AdvanceCT Supports Business & Innovation in Connecticut

Connecticut has a lot to offer your business and AdvanceCT is here to ensure you can access all of these benefits. 

AdvanceCT’s Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) program is designed to help Connecticut companies grow in our state. Our team works to help solve challenges faced by Connecticut’s businesses and works with them to ensure the state is responding to their needs, making Connecticut the best possible operating environment for their industries.

Through one-on-one site visits and conversations, AdvanceCT is showing up for our businesses. Whether you need access to resources, someone to advocate for you with the state government, or connections to local partners, our team is ready to assist.

 

Reasons to Choose Connecticut for Your Business:

  • #4 highest percentage of adults with graduate or professional degrees1
  • #2 in the U.S. for patent activity2
  • #4 most innovative economy3
  • #4 for human capital investment4
  • #5  most productive workforce5
  • 2 Fortune 100, 15 Fortune 500, & 25 Fortune 1000 Companies6
  • 38 world-class colleges & universities, including the University of Connecticut (UConn) and Yale University — the #2 best college in the country7
  • #9 for science, engineering, & health doctorates in the workforce8

 

1U.S. Census Bureau, 2023, ACS 1Y 2022; 2Bloomberg State Innovation Index, 2020; 3Bloomberg State Innovation Index, 2020; 4Milken Institute, 2022; 5GDP per capita, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023, U.S. Census Bureau, 2023, AdvanceCT calculations; 6Fortune, 2024, U.S. Census Bureau, PEP, 2023, AdvanceCT calculations; 7Forbes, 2023; 8National Science Foundation, 2023. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS, 2021, AdvanceCT calculations