Startup Makes Smartphones Accessible for the Visually Impaired
The founding team for Israeli-based Project Ray, one of the innovative startups participating in the 2018 reSET Impact Accelerator. (CEO Boaz Zilberman second from right.) Israeli-based Project Ray is...
View Article8 Entrepreneurs Share the Greatest Lessons Learned From 2017
In 2017, Innovation Destination Hartford met with dozens of entrepreneurs from all types of industries and all stages of growth. Here’s what 8 of them have to say they learned over the course of the...
View ArticlereSET Summer Internship Program 2018
reSET’s Summer Internship Program is designed to equip students with skills in entrepreneurship and social enterprise. It also provides students with exposure to a diverse set of industries. The...
View ArticleStartup Provides an Innovative Carpooling Experience
tripBuddy Founder Tawheed Abdul-Raheem (left) and Alex Fero (right), Head of Marketing and Business Development. tripBuddy Inc. is one of many innovative startups in the 2018 reSET Impact Accelerator,...
View ArticleStartup Brings Fitness/Dance Workouts to Wethersfield, CT
CNG Fit, LLC Founder Brandi Kilbourne (second from left) says she launched her startup as “a fun and effective way to engage in fitness through dance.” FitPartyMe a CNG Fit, LLC brand, is one of many...
View ArticleCT Founders Discuss Their Best Day as an Entrepreneur
Innovation Destination Hartford asked Hartford-area business owners to tell us about their best day as an entrepreneur. Below, 7 of their answers. Beth Bolton is Owner/Pastry Chef at A Little Something...
View ArticleStartup Launches Natural Beauty Product Line
Entrepreneur Sami Jo Jensen is Founder + Chief Beauty Maker at florapothecarie. The Middletown-based startup is participating in the 2018 reSET Impact Accelerator, a program designed for entrepreneurs...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Mental Health Startup Creates a Presence in Hartford
LARKR CEO and Co-Founder Shawn Kernes has established a presence in Hartford for his Silicon Valley-based startup. Silicon Valley -based LARKR is one of many innovative startups in the 2018 reSET...
View ArticleStartup Grind New Haven to Host March 5 Event
Rob Bettigole, Founder and Managing Partner of Elm Street Ventures will join Startup Grind New Haven at The Grove in New Haven Monday, March 5 at 5:30 p.m. Learn more and register for the upcoming...
View ArticleCT Company Provides Co-Parenting Tools
Entrepreneur Traci Whitney is Founder of Two Happy Homes, which is participating in the 2018 reSET Impact Accelerator. Two Happy Homes Founder Traci Whitney is participating in the 2018 reSET Impact...
View ArticleHow Connecticut Became the Least Likely Innovation Hub in the U.S.
This blog originally appeared on the PE Hub Network, February 15, 2017. Matt McCooe is Chief Executive Officer at Connecticut Innovations. Think back to where Connecticut was 20 years ago. A National...
View ArticleStartup Provides Risk Management Software for Businesses
Mark L. Barry recently co-founded FieldOwler LLC. The Connecticut startup is participating in the 2018 reSET Impact Accelerator, a program is designed for entrepreneurs in the early stages of business...
View ArticleAre Entrepreneurs Solving Real Problems?
Entrepreneurship evokes a “How did they do that? Why didn’t I think of that?” mystique. Perhaps it’s the ingenuity and artistry to identify a problem and devise an elegant solution. Perhaps it’s the...
View ArticleEntrepreneur Creates Sustainable, Reusable Fabric Gift Wrap
Glastonbury, CT-based startup Regift the Wrap created sustainable, reusable gift wrap out of colorful stretch fabric. Entrepreneur Linda Longobardi recently launched Regift the Wrap, LLC. The...
View ArticleCTNext Higher Education Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund
CTNext recently opened the Request for Information application process for the second round of its Higher Education Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund program. Administered by CTNext, the program...
View ArticleIt’s Not What You Sell, It’s What You Stand For
WHY EVERY EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS IS DRIVEN BY PURPOSE This book is designed to help business leaders and entrepreneurs discover and define the purpose of their organization. Over the last 35 years,...
View ArticleCT Serial Entrepreneur Talks Mentorship and Launching Startups
Onyx Spirits Co., Highclere Castle Cigar & Highclere Castle Spirits Co-Founder & CEO Adam von Gootkin delivers a Ted Talk. It’s almost hard to imagine Adam von Gootkin having time to kick back...
View ArticleCT Entrepreneur Develops Web-Based Platform
George Constance is CEO of Kronicity. George Constance is CEO of Kronicity, a web-based platform for simplified data collection, organization, validation, and value enhancement from any source. George...
View ArticleStanley+Techstars Additive Manufacturing Accelerator
Additive manufacturing startups are encouraged to apply for the Stanley+Techstars Additive Manufacturing Accelerator. A partnership with Techstars and global digital industrial Stanley Black &...
View ArticleCT Entrepreneur Shares Updates and Hiring Tips
Brenda Mierzejewski is Founder of Mizzi Cosmetics. Where Are They Now? Follow Up with Mizzi Cosmetics Founder Brenda Mierzejewski Innovation Destination Hartford met with Mizzi Cosmetics Founder Brenda...
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