Small Business Clinic – Kenosha Information

This page is dedicated to sharing information on the Small Business Clinic being hosted on Friday, May 1st at the Kenosha Innovation Center.

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NOTE: One-on-one consulting appointments are still available! Click the button below to sign up for 30-minute consulting appointments with our small business experts to receive personalized guidance tailored to your business needs.

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General Sessions:

Click this link to view the schedule as a PDF.

Time	Title
8:00 – 8:45 AM	Registration, Breakfast, Coffee & Networking | Front Lobby – 1st Floor
8:45 – 9:00 AM	Welcome & Opening Remarks | Launch Pad
9:00 – 9:30 AM	Overview of OBE’s Programs & Initiatives
9:30 – 10:20 AM	GENERAL SESSION 1: Option A: Funding Resources Panel: Connecting Entrepreneurs with Lenders | Launch Pad Option B: Creating Your Business Plan: A Practical Guide Using the Business Model Canvas | Co-Lab 2
10:20 – 10:30 AM	Break
10:30 – 11:20 AM	GENERAL SESSION 2: Option A: Small Business Tax Basics for Wisconsin Entrepreneurs | Launch Pad Option B: Discover SBA Resources for Your Small Business | Co-Lab 2
11:20 – 11:30 AM	Break
11:30 – 12:20 PM	GENERAL SESSION 3: Option A: Navigating International Trade: Strategies, Resources, and Opportunities | Launch Pad Option B: Overview of SBIR/STTR Funding Programs to Grow Your Business | Co-Lab 2 Option C: Selling and Pricing Your Food Product: Farmers Markets, Cottage Food, Retail, & Wholesale Basics | Co-Lab 1
12:30 – 1:30 PM	Lunch | Skyline Terrace – 3rd Floor
1:30 – 2:20 PM	GENERAL SESSION 4: Option A: Getting Funded: How to Prepare and Secure Capital for Your Business | Launch Pad Option B: Understanding the Basics of Small Business Law | Co-Lab 2
2:20 – 2:30 PM	Break
2:30 – 3:20 PM	GENERAL SESSION 5: Option A: AI for Small Business: Practical Strategies for Growth | Launch Pad Option B: From Clicks to Customers: The Digital Basics Small Businesses Actually Need | Co-Lab 2
3:20 – 3:30 PM	Closing Remarks & Wrap-Up | Launch Pad

1:1 Consulting Appointments:

If you signed up for a one-on-one appointment, below is a list of the various topic areas and the experts/consultants assigned to each. Please review the map below and signage at the venue to be directed to your topic area.

Click this link for a PDF layout of the Kenosha Innovation Center

Click this link to sign up for 1:1 Consulting Appointments.

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1:1 General Small Business | Engine Works Startup Space (2^nd Floor)
Jason Schleip – SBDC Consultant, Wisconsin SBDC Network at UW Whitewater
Jonathan Klein – SBDC Consultant, Wisconsin SBDC Network at UW Whitewater

1:1 General Small Business (Spanish) | Suite 200 (2^nd Floor)
Jesus Nanez – SBDC Consultant, Wisconsin SBDC Network

1:1 SSBCI Small Business Services | Engine Works Startup Space (2^nd Floor)
Nora Roughen-Schmidt – SSBCI Specialist, Office of Business & Entrepreneurship (OBE); Consultant, Wisconsin SBDC Network

1:1 Marketing, Social Media, and E-Commerce | Innovation Rm 300 (3^rd Floor)
Jocelyn Kopac – Owner, Jocelyn J. Kopac Consulting

1:1 International Trade | Innovation Rm 302 (3^rd Floor)
Chris Wojtowicz – Export Trade Consultant, Wisconsin SBDC Network

1:1 Legal Services | Meeting Room 1 (2^nd Floor)
Jeff Glazer – Clinical Professor, UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic

1:1 Accounting and Finance | Meeting Room 2 (2^nd Floor)
Alia Carroll – SBDC Consultant, Wisconsin SBDC Network at UW Eau Claire

1:1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Conference/Board Room (1^st Floor)
John Muraski – Managing Director, UW-OBE Small Business AI Clinic (SBAIC)
Student Consultants – UW-OBE Small Business AI Clinic (SBAIC)

1:1 Food, Farm, or Ag Businesses | Co-Lab 1 (2^nd Floor)
Anna Thomas – Farm Finance Specialist, Food Finance Institute (FFI)

1:1 Commercialization & SBIR/STTR Funding Programs | Meeting Room 4 (2^nd Floor)
Todd Strother – Consultant, Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC)

1:1 Taxes w/ Dept. of Revenue | Meeting Room 3 (2^nd Floor)
Sara Brian – Revenue Auditor 6, Wisconsin Department of Revenue 

Other Offerings: 

9:00 – 3:30 PM | Resource Provider Tables

1. UW Office of Business & Entrepreneurship (OBE)
2. Wisconsin SBDC Network (SBDC)
3. Food Finance Institute (FFI)
4. Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC)
5. Kenosha Area Business Alliance
6. Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce
7. Wisconsin SBA District Office
8. Dept. of Workforce Development
9. Wintrust Bank
10. UW Extension
11. SCORE