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Entrepreneurial Communities Conferences leads by example

Wisconsin’s first Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference held in Platteville on May 30 and 31 embodied the very ideas of collaboration and connection that were the focus of the event.

2024 Governor’s Business Plan Contest: Check out 13 of 25 finalists

Twenty-five entries representing broad sectors such as advanced manufacturing, business services, information technology, and life sciences will compete in the finalist round of the 2024 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest.

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.