NCDC
Norwich Community Development Corporation—the lead project partner and a first stop for Norwich-area business support, commercial real estate, development resources, and local connections.
Get connected →The regional guide
Who helps with what.
Nobody builds a food business alone, and in this region nobody has to. This is the map of who helps with what — kept current, in plain language.
Global City Norwich
Business-development programs, the Working Lab entrepreneurship program, community connections, and vendor opportunities for Norwich entrepreneurs.
Get connected →seCTer
Southeastern Connecticut’s regional economic-development organization, providing small-business lending, advising, and connections to regional resources.
Get connected →Foundry 66
Norwich coworking and community space—a hub for founders, workshops, events, and the region’s entrepreneurial network.
Get connected →Rose City Learning Center
Adult education, English-language learning, workforce preparation, and community-based pathways toward greater financial stability.
Get connected →Connecticut Small Business Development Center
Free, confidential, one-to-one advising for Connecticut businesses, including planning, financial projections, market research, and growth.
Get connected →SCORE Eastern Connecticut
Volunteer business mentors offering free guidance, workshops, and practical support for founders at every stage.
Get connected →Uncas Health District
The local permitting, plan-review, and inspection authority for food operations in Norwich and its other member municipalities.
Get connected →Ledge Light Health District
The local permitting, plan-review, and inspection authority serving New London, Groton, and surrounding member municipalities.
Get connected →Connecticut Department of Agriculture and CT Grown
State programs connecting Connecticut farmers and producers with customers, markets, promotional resources, and the CT Grown network.
Get connected →Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
State guidance for cottage-food businesses, packaged-food manufacturing, licensing, inspections, and food-labeling requirements.
Get connected →Connecticut Farmers’ Markets
Markets can provide an accessible first-sales channel where businesses test their products, pricing, presentation, and customer demand.
Get connected →Hands On Hartford Shared Use Kitchen
A licensed commercial kitchen available to qualified food entrepreneurs, caterers, bakers, food trucks, and other small food businesses on an hourly membership basis.
Get connected →CLiCK Willimantic
Shared-use commercial kitchens and food-business incubation for culinary entrepreneurs, farmers, bakers, and growing food producers.
Get connected →CitySeed Incubates
Food-business incubation, technical assistance, market connections, and licensed kitchen access for qualifying New Haven-area entrepreneurs.
Get connected →No resources in that category yet — more are being added as partners confirm.
Directory in formation. Each entry is confirmed with the partner before it goes live, and direct contact links are added as those confirmations land — for now, “Get connected” routes an introduction through Altru.