network (EWN), based in Westport, Connecticut, was founded to educate, support, and inspire women entrepreneurs |
| Fairfield Network of Executive Women |
Fairfield Network of Executive Women's (FNEW) provides professional development and networking opportunities its members who are women who live or work in Fairfield County. |
National Organization for Women |
NOW is the largest, most comprehensive feminist advocacy group in the United States. Their purpose is to take action to bring women into full participation in society — sharing equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities with men, while living free from discrimination |
| U.S. DOL - Women's Bureau |
The Women’s Bureau serves as a public policy advocate for working women. |
| Women At Work Network |
Women@Work is dedicated to Keeping Women at Work Through All of Life's Ages and Stages |
| The Women's Business Development Center |
WBDC is dedicated to connecting with and teaching women who desire to become economically self-sufficient |
| The Women's Campaign School at Yale University |
The Women’s Campaign School train women to run political campaigns, and to advance their careers in public life in political environments |
Women in Engineering |
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| Women Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century |
one-stop federal resource for targeted information, registration for online programs, and networking opportunities to help women entrepreneurs navigate the ever-changing business world |
| Women's Global Business Alliance, LLC |
The WGBA is an exclusive organization for senior-level executive women worldwide. It offers members direct and personal access to some of the world's most innovative business and thought leaders |
Women Owned |
Provides information, tools, networking opportunities and advice to help women start or grow their business |
| Women's Work |
This site contains helpful information for women in home-based businesses. |
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| USA.Gov - Making Government and doing business with the government Easy |
Learn how to become a federal contractor, find business opportunities, and the rules and regulations that federal contractors need to follow. These resources focus on contracting with Executive Branch agencies. |
| For Foreign Businesses doing business in the United States |
FBO.gov is the U.S. Government's one-stop virtual marketplace. It is a single point of entry where vendors and government buyers are invited to post, search, monitor, and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community. |
Get guides to government contracting |
Federal, state and local governments offer businesses the opportunity to sell billions of dollars worth of products and services. Many government agencies require that some percentage of the procurements be set aside for small businesses |
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| CT Department of Veteran Affairs |
Connecticut Department of Affairs |
| The Veterans Corporation |
The Veterans Corporation |
| Veterans Business Network |
Veterans Business Network |
| Veterans Enterprise |
Veterans Enterprise |
| Veterans Organizations and Associations |
Veterans Organizations and Associations |
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