Financing Your Business

CT Public & Non-Profit Resources

• CT Small Business Boost Fund: Financial assistance program supported by the CT DECD which provides working capital loans to small businesses and nonprofits.
• CTNext: Provides direct assistance in capital and funding for small businesses in CT that are innovating new technologies and working towards commercialization.
• CT DECD Strategic Supply Chain Initiative: The CT Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is administering a $25 million program that will provide grants to supply chain companies that are expanding and increasing production capacity.
• Community Capital Fund: CommCap makes loans to small businesses for capital improvements, working capital, fixed asset acquisition, as well as commercial real estate and leasehold improvements in the Greater Bridgeport Area. Unsure if they are still active, tax filing history shows they last filed in 2019 and website is not kept up to date.  
• Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology: Learn more about funding opportunities and grants available for CT manufacturing companies, supported by the CT DECD 
• Community Economic Development Fund (CEDF): A nonprofit that provides lending services to early-stage businesses and small companies that are unable to access traditional forms of financing. 
• Connecticut Department of Banking: Find resources for CT business owners about growth, credit and financing opportunities. Also available is a complete list of  banks and credit unions in CT.
• Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD): Find information about CT state business assistance programs including grants, loans and tax incentives.
• Federal Grants: Learn about Federal Grants.
• Hillside Ventures: An early-stage venture capital fund run by UConn students supporting companies that are in the EdTech, InsurTech, Sustainability, and SportsTech industries.
• Small Business Administration (SBA): The SBA helps small business raise capital through means such as 7(a), 504, and disaster assistance loans, and provides information and business counseling.
• Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC): Funding opportunities for small, women-owned businesses.