Celebrating CTSBDC's Success Stories
Explore CTSBDC's impact on the small business economy. From Main Street to manufacturing, these are the stories of some of the small businesses our advisors help to start, grow, and thrive.
		Milave: A Family ‘Recipe’ Becomes a Successful Business
Many women struggle with hair loss, few turn that problem into a thriving business—but that’s exactly what Ivanny Soto did. More than a decade ago, her mother started to experience significant hair loss related to a health condition, and Ivanny recognized the potential in the homemade hair mask her mother created. “She combined natural ingredients… […]
Ivanny Soto
		Milave: A Family ‘Recipe’ Becomes a Successful Business
Many women struggle with hair loss, few turn that problem into a thriving business—but that’s exactly what Ivanny Soto did. More than a decade ago, her mother started to experience significant hair loss related to a health condition, and Ivanny recognized the potential in the homemade hair mask her mother created. “She combined natural ingredients… […]
Ivanny Soto
		Cucina Daniella: From the Farmers’ Market to Main Street
For many, food is synonymous with comfort, and that includes Daniella Brooks, owner of Dani’s Pantry LLC and founder of Cucina Daniella. “I grew up in an Italian family where sharing food was a form of love,” she said. After growing up surrounded by the warmth of Italian cooking, she found she wanted to turn […]
Daniella Brooks
		Cucina Daniella: From the Farmers’ Market to Main Street
For many, food is synonymous with comfort, and that includes Daniella Brooks, owner of Dani’s Pantry LLC and founder of Cucina Daniella. “I grew up in an Italian family where sharing food was a form of love,” she said. After growing up surrounded by the warmth of Italian cooking, she found she wanted to turn […]
Daniella Brooks
		CBug’s Records Gets By With a Little Help from CTSBDC
What do you get when you mix a love of vinyl, vintage music memorabilia, and a little help from CTSBDC? Well, if you’re Chris Bugbee, you turn that cocktail into CBug’s Records LLC. Tucked inside The Vintage Shops — which is in East Windsor’s historic Warehouse Point district — CBug’s Records offers a carefully curated […]
Chris Bugbee
		CBug’s Records Gets By With a Little Help from CTSBDC
What do you get when you mix a love of vinyl, vintage music memorabilia, and a little help from CTSBDC? Well, if you’re Chris Bugbee, you turn that cocktail into CBug’s Records LLC. Tucked inside The Vintage Shops — which is in East Windsor’s historic Warehouse Point district — CBug’s Records offers a carefully curated […]

