City of Hartford: Small Business Initiatives & Support

Published By: Upper Albany Main Street & City of Hartford
Date: March 13, 2025
Category: Community / Support

The Small Business and Community Development Division creates and initiates community-based strategies to:

Build strong neighborhoods
Enhance economic opportunities, and
Ensure a dynamic framework for quality growth and community development.

Our vision is to create a vibrant, prosperous and growing Hartford through exceptional community development, for families and commerce.

The Small Business Initiatives and Support Division is excited to announce the City of Hartford is directing up to $5,000,000 in the format of forgivable loans to commercial property owners in the City of Hartford through its Neighborhood Investment Fund Program. The intent of this program is to provide commercial property owners and business owners with funds to help build-out storefront spaces and to make improvements to existing commercial storefront spaces, providing a much-needed economic boost to our Neighborhood Commercial Corridors. Major commercial corridors including Albany Avenue, North Main Street, Park Street (Between Main Street and Park Terrace), and Maple Avenue are eligible areas. Pre-applications/interest forms for Business Owners/Property Owners are open now on the website.

More information can be found here: https://www.hartfordct.gov/smallbiz