The MIT Enterprise Forum of CT presents: Anthology of a Startup: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned Thursday, March 24th | 5:00 – 8:00 | New Haven Lawn Club | 193 Whitney Avenue, New Haven Registration & Networking 5:00-5:30 | 5:30-8:00 Program. For tickets or additional info, visit mitforumct.org Featured Speaker: Ira Yellen, Founder and President of […]
Ira Yellen Presents at MIT Enterprise Forum
Posted on 11. Mar, 2016 by Ira Yellen in angel investing, business development, connecticut, entrepreneurs, Health Information, innovation, interactive
FEC client featured in The Cape & Plymouth Business News
Posted on 30. Oct, 2013 by Alaina Tobin in business development, economic development, entrepreneurs, Health Information, Recent Company News
FEC has been involved with our client, Best of Care, to support their growth strategy, which includes their recent acquisition of Boston-based Independence Home Health Care. This move expands their territory into 35 new towns and adds 30 staff members. Read about how this respected father/son team has grown their family-owned home care agency over […]
Article on our Venture: HomecareMatchKiosk.com (Now Aging in Place Essential Toolkit)
Posted on 03. Dec, 2012 by Ira Yellen in angel investing, Blog, business development, entrepreneurs, Health, Health Information, innovation, public relations
Hartford Business Journal article on our new business for home care. Read on.
Why Being a Mentor and an Entrepreneur is a Giving and Getting Experience
Posted on 24. Aug, 2012 by Ira Yellen in angel investing, Blog, business development, community, entrepreneurs, Health Information, innovation, Recent Company News, technology
Lessons Learned Over the past five years, I have been mentoring dozens of start-up (companies in Connecticut in conjunction with Yale Entrepreneurial Institute, Connecticut Technology Council, and Connecticut Innovations. This summer, I also have the privilege of being a judge and a mentor at 2012 MassChallenge (MassChallenge.org) in Boston. It is one of the premier accelerator programs […]
Unlocking Intern Opportunities
Posted on 18. Jul, 2012 by Alaina Tobin in Blog, business development, community, internship
After completing 4 years of classroom training at Central Connecticut State University, I’ve started my adventure into the actual working world at First Experience Communication Agency. I wish to share my experience as an Intern at FEC with the community and my recently graduated classmates. My desire is that sharing insight on what it’s like to be an […]
White House calls Ira Yellen to discuss mentoring and internship to spur the economy
Posted on 22. Jan, 2012 by Ira Yellen in Blog, business development, community, economic development, entrepreneurs
Your Ideas for Putting Americans Back to Work Back in November, for the latest installment of the White House’s Advise the Advisor series, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Nancy-Ann DeParle asked Americans for their ideas for executive actions or steps that President Obama could take, without waiting for Congress to act, to help out middle class families and […]
Elderly Consumer: Top Business Opportunity for 2012
Posted on 26. Dec, 2011 by Ira Yellen in Blog, business development, core services, entrepreneurs, Health, Uncategorized
For over 20 year, my agency has been providing services to profit and nonprofit organizations who serve the aging, elderly, senior and/or third age populations. As Baby Boomers are reaching 65 and retirement age, they will demand more nontraditional healthcare services. As pointed out in the American Express article about the aging population and elderly consumers, […]
Senior Care — Boomers fastest growing market
Posted on 19. Dec, 2011 by Ira Yellen in Blog, business development, entrepreneurs, Health
Bridging the needs for aging Baby Boomers and their aging parents will be a challenge for caregivers who need to care for a loved one. Many caregivers will be looking for a home care aide on line. Watch this short video from American Express on the top 5 fastest growing franchises in the US as […]
Failure often leads to success
Posted on 23. Apr, 2011 by Ira Yellen in Blog, business development, core competencies, entrepreneurs, innovation, our philosophy
Great article from The Economist “Fail often, fail well”. Do us all good to read. I know I have learned from failure by taking risks not aligned with my core business. Now I take calculated risks that relate to where I want the business to go — health, education and technology.
Governor Participates in a Dialogue with the CT Tech Council
Posted on 08. Apr, 2011 by Ira Yellen in Blog, business development, connecticut, economic development, innovation, technology
Last night, Governor Dannel Malloy of CT engaged in a thoughtful hour and half dialogue with board members of the CT Tech Council (CTC) at the Greenberg Center at Yale. Members represent a diverse cross section of businesses in CT, from small business owners to large corporations i.e., UTC, Comcast. The governor outlined his budget […]