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Explore: Local
This corridor, once heavily industrial and dominated by manufacturing and trade businesses, has been undergoing a quiet renaissance, transforming into a haven for small businesses, makers, foodies, and innovators.
Love Local
At The Small Business Collective, we believe that supporting local isn’t just a transaction—it’s an investment in our shared growth and connection. Each of the businesses featured here are serving our region with unique and specialized services that nurture our bodies, minds, and spirits - empowering us to take a beat and take care of ourselves.
Small Business, Big Impact
Since 2017 the mother-daughter team of Annisa Teich and Annette Farese have made Central Connecticut, and West Hartford in particular, the focal point of their life and work.
Small Cottage Businesses Bake Up Opportunity in West Hartford
The cottage food industry - boutique home-based businesses with direct-to-consumer sales, are some of the most popular and fastest-growing businesses in West Hartford.
Greater Hartford Small Businesses Launch Online Community to Enable Digitization of Products and Services
The Small Business Collective, West Hartford Coworking, Moppets Drop-In Childcare, West Hartford Chamber of Commerce and others band together to support the local economy as they grapple with the COVID-19 crisis.