Mike Ferreira is a veteran of the bread route business. Long past his own start up period and while his business moved into maturity, He started asking questions about his career. Were there better ways for him to create value? Was he working with the right franchise company? He enrolled in the Fall Comprehensive program in 2005 to learn some of the tools to help him find the answers to those questions. Click here to learn more. |
 |
Deb Gabinelle is off to a great start with her new organizing business, InSightful Solutions. What does Deb have to say about the Comprehensive Small Business Training program? "...I can tell you that the entire experience was very worthwhile and provided me with so much more than just a business plan!" Read more about Deb's entrepreneurial journey by clicking this link |
 |
| Retirement was supposed to be the dream: A life of leisure, travel, general puttering around, maybe the accumulation of domestic hobbies. Cynthia Martel & Cathy Reitmyer are two recent EC graduates who seek to challenge that traditional notion by starting their own businesses in their golden years. Learn more about Cynthia and Cathy's entrepreneurial journey in The Hartford Business Journal by clicking this link. |
 |
| There is value knowing where your food comes from and how it is treated before landing on your table or on the table of a restaurant which you frequent.
Learn more about Christine's entrepreneurial journey in NeighborPaper.com by clicking this link. |
 |
The holistic eating approach is becoming well established in the American market. Supermarkets featuring specialty, organic, or local products is one of the hottest trends in the retail food market and has sparked a related increase in restaurants and magazines. But would people consider holistic eating for their pets? Sweet Pea Pets in South Windsor is the only pet store in the area trying to answer that question, and so far it has been a resounding yes. Click to learn more. |
 |
The little commercial park is a bit of an odd juxtaposition right in the heart of Connecticut’s horse country, but you don’t have to get too much closer to figure out that it actually makes perfect sense. The location of her store, just like all the other things Sue Fry (class of 2003) does, suggests a beneath-the-surface wisdom. Fry is the president and owner of Horses and Hounds, a full service animal feed and grooming store in Granby, CT. |
 |
EAU SO GLAMOROUS - That's the objective of Haydria Finocchiaro of Wethersfield, an e-entrepreneur who develops her own scents for Haydria Perfumery, with a discernible bent toward early Hollywood. Learn more about Haydria's entrepreneurial venture in The Hartford Courant by clicking this link. |
 |
| For two The Entrepreneurial Center graduates, the dream for leather artistry is becoming a reality. Find out how these two found their passion for this trade by clicking this link. |  |
| Narcissus Chocolate Cafe: Chocolate Shop And Gathering Place: After buying the building, renovating it and choosing an irresistible theme, Carol Kober-Narciss opened her dream business, Narcissus Chocolate Cafe in Wethersfield, CT.
|
 |
