Events

Hear from and interact with innovators and entrepreneurial ecosystem members about how to move your technology out of academia, with a focus on SBIR/STTR opportunities.

This expert panel designed for graduate students, postdocs, and other UW-Madison and alumni researchers and tech innovato...

Part of our Talent Attraction Webinar Series

When the pandemic hit in March 2020, in-person hiring froze up and many of us turn...

Join us for a FREE informational session that gives details about what is covered in the Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP). Get the details about the grant and how to apply for it. This session can help you decide if you want to take ETP. The next ETP workshop will begin mid October.
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In this workshop, a BBCetc expert will review the key elements of a NSF Phase I SBIR/STTR Project Description. They'll discuss how to present the key technical challenges and risks of your technological innovation and how to use those to develop your Technical Objectives to prove feasibility. Add...

Part of our Talent Attraction Webinar Series

Social media. Love it or hate it, it's here to stay. For those of us who are ...

Part of the Talent Attraction Webinar Series

Are you afraid to look at your Indeed or Glassdoor reviews in case o...

ETP is an intensive business-planning training program designed to help participants who want to start a new business, grow an existing business, or make a substantial business pivot that requires viewing the business with a new perspective.

The focus of the program is to help you complete...

The Business Basics Bootcamp is a four-week course (meeting once a week) for those new to starting a business, seeking a refresher to increase business success, or having a desire to expand their small-scale business.

The course will cover these key learning outcomes aspects of operating a...

Do you plan to submit to NSF this fall? Please register with CTC to participate in our free Presubmission Panel Review. CTC, in collaboration with a panel of expert reviewers, will simulate the NSF review process to help you improve your SBIR/STTR proposal ahead of the November close of cy...

Since ChatGPT was released to the public in late 2022, Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached an inflection point where it needs to be part of every discussion about product development and business operations. Entrepreneurs, funders and techies are eager to harness the power of AI to unlock da...

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You know you need to track your income and expenses, but what else do you need to keep track of in your business to increase your ...

ETP is an intensive business-planning training program designed to help participants who want to start a new business, grow an existing business, or make a substantial business pivot that requires viewing the business with a new perspective.

The focus of the program is to help you complete...

Research by the Carnegie Institute concluded: "15% of success is technical skills - 85% is people skills." Emotional Intelligence is all about people skills - how well you know yourself and your emotions and how well you read and interact with others and their emotions. Learn about how the brain,...

If you as an entrepreneur or business manager are looking for the answers and solutions to these sorts of questions and challenges, then this class is for you: (1) How to read and understand financial information, (2) How to analyze financial information to improve business management decisions r...

The UW-Madison Work-Study Program recently expanded to include small businesses to the list of approved organizations to hire UW-Madison students. If you've ever wondered about hiring a UW-Madison student, this session is for you! We'll discuss the differences between the Work-Study Program and s...

Maximizing Your Leadership Potential is a program designed to help you with practical to achieve lasting, sustainable results through people. This course will enable you to sharpen your skills in four fundamental areas of leadership: self-awareness, learning agility, communication, and influence....

All leaders deal with conflict in one form or another. In this class you will learn how to turn conflict into collaborations and reach win-win resolutions. You will see conflict to clarify roles, relationships, and heighten creativity. Learning how to reach beyond the impasse and find solutions t...

Overview Your brain has evolved to help you survive, and its primary job is to keep you safe. The challenge is that your brain rarely distinguishes evolutionary threats (e.g. avoiding a lion) from the everyday - and ever-changing! - stressors of our chaotic and complex modern world. If left untra...

Through their annual HR Trends Survey, QTI aims to provide businesses with critical HR insights by providing guidance on topics such as compensation, benefits, careers, employee well-being, diversity and inclusion, and workforce planning. For over a decade, the results of their HR Trends survey h...

The performance management - or employee feedback - process is one that can fill many managers and employees alike a sense of dread. However, with the right skills and mindset, this process can become a collaborative form of two-way communication that reduces anxiety and sets everyone up for succ...

Whether you are communicating with your employees, customers, or suppliers your ability to express yourself well and understand others is a major factor of your success. For this course, you will have the opportunity to take the DiSC Personal Profile and use the results to better understand your ...

In this New Business Seminar, hosted by The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) you will gain a basic understanding of Wisconsin's tax laws.

Topics may include:

Business tax registration Withholding tax information Sales and use tax information Other business taxes Electronic fili...

NOTE: This course includes 5 sessions, taking place on: Monday, November 13, 2023 from 4:00-5:45 pm CST, Monday, November 20, 2023 from 4:00-5:45 pm CST, Monday, November 27, 2023 from 4:00-5:45 pm CST, Monday, December 4, 2023 from 4:00-5:45 pm CST, Monday, December 11, 2023 from 4:00-5:45 pm CS...

Do you want to become a better leader? What are you naturally good at? What are your strengths and how do you use them in the workplace? For this course, you will have the opportunity to take the CliftonStrengths for Leaders assessment and use the results to help uncover who you are as a professi...

Measuring and Analyzing Marketing Efforts

As a small business owner, you likely have limited resources for marketing and advertising. It's important to make sure that every dollar you spend on marketing is yielding a positive return on investment (ROI). In this training, you will learn how...

Thinking of starting a business but don't know where to begin?

Join us for our 3-part live-stream webinar: First Steps to Starting a Business. Taught by experienced business owners, the class covers the following topics:

• Coming up with your business idea
• Presc...

If you are a business owner or manager of a small business without a dedicated HR expert on your staff, this is the program for your organization. If you have administrative staff that are performing HR duties as part of their responsibilities that are not HR experts they too will benefit. This m...

In this all-day conference, you will learn how to engage your customers and prospects online through your website and social media and track your activities so that you know what is working and what needs to be adjusted. Join us to build your marketing toolkit and take a time-out to learn more! L...

Mastering Sales for Small Business Owners: An In-Depth Training on Effective Sales Strategies and Techniques

Sales is the lifeblood of any business, and small business owners need to be equipped with effective sales strategies and techniques to succeed in today's competitive market. This t...

Mastering Pricing Strategies: A Training for Small Business Owners

Are you struggling with setting the right price for your products or services? Do you find it challenging to balance your costs with what your customers are willing to pay? If so, this training is for you. Mastering Pricing...