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.
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]

