CT Business Matchmaker
The CT Business Matchmaker is a high-impact networking event designed to connect businesses with government buyers and prime contractors to strengthen our national/local supply chains and open opportunities of procurement for CT businesses.
One-on-one prescheduled matchmaking meetings are at the heart of the CT Business Matchmaker. Businesses will have an opportunity to meet one-on-one with buyers from federal, state and local agencies as well as prime contractors.
The event will also include a dynamic networking Business Expo featuring key resource providers, lenders, prime contractors and government agencies. In addition to a full day of training sessions facilitated by SBA employees, resource partners and contracting experts.
The SBA is committed to opening the doors of procurement so more businesses can grow and thrive by doing business with the federal government – the world’s largest customer who buys all types of products and services.
Business Expo
Resource Hub & Networking
The business expo will be a dynamic networking and resource hub designed to complement the CT Business Matchmaker. This expo will connect small businesses with key resource providers, lenders, prime contractors and government agencies.
Business Resource Providers
Organizations that support small businesses with training, certifications, and procurement readiness.
- Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology
- CT APEX Accelerator
- CT Small Business Development Center
- DOT Northeast Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC)
- Minority Construction Council
- Women’s Business Development Council
Financial Institutions and Lenders
Banks, credit unions and alternative lenders offering financing solutions for government contractors.
- BDC Capital
- Berkshire Bank
- Citizens Bank
- Community Investment Corporation (CIC)
- Liberty Bank
- M&T Bank
- TD Bank
- Webster Bank
Prime Contractors
Large companies and industry leaders looking for small business subcontractors and partners.
- Dimeo Construction
- Gilbane Building
- Lockheed Martin
- Manafort Brothers Incorporated
- Suffolk Construction
Government Agencies
Federal, state, and local agencies seeking small business vendors for procurement needs.
- Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
- City of Hartford
- CT Department of Administrative Services (DAS)
- CT Lottery Corporation
- CT Office of the State Comptroller
- Public Purchasing Association of Connecticut (PPAC)
- Southern Connecticut State University
- University of Connecticut
- U.S. Commerce – U.S. Commercial Services
- USDA, Rural Development
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs New England Healthcare Sys