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From Innovation Destination Hartford, An Initiative of The MetroHartford Alliance NOVEMBER 4, 2020 Startup Restaurant Opens Successfully During the Pandemic Thomas’ Smokey Pit Stop Founder Darryl Thomas shares the biggest lesson he’s learned in his entrepreneurial journey: “Life dictates change. You have to be willing to accept what life brings you and adapt to it and change,” he says. “It requires perseverance. You’ve got to have thick skin and be willing to deal with a challenge when it comes. These are principles I live by.” READ MORE JAX Scientific Director Discusses Technology, Science, and Genomics “JAX Genomic Medicine is ideally placed—between an academic hospital that has clinicians who are very passionate about doing great research (UConn Health) and the UConn Technology Innovation Park, where many startup biotech companies are setting up shop and interacting with our scientists,” explains Charles Lee, Ph.D., FACMG, Scientific Director and Professor at The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (JAX). READ MORE CT Business Owners Celebrate Growth, Evolution, and Change In celebration of its 21st year, the Women’s Business Center at the University of Hartford’s Entrepreneurial Center (EC-WBC) hosted virtual panel last week with local women business owners who shared some of their challenges, successes, and lessons. READ MORE UPCOMING EVENTS November 2 – 6: National Veterans Small Business Week 2020 November 5: Trademark Legal Series Part 3: Trademark Registration & Enforcement in the US & Abroad November 5: Succession & Technology Opens November 9: CT CARES Small Business Grant Program November 12: Leadership Greater Hartford's Leading in the New Now: Inclusive Culture and Social Networks November 12: 2020 Women of Innovation November 12: CTNext: How We Help Startups Survive & Thrive November 12: Startup Grind: Virtual Fireside Chat with Glen De Vries, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Medidata November 13: New England Makers Summit 2020 November 27 — 28: Hartford for the Holidays: Small Business Saturday in Downtown Hartford December 1: COLLISION: Wesleyan University Startup Incubator Pitch Night December 3 – 4: Yale Lifesciences Innovative 2020 PitchFest SUBMIT AN EVENT Innovation Insights is a weekly update from Innovation Destination Hartford, an initiative of the MetroHartford Alliance. For the latest news about Hartford's innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem, visit www.innovationhartford.com. Interested in sharing your startup or entrepreneurial experience? Know someone we should feature? Contact us or email nprice@metrohartford.com.  ‌  ‌  ‌