| If you need | Contact: | URL's |
| -To register your business name -To form a corporation, Limited Liability Company, Limited Liability Partnership, Limited Partnership, or Statutory Trust |
Commercial Recording Division Secretary of the State 30 Trinity Street Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 509-6001 www.sots.state.ct |
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| - Licensing and permitting requirements - The Smart Start program to guide you through the registration process |
Connecticut Licensing Information
Center www.ct-clic.com |
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| - Workforce development and training services - To participate in an apprenticeship program |
Connecticut Works (CT Department of Labor regional Center) 2 Lafayette Square Bridgeport, CT 06604 (203) 579-6062; (203) 330-4830 www.ctdol.state.ct.us |
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| -To advertise job openings | Connecticut's Job Bank
(CT Department of Labor) (860) 344-2044 www.ctdol.state.ct.us |
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| -Laws regarding telemarketing in Connecticut | Dept. of Consumer Protection Trade Practices Division 165 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 (800) 842-2649 www.state.ct.us/dcp/nocall.htm |
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| -To offer your employees a tax benefit for using public transit or vanpools to commute to work | Deduct-a-Ride sponsored by the CT Dept. of Transportation Fairfield County contact: MetroPool at (888) 399-9323 www.metropool.com |
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| - Financing for businesses that move to
Connecticut, expand, provide job training, or cannot meet
credit underwriting standards - To return abandoned or underutilized industrial sites to productive use |
CT Development Authority 999 West Street Rocky Hill, CT 06067 (860) 258-7800 www.cda.state.ct.us |
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| - A brochure on starting a business - Economic and demographic statistics - A loan for job retention or expansion - Export assistance -Turnaround assistance |
Dept. of Economic and Community
Development 505 Hudson Street Hartford, CT 06106-7107 (860) 270-8000 www.state.ct.us |
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| -Connecticut's Governor | Governor M. Jodi Rell State Capitol 210 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 566-4840 www.state.ct.us/governor/contact.htm |
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| - Free consulting service regarding workplace
issues - Explanations of Connecticut labor laws - Connecticut's minimum wage |
CT Dept. of Labor Services to Business 200 Folly Brook Boulevard Wethersfield, CT 06109-1114 (860) 263-6000 www.ctdol.state.ct.us |
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| -To obtain a tax number to do business
in Connecticut -Tax classes for new business owners -To participate in the CT Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credit program |
Department of Revenue Services 25 Sigourney Street Hartford, CT 06106 (800) 382-9463 (in-state) (860) 297-5962 www.drs.state.ct |
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