EDC in the Media

Published: June 1998 | Elizabeth Seay | Wall Street Journal In The Shadow of a downtown shaped by corporate downsizing, one business thrives on hiring the downsized. Entrepreneur Antoinette Allocca has built her technical-writing business, Essential Data Corp. of...

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Published: April 28, 1999Ft Myers Press NEW YORK – To get ahead in the fuel procurement market, entrepreneur Kristen Schaffner-Irvin computerized her clients’ tanks so she could check inventory from her laptop. Her rivals were still...

Stamford Woman Writing Her Own Success Story Sometimes it helps to be a psychologist, accountant, negotiator, philosopher, sales-person and mind reader-all rolled into one when you’re running a company. Business entrepreneur Antoinette Allocca (President of Essential...

Published: October 2004 Colleen Hennessey | Connecticut Woman If bigger is better, then 2004 is shaping up to be a stellar growth year for Antoinette Allocca’s company, Essential Data Corporation (EDC) a technical writing, documentation, and training services business...

September 6, 2011 Since technical writer is one of the 50 Best Careers of 2011, it should have strong growth over the next decade The rundown: A DVR operating instruction manual. An assembly manual for a coffee table. A how-to guide for using the latest smartphone....

Published: April 20, 2006 Larissa Lytwyn | Easton Courier Despite investing years of hard work into her dreams, Antoinette Allocca almost lost it all in 2002. On the contrary, she was overwhelmed by a double whammy- the economic ramifications of Sept. 11, 2001, and a...

Published: November 2004 Colleen Hennessey | CT Business Journal Executive managers know about and expect business cycles, “the good times” and “the bad times.” In addition, when a recession comes along, most companies are unprepared and may be vulnerable. However,...

November 22, 2010 It was a big risk, but one that Antoinette Allocca had to take. Following the old adage “follow the money,” Allocca shifted her company’s primary focus from the private sector to the public sector. The federal stimulus money being poured into the...

Essential Data Defies the Odds Continuing to Hire and Thrive in Sluggish Economy The job market and the overall economy continue to stagnate, but while some companies falter and others fail one Connecticut-based consulting firm has found opportunity in the economic...