The tenancy at the Bridgeport Trade & Technology Center represents a cross section of Connecticut business.  This diverse group of companies share one common bond: the need to grow in Southern Connecticut.  BTTC facilitates growth with flexible floor plans and lease rates.  Some of the other benefits of locating at the Center include networking with other tenants, location in Fairfield County and the availability of Bridgeport-based business incentives at both the State and local levels.

Residents of the Center share ideas from production problems to sales.  Most companies when asked why they located at BTTC, will respond: "the facility met my needs, but the people is why I came."  This interaction among companies is why the Center has become well-known among local entrepreneurs.  The Center's management recognizes the need for a "first impression" and facilitates this interaction in many ways.  Quarterly luncheons are held to allow new faces to meet the existing tenants.  New tenants are also encouraged to hold a getting-to-know-you event with the assistance of the BTTC staff.  This communal environment fosters productive creativity in Connecticut's largest incubator of its kind.

Listed below are just a few of the business uses currently making BTTC their home:

Manufacturing uses include pharmaceutical, health food, musical instruments, lighting, glass, and printing to name a few.  These companies also find the Center's location facilitates distribution efforts.  That is why the Center is also home to companies specializing in fulfillment, warehouse and distribution along with import/export concerns.

In addition to these industrial uses the Center has become a refuge for the arts and trades.  These companies and individuals produce a wide array of products including custom curtains, specialized glass and woodworking.  Smaller 400 square foot suites have been created to house individual artists, who like the loft feel created by 13 foot ceilings and 9 foot windows.  The last major group of tenants at the complex is office and educational.  One of the states top charter high schools along with the regional high school for the arts have found the location ideal.  Having once been the home to Housatonic Community College, the Center attracts many adult training uses along with non-profit groups.  The many office users find it convenient because of its proximity to highways and mass transit.

From artists to manufacturers, the 60-plus companies who make up BTTC can't say enough good things about it.  Together, these companies have found their chances for success improved by the location of the Center. After 15-plus years, BTTC has helped almost 200 new companies get started in Fairfield County, and by continually improving the facility in areas like information technology it will continue to be the prudent choice for new and existing small business in the area.