WNPR Small Business Event in Ansonia on June 6

WNPR Hosts Its Next Small Business After Hours Featuring a Where We Live Discussion Centering Around the Challenges of Owning a Restaurant Thursday, June 6 at 5 p.m. at Molte Bene restaurant in Ansonia, Conn. To register to attend for FREE, go to wnpr.org, keywords: small biz.

HARTFORD, Conn. (May 23, 2013) – After a packed event in March, WNPR/Connecticut Public Radio is once again presenting another WNPR Small Business After Hours on Thursday, June 6 at 5 p.m. at Molte Bene restaurant in Ansonia, Conn. The After Hours event will include a taping of WNPR’s signature news and talk series, Where We Live, hosted by John Dankosky. The topic of the program will be the complexities and challenges of owning a restaurant in Connecticut.

This post-work conversation gives busy professionals the opportunity to network with others and share thought-provoking ideas in a casual setting. WNPR News Director John Dankosky, business reporter Harriet Jones and a panel of experts will be on hand to discuss this topic and more with attendees.

The schedule for the WNPR Small Business After Hours event will be as follows: 5 p.m. Networking 5:40 p.m. Welcome & Opening Comments William E. Purcell, President, Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce John Dankosky, WNPR News Director; 5:50 p.m. Guest Speaker Janice A. Sheehy, SVP, Sr. Relationship Manager, Business Banking, Webster Bank; 6 p.m. Taping of Where We Live The event is free and open to all adults 21 and over. Advance registration is required. To attend, visit WNPR.org, keywords: Small Biz.

This WNPR Small Business After Hours event is sponsored by Founding Partner Webster Bank, with additional support from the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce.

WNPR’s Small Business Project strives to elevate understanding of the challenges faced by Connecticut’s small businesses, to educate policy-makers and to highlight the vital role of small business to the state’s economy. As an off-shoot of WNPR’s Business Desk coverage, the radio series is spearheaded by award-winning business reporter Harriet Jones, who puts small business under a microscope and investigates all aspects of what it takes to run a company of this kind. The project includes weekly reports on small businesses during Morning Edition and All Things Considered, monthly in-depth exploration of small business topics affecting Connecticut, live remote broadcasts of Where We Live during quarterly WNPR Small Business After Hours forums, and online archived reports and resources for small businesses at wnpr.org. For more information, visit wnpr.org, keywords: small biz.

Funding for WNPR’s Small Business Project is provided by founding sponsor Webster Bank.

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