The US Small Business Administration offers information on small business loans, grants, bonds and other financial assistance.
Events
These are opportunities for you to partner and market your business to attendees or for you to attend a business development, networking or informational event or stay in the loop of new opportunities for your business.
Small Business Events:
The Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce is an affiliate of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council. The BCC works as a resource, for its members while promoting Bridgeport.
The Hispanic Chamber is dedicated to the growth and prosperity of Hispanic-owned businesses by advancing business causes and helping its members maintain a competitive edge.
Downtown Events:
Managed by Harbor Yard Sports and Entertainment, this 10,000 seat sports and entertainment arena is home of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Hockey and the Fairfield University Stags Basketball teams.
City Lights Gallery presents local, regional and emerging artists to Bridgeport and its visitors. The gallery hosts various community based exhibitors and events
Serving the cultural organizations, artists and audiences that contribute to the creative and economic vitality of Bridgeport and the region.
A partnership between the City and downtown organizations and businesses this link will take you to two ongoing summer activities in the downtown – Downtown Thursdays and Bridgeport Arts Fest.
The Burroughs-Saden - downtown branch of the Bridgeport Public Library serves as a community resource and offers a variety of programs that are free and open to the public.
HCC’s downtown museum has one of the most impressive collections of any two-year college in the country and includes works by master artists such as Rodin, Picasso, Matisse, Miro and Chagall.
Small Business Announcements:
CommCap is a non profit loan fund that has made over $10 million in loans to developments and small businesses in the downtown. It hosts, “THE LINK”.