Sales Tax Free Week and WBDC Grant Opportunities

August 13, 2024
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This week has some good opportunities for savings! It's Tax Free Week, and on top of that, applications are open for the Women Business Development Council (WBDC) Ignite and Childcare Opportunity Grants!

Tax Free Week lasts from Sunday, August 18 to Saturday, August 24.

 
This one-week event eliminates Connecticut’s 6.35% sales tax on in-person and online purchases of clothing and footwear costing less than $100 per item.
 
Items designed for athletic activity and certain accessories (jewelry, watches, handbags, etc.) are not included.
 
FAQ's about Tax Free Week can be found below.
For a full list of exempted items click below.

 
WBDC GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
The Women's Business Development Council (WBDC)'s Ignite Grant (for established woman-owned businesses) & Child Care Business Opportunity Fund Grants (for established & aspiring childcare businesses) will begin accepting applications for the next round of grant awards TODAY.
 
Ignite Grant applications will be accepted through September 24.
The application period for Child Care Start-Up and Expansion Grants closes on September 9. Other Child Care Business Opportunity Fund Grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
 
More information on Ignite, including upcoming informational sessions, can be found here - https://ctwbdc.org/
 
Additional information on Child Care Business Opportunity Fund Grants, including upcoming informational sessions, can be found here - https://ctwbdc.org/.../child-care-business-opportunity-fund/
 
Ignite Grants are designed to help women-owned businesses grow! Grants between $2,500 and $10,000 will be awarded for clearly defined projects that will have a measurable impact on the business, its growth & profitability.
 
WBDC Child Care Business Opportunity Fund Grants are designed to help licensed and aspiring childcare businesses. These grants of up to $25,000 are offered in partnership with the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood & available to childcare programs at different stages of business, from start-ups to those ready to expand.
 
Make use of Tax Free Week while it lasts, and if you are a woman-owned business, make sure to apply to these grants because they can uplift the business community in the 104th!