Annie Lamont, powerhouse venture capitalist and first lady of Connecticut, is clear about what she is not: “I am not an entrepreneur.”
Rather, she says, she helps entrepreneurs realize their visions. She has many tools, including mentoring, networking, managing, staffing, directing, funding, cajoling and recognizing when to exit.
Strike deadline nears for 3,400 Connecticut nursing home workers
Workers at 33 nursing homes in Connecticut could begin a strike on Friday, May 14, if their demands for better pay, benefits and staffing ratios are not met. More than 3,400 nurses, receptionists, dietary aides, housekeepers and laundry staff at these facilities have been working without a contract since March 15. Contracts at 18 other Connecticut nursing homes have expired as well, and workers at these sites could join the strike, should it occur.
Healthcare workers protest over payroll delays in February outside of Allied Community Services East Windsor, CT. (Photo credit: Shana Sureck with the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, SEIU)