Northeastern Business Success Network
Small Business Leaders for Commonsense Solutions
About NEBSN
NEBSN, a project of Yankee Institute, is a group of small business owners and operators with fewer than 75 employees in the Northeast who strive to make our region the ideal place to work and thrive by removing regulatory barriers, reducing bureaucratic delays, and supporting practical reforms.
Our Benefits
NEBSN Members Receive:
Business Promotion
We will feature your business as an event sponsor and on episodes of the Y CT Matters Podcast
Policy Support
If you want to add your voice to the policymaking process but don’t have the time or information to do so, we will provide you with the assistance you need to let your voice be heard at the legislature and help keep your business thriving.
Vendor Opportunities
When Yankee Institute and NEBSN members are in need of talented people to perform a task, you will be who we turn to.
Discounted Events
As an NEBSN member, you will be the first to know about our events, and will receive discounted rates to attend
Work With Us!
Join our growing network!
Join NEBSN
Why should you join NEBSN?
If you have ever stressed over taxes and regulations that make it difficult for you to invest in yourself, your family, business and employees then this is the group for you. This network will you grow your bottom line.
Unlike bureaucrats and politicians, we know real wealth comes from hard work and private enterprise. When business leaders like you are free from onerous regulations and taxes you make all of us better off. When fellow entrepreneurs are free to do the same, they help your bottom line through reduced prices and improved quality for everything you need to make your business successful.
As we grow together, this network will help you learn from the wisdom of other like-minded business leaders and will result in an improved bottom line.
The Impact of Entrepreneurs
“Wherever there is capitalism there is freedom.”
– Samuel B. Fuller
“Capitalism is good precisely because it lets individuals express themselves creatively and productively through their work and voluntary community.”
– Veronique de Rugy
News
Report: Connecticut farms feed $4 billion into state economy
CT Inside Investigator — 10/28/24
6,000 farms contributed $4 billion to the state economy in 2022, according to a new study out of the University of Connecticut, which found Connecticut’s farming industry generated between 22,000 and 31,000 jobs statewide.
Bureau of Economic Analysis: GDP Growth Slows in Q3
BEA Report — 10/30/24
Real GDP growth is still measuring positive at 2.8% but is expected to decrease in Q3 of 2024 when compared to the previous quarter in the BEA’s most recent “advance estimate” reporting.
Immigrants make up growing share of CT labor force
CT Mirror — 8/26/24
CT’s immigrant population — which rose by 18% between 2013 and 2023 — is making increasing contributions to the labor force and economy.
The Case for CT’s Fiscal Guardrails
Yankee Institute — 8/23/24
A new study by Yankee Institute and Reason Foundation, a national public policy research organization, confirms that the 2017 bipartisan financial reforms known as the “fiscal guardrails” have saved Connecticut more than $170 million since enacted and, if kept intact, can save the state $7 billion over the next 25 years.