Reserve a Meeting Room
Looking for a meeting or presentation space? Reserve a conference room or program room at the library. See our room reservation page for descriptions, floor plans, and available equipment.
Recommended Reading for Entrepreneurs
Find inspiration, guidance, and advice in a book, ebook or audiobook from these recommended titles for entrepreneurs.
Small Business Advising
Connecticut Small Business Development Center (CTSBDC)
The Connecticut Small Business Development Center (CTSBDC) provides FREE business advising to small business owners and entrepreneurs to start, grow and thrive in Connecticut. Business Advisors offer professional, confidential, and expert business advice for owners to overcome challenges and reach their goals. Providing comprehensive business assistance is their mission, and they have the free resources, tools, and online trainings to support business owners. Business Advisors provide geographic-based demographics, consumer spending data, market research, financial projections, industry reports and so much more! They are committed to enhancing Connecticut’s economic wellbeing and build thriving communities. Contact them today by emailing ctsbdc@uconn.edu.
SCORE
Mentors at SCORE can provide you with free, ongoing mentoring and share real-world business advice.
Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC)
WBDC empowers women and men to become thriving employers and more effective employees. From starting or growing a business to increasing income.
Small Business Reference Center
Full text for many of the top consumer small business reference books. Includes “how-to” instructions to independently address a wide range of small business topics.
More Local Resources
Danbury Innovation Center
Membership based makerspace with 3D printers, prototyping tools, a mockup studio, a common work area, program space, & coworking space.
CityCenter Danbury
Thinking about opening your business in Downtown Danbury? CityCenter can help you find possible business locations, tours, and consultation.
Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce
Created to promote economic vitality, economic development, and to enhance the appeal to locate, conduct, and grow business in the greater Danbury area.
Connecticut Resources
Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC)
CERC works with businesses of all sizes to help them start, expand, or relocate in Connecticut. CERC links companies to appropriate municipal, regional, state or federal programs to grow your business.
Connecticut Economic Development Association (CEDAS)
CEDAS is a not-for-profit membership organization committed to advancing the practice and process of economic development in Connecticut.
Connecticut Innovations
Offer financing, guidance, networking, and support for Connecticut’s innovative, growing companies.
National Resources
US Small Business Administration (SBA)
Find guides, resources and support to start, finance, and grow your business.
Census Business Bureau
Suite of services that provide demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau.
Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (ASE)
Provides annual data on select economic and demographic characteristics of employer businesses and their owners by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status.