Continual skill development is integral for successful entrepreneurs on along their journey. Explore all of the Institute’s events around the state for prospective and current business owners across any industry in any part of Wisconsin.
To access Start In Wisconsin’s calendar of events for entrepreneurs, click here.
Finance Sources & Uses of Capital for Food & Farm Businesses
FFINovember 19, 2025 | 9:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Food Finance Institute
Topic: Financing
Learn more and register here.
For growing food and farm enterprises, understanding and securing the right capital is the most critical factor for successful scale. This essential session, de...
Fearless Performance Management
SBDCNovember 20, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
The performance management - or employee feedback - process can fill many managers and employees alike with a sense of dread. However, with the right skills and mindset, this process can become collaborative, two-way communication that reduces anxiety and sets everyone up for success.
This...
Leading in an Age of Permanent Whitewater
SBDCDecember 2, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
We live in an ever-changing world, and our work as leaders involves creating both a shared vision to help our employees move forward and an environment of reassurance and stability in times of turbulence. Whether change comes in response to a crisis or as part of an opportunity to grow or evolve,...
FinanceEDGE: Turn Financial Data into Smart Decisions
SBDCDecember 8, 2025 | 10:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Financing
Ready to Diagnose and Strengthen Your Business Financials? This hands-on course introduces the FinanceEDGE Tool-a structured, four-step framework designed to help small business owners analyze financial health, identify root causes of financial stress, and implement actionable solutions. Whether ...
Food and Farm Consultant Webinar Series: Financing Alternative Ownership Models
FFIDecember 8, 2025 | 1:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Food Finance Institute
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The Food Finance Institute's quarterly webinar series aims to provide consultants and technical as...
Funding Your Farm's Future
FFIDecember 10, 2025 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Food Finance Institute
Topic: Business Accounting and Budget
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Instructor: FFI Farm Program Manager Andy Larson
- Choose your best financing options
- Improve your loan or grant application
- Negotiat...
Entrepreneurial Training Program
SBDCJanuary 6, 2026 | 5:30PM | St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center, River Falls
Topic: Business Basics
This 10 week program covers basic business building blocks in order to create a strong foundation for pre-venture, start-up, and existing businesses via the Lean Startup Framework. We will determine and prove value propositions, explore target markets and segments, consider operational processes,...
Raising Equity for Food Businesses
FFIJanuary 8, 2026 | 10:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Food Finance Institute
Topic: Financing
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Instructor: FFI Innovative Finance Expert Tera Johnson
Raising Equity is designed to help food and farm businesses successfully raise money, both debt and equity. Ins...
Entrepreneurial Training Program-IN-PERSON - Spring 2026-Door County
SBDCJanuary 15, 2026 | 5:30PM | Door County Economic Development Corporation, Sturgeon Bay
Topic: Start-up Assistance
These ETP classes will meet IN-PERSON, one night a week for 8 weeks This learning opportunity is being sponsored by the Door County Economic Development Corporation and will be held in-person at the DCEDC, 185 Walnut St, Sturgeon Bay, WI.
5:30pm - 8:30pm, Thursday...
Food Business Consultant Training
FFIFebruary 4, 2026 | 10:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Food Finance Institute
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Join Food Finance Institute Innovative Finance Expert and FFI founder, Tera Johnson, for our Level 1 and Level 2 Consultant Training.
Take your food and f...