New Haven foundation partnership to increase minority business funding
Minority and women-owned businesses in the Greater New Haven area will benefit from a new financing arrangement.
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Business Education Workshops and Seminars
Strengthening Your Business to Become Bankable
10/28/2021
Understand the ratios, yardsticks and milestones that bankers and their underwriting departments expect so you can work toward getting your financials in shape.
Building Employee Satisfaction & Engagement
11/4/2021
Gain valuable insight into the critical role that leaders must play to ensure employee engagement.
Do You Really Own that Bit of Intellectual Property?
11/10/2021
What you think is yours may not be if you didn’t take the right steps at the creation. You may find your rights of ownership compromised. Learn how to protect your company.
Get the training and knowledge you need to run a business right here at CEDF.
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In the Words of Our Clients
Our video played at the organization's 25th Anniversary Celebration of Success reception on Oct. 2, 2019.
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Business Resource Navigator role to support CFGNH lending initiative
Doreen Abubakar has joined CEDF to increase the organization’s activity and visibility in Greater New Haven.
Underwriter Valliere joins CEDF team
Lisa Valliere has joined CEDF as a Senior Underwriter to take over the duties of Tom Lenahan who retired in May.