About SBDC

THE STATEWIDE SBDC NETWORK

The Connecticut Small Business Development Center (CSBDC) is part of Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) and is housed at the Institute Technology Business Development (ITBD) downtown New Britain.   We are the unique result of a partnership which includes Central Connecticut State University, the CSU system which includes Western CT. State University (WCSU), Southern CT. State University (SCSU), Eastern CT. State University (ECSU) as well as CCSU, the United States Small Business Administration, the Department of Economic and Community Development, and the private sector.  Mandated by Congress, the SBDC is the only organization that represents this broad-based partnership to small businesses. 

Our mission is to assist in the creation and growth of small business in Connecticut. The CT SBDC provides one-on-one counseling as well as group training programs at regional locations around the state. Our regional offices are staffed by professional business counselors who provide one-on-one counseling without charge to Connecticut’s small business community. Please click here or on "Offices" above to see our office locations. Select the center nearest to you and call or email to arrange an appointment.  Alternatively, you can click on the Request For Counseling link above and fill out the required information.

The CT SBDC also conducts small business training and educational workshops throughout the state. Please click here or on "Workshops" to download a PDF file with our latest training brochure. Topics of training workshops include: business planning, financial analysis, international business, loan packaging, marketing, and management.

For more information on these services please call the Executive Office  in New Britain:  (860) 832-0650.