Continual skill development is integral for successful entrepreneurs on along their journey. Explore all of the 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.
Launch Into Leadership
SBDCOctober 9, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
Taking on new supervisory responsibilities is a great opportunity and challenge. Many in supervisory roles have learned either by trial and error or by following what was done by their predecessor. In most cases, this is not a very effective strategy. This course will start you in the right direc...
Digital Marketing Strategies
SBDCOctober 10, 2024 | 5:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - La Crosse
Topic: Marketing and Sales
Digital Marketing Strategies is a one hour webinar for participants to learn the basics of digital marketing. Participants will learn how to enhance their web presence by effectively connecting with prospective customers using a website, social media, and email. A strong marketing presen...
Small Business Clinic (In Person) - Monroe, WI
SBDCOctober 11, 2024 | 9:00AM | Blackhawk Technical College - Monroe Campus, Monro
Topic: Start-up Assistance
Join us for an upcoming Small Business Clinic at Blackhawk Technical College in Monroe, WI. Engage in FREE workshops, educational sessions, and receive professional one-on-one consulting from experts in marketing, business planning, legal, taxes, accounting, international trade, and more. A bilin...
NSF Presubmission Panel Review
CTCOctober 15, 2024 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Center For Technology Commercialization
Topic: Start-up Assistance
Do you plan to submit to NSF in November? 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 September deadline. This ...
Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP) - Fall 2024
SBDCOctober 16, 2024 | 5:00PM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - La Crosse, Wittich Hall, Room 2127, La Crosse, WI
Topic: Start-up Assistance
The Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP) provides the tools you need for business idea testing and business model improvement. Through instruction, guest speakers and coaching, the course serves those who are considering starting a business, owners of existing businesses struggling to get a han...
SBIR 101 Webinar
CTCOctober 22, 2024 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Center For Technology Commercialization
$4.5 Billion dollars in product development is available, maybe to you! Learn more about how you might tap the largest seed fund in this brief overview (and how we can help for free).
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfe...
Maximizing Your Leadership Potential
SBDCOctober 24, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
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....
How to Develop a Marketing Plan (DP-AM) - Virtual
SBDCOctober 24, 2024 | 10:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Green Bay
Topic: Marketing and Sales
How to Develop a Marketing Plan
*Presented live, VIRTUALLY - 10:00-11:30AM, Thursday, Oct 24, 2024
In this training module on developing a marketing plan, participants will learn about the essential components of a successful marketing plan. This will inclu...
How to Develop a Marketing Plan (DP-PM) - Virtual
SBDCOctober 24, 2024 | 5:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Green Bay
Topic: Marketing and Sales
How to Develop a Marketing Plan
*Presented live, VIRTUALLY -5:00-6:30PM, Thursday, Oct 24, 2024
In this training module on developing a marketing plan, participants will learn about the essential components of a successful marketing plan. This will include ...
Human Resources (HR) Basics for Non-HR Professionals (ONLINE)
SBDCOctober 29, 2024 | 8:30AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
THIS CLASS IS ONLINE
For most small business owners and managers, there is a wide gap between hiring your first employee(s) and bringing on an HR manager or team of HR professionals. Yet in the meantime, there are a lot of legal details and best practices to know to best p...
Human Resources (HR) Basics for Non-HR Professionals
SBDCOctober 29, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
For most small business owners and managers, there is a wide gap between hiring your first employee(s) and bringing on an HR manager or team of HR professionals. Yet in the meantime, there are a lot of legal details and best practices to know to best position your business for success. This cours...
Mastering Sales for Small Business Owners: An In-Depth Training on Effective Sales...(DP-AM)-Virtual
SBDCOctober 29, 2024 | 10:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Green Bay
Topic: Marketing and Sales
Mastering Sales for Small Business Owners: An In-Depth Training on Effective Sales Strategies and Techniques
*Presented live, VIRTUALLY- 10:00-11:30AM, TUESDAY, Oct 29, 2024
Sales is the lifeblood of any business, and small business owners ...
Build Your Business Networking Group
SBDCOctober 29, 2024 | 3:00PM | St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center, River Falls
Topic: Managing a Business
The first hour of this networking group features one or two local business owners who will each share a challenge they are experiencing and request feedback and suggestions from the group.
The second hour is an optional open networking opportunity for everyone who attends.
Speaker: TBD
Co-...
Mastering Sales for Small Business Owners: An In-Depth Training on Effective Sales...(DP-PM)-Virtual
SBDCOctober 29, 2024 | 5:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Green Bay
Topic: Marketing and Sales
Mastering Sales for Small Business Owners: An In-Depth Training on Effective Sales Strategies and Techniques
*Presented live, VIRTUALLY - 5:00-6:30PM, TUESDAY, Oct 29, 2024
Sales is the lifeblood of any business, and small business owners n...
Intermediate Financial Management (ONLINE)
SBDCOctober 30, 2024 | 8:30AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Business Accounting and Budget
THIS CLASS IS ONLINE
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...
Intermediate Financial Management
SBDCOctober 30, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: Business Accounting and Budget
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 d...
Positive Power Plays: Skills for Conflict & Negotiation
SBDCOctober 31, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
All leaders experience 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...
Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP)
SBDCNovember 1, 2024 | 5:30PM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: Start-up Assistance
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...
Digital Marketing Strategies
SBDCNovember 4, 2024 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - La Crosse
Topic: Marketing and Sales
Digital Marketing Strategies is a one hour webinar for participants to learn the basics of digital marketing. Participants will learn how to enhance their web presence by effectively connecting with prospective customers using a website, social media, and email. A strong marketing presen...
Communication & Delegation Skills
SBDCNovember 7, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
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 ...
Mastering YouTube: Essential Secrets for Small Business Success (DP-AM) - Virtual
SBDCNovember 7, 2024 | 10:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Green Bay
Topic: Marketing and Sales
Mastering YouTube: Essential Secrets for Small Business Success
*Presented live, VIRTUALLY - 10:00-11:30AM, Thursday, Nov 7, 2024
Description:
This training is designed exclusively for small business owners ...
2025 HR Trends
SBDCNovember 7, 2024 | 1:30PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
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...
Mastering YouTube: Essential Secrets for Small Business Success (DP-PM) - Virtual
SBDCNovember 7, 2024 | 5:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Green Bay
Topic: Marketing and Sales
Mastering YouTube: Essential Secrets for Small Business Success
*Presented live, VIRTUALLY - 5:00-6:30PM, Thursday, Nov 7, 2024
Description:
This training is designed exclusively for small business owners aiming to leverage ...
Podcasting Mastery for Small Business Success: From Concept to Connection (DP-AM) - Virtual
SBDCNovember 14, 2024 | 10:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Green Bay
Topic: Marketing and Sales
Podcasting Mastery for Small Business Success: From Concept to Connection
*Presented live, VIRTUALLY - 10:00-11:30AM, Thursday, Nov 14, 2024
Description:
This training is tailored for small business owners keen on harnessing...
Hire Badgers: Student Staffing Opportunities for Small Business
SBDCNovember 14, 2024 | 11:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
Did you know that the UW-Madison Work-Study Program, previously reserved for on-campus and non-profit organizations, has been expanded to small businesses - and, as of September 2023, even covers 50% of the wages earned? Or that many UW-Madison students pursue internship opportunities as a way to...
Leading with Emotional Intelligence
SBDCNovember 15, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
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,...
Introduction to Financial Management
SBDCNovember 18, 2024 | 4:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Business Accounting and Budget
Whether you are starting a new business or looking to organize your current business' finances, accurate financial information is one of the most valuable tools you have to drive success. This course seeks to set participants on the right path by providing a "101" overview of financial bookkeepin...
NIH Writing Workshop
CTCNovember 19, 2024 | 8:30AM | Memorial Union, Madison
Topic: Start-up Assistance
SBIR 101 Webinar
CTCNovember 19, 2024 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Center For Technology Commercialization
$4.5 Billion dollars in product development is available, maybe to you! Learn more about how you might tap the largest seed fund in this brief overview (and how we can help for free).
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfe...
Business Taxes 101: A Beginner's Guide to Navigating Self-Employment and Small-Business Taxes
SBDCNovember 19, 2024 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Tax Planning
Stepping into the world of business ownership brings with it the critical responsibility of understanding and managing business taxes. Whether you're a fledgling entrepreneur, a freelancer transitioning to a formal business entity, or a small business owner, grasping the basics of business taxati...
SHRM Learning System Certification Course
SBDCNovember 20, 2024 | 6:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
You are the future. Invest in yourself with SHRM certification.
Are you looking for help to navigate the increased demands on HR professionals? Become the most qualified and valuable HR professional you can be with SHRM certification.
The SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP®) and ...
Digital Marketing & Social Media Conference
SBDCNovember 21, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: Marketing and Sales
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!...
Build Your Business Networking Group
SBDCNovember 26, 2024 | 3:00PM | St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center, River Falls
Topic: Managing a Business
The first hour of this networking group features one or two local business owners who will each share a challenge they are experiencing and request feedback and suggestions from the group.
The second hour is an optional open networking opportunity for everyone who attends.
Speaker: To be dete...
Fearless Performance Management
SBDCDecember 3, 2024 | 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 with Your Strengths
SBDCDecember 4, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
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...
Wisconsin Tax Seminar for New Businesses
SBDCDecember 10, 2024 | 1:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Tax Planning
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
- Oth...
NIH Presubmission Panel Review
CTCDecember 12, 2024 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Center For Technology Commercialization
Topic: Start-up Assistance
Do you plan to submit to NIH in April? Please register with CTC to participate in our free Presubmission Panel Review. CTC, in collaboration with a panel of expert reviewers, will simulate the NIH review process to help you improve your SBIR/STTR proposal ahead of the January deadline. This regis...
Entrepreneurial Training Program
SBDCJanuary 7, 2025 | 5:30PM | St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center, River Falls
Topic: Business Basics
Do it right with a solid, researched and tested plan for optimum success. Beneficial for pre-venture through mature businesses in any industry and any size. Learn from the experts and those who have 'been there done that'. Find out if customers want what you have to offer and what they are wil...
NSF Presubmission Panel Review
CTCFebruary 11, 2025 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Center For Technology Commercialization
Topic: Start-up Assistance
Do you plan to submit to NSF in March? 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 September deadline. This reg...
NIH Presubmission Panel Review
CTCMarch 11, 2025 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Center For Technology Commercialization
Topic: Start-up Assistance
Do you plan to submit to NIH in April? Please register with CTC to participate in our free Presubmission Panel Review. CTC, in collaboration with a panel of expert reviewers, will simulate the NIH review process to help you improve your SBIR/STTR proposal ahead of the April deadline. This registr...