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.

 

The owners of ewe and You Fiber Arts posing with their sign in the middle of the store.

Ewe and You Fiber Arts: Turning loose fibers into a tight-knit business

Sometimes, growing a business is about more than just increasing revenue—it’s also a chance to grow your community. At Ewe and You Fiber Arts the move from the quaint but tiny original location in Windsor to a new, more spacious store in East Windsor was a chance to diversify their offerings and provide more spaces […]

Rachel Schuster

The owners of ewe and You Fiber Arts posing with their sign in the middle of the store.

Ewe and You Fiber Arts: Turning loose fibers into a tight-knit business

Sometimes, growing a business is about more than just increasing revenue—it’s also a chance to grow your community. At Ewe and You Fiber Arts the move from the quaint but tiny original location in Windsor to a new, more spacious store in East Windsor was a chance to diversify their offerings and provide more spaces […]

Rachel Schuster

CTSBDC Advisor Christine Sullivan and HAYVN owner Felicia Rubinstein working at a table together in the coworking space

HAYVN: Growing a Coworking Community

HAYVN’s name tells you everything you need to know about this coworking space that puts an emphasis on culture and community. Founder Felicia Rubinstein started her first  HAYVN location in 2019 after years of working for herself and for big tech companies. “I needed a place like this throughout my professional journey,” she says. Guided […]

Felicia Rubinstein

CTSBDC Advisor Christine Sullivan and HAYVN owner Felicia Rubinstein working at a table together in the coworking space

HAYVN: Growing a Coworking Community

HAYVN’s name tells you everything you need to know about this coworking space that puts an emphasis on culture and community. Founder Felicia Rubinstein started her first  HAYVN location in 2019 after years of working for herself and for big tech companies. “I needed a place like this throughout my professional journey,” she says. Guided […]

Felicia Rubinstein

The logo of Chokaico Bean-to-bar chocolate on a sign.

Chokaico: Trading in Congas for Craft Chocolate

Fernando Velez took a circuitous route to the chocolate business. From spending days on his uncle’s cacao farm in Ecuador to working as a graphic designer to traveling the world with Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings—all the while looking for great chocolate—to making sweet treats at home and selling them at pop-up stores, it […]

Fernando Velez

The logo of Chokaico Bean-to-bar chocolate on a sign.

Chokaico: Trading in Congas for Craft Chocolate

Fernando Velez took a circuitous route to the chocolate business. From spending days on his uncle’s cacao farm in Ecuador to working as a graphic designer to traveling the world with Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings—all the while looking for great chocolate—to making sweet treats at home and selling them at pop-up stores, it […]

Fernando Velez