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SBDC at MARKETPLACE: A winning combination for all

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Governor proclaims Shop Small Wisconsin Season

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Business owners get practical help at one-day Small Business Clinic in Waukesha

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2023 Governor’s Business Plan Contest: Learn about 7 of the Diligent (Baker’s) Dozen

Thirteen entries representing sectors such as health care, cleantech, education, software and innovations in products or services will present live at the 20th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest.

Arctic Compressor is ‘The Simple Choice’ for SBA’s Small Business Persons of the Year!

As part of National Small Business Week, Wisconsin Small Business Administration (SBA) presented Arctic Compressor, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) client, with Wisconsin’s Small Business Persons of the Year Award! Owners, and event hosts, Steve, Peggi and Chuck were fresh off a trip to Washington D.

2023 Governor’s Business Plan Contest: Ideas from 16 of the 26 finalists

Twenty-six entries representing sectors such as health care, cleantech, education, software and innovations in products or services are competing in the finalist round of the 20th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest.

Meschke earns Entrepreneurship Development Professional Credential

Melissa Meschke, the Economic Development Outreach Manager for the Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship, has earned the designation of Entrepreneurship Development Professional (EDP) through the International Economic Development Council (IEDC).

Milwaukee Small Business Owner Invited to Washington DC to meet with Vice President

Jesus Nañez and his wife Thaime Nañez, owners of Chucho’s Red Tacos and the Farmhouse Paint and Sip Studio in Milwaukee recently received a call that he never expected: an invitation to attend a small roundtable event and a reception with Vice President Kamala Harris in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Equity in Entrepreneurship – Rural Focus

At least week’s International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Annual Conference in Oklahoma City, I had the honor of being asked to sit on a panel focused on Equity in Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development.