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Wisconsin SBDC supports entrepreneurship initiative in Green County

MONROE – The Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network is partnering in 2018 with the Green County Development Corporation (GCDC) to boost small business startups and growth.

‘Leading the Way’ in economic development in Wisconsin: 2 of our examples

The UW-Extension Division for Business & Entrepreneurship is proud to be included in the Wisconsin Economic Development Association‘s Leading the Way magazine for 2017.

Navigating the New Economy means growing what we have and need

RICHLAND CENTER — Wisconsin has a lot going for it — in some cases even more than people think — so understanding and helping local economies thrive is key to our future.

State matching grants to boost six high-tech small businesses

MADISON – Six small high-tech businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $75,000 each to commercialize their innovations, thanks to the SBIR Advance program’s latest round of funding.

Business & Entrepreneurship staffers Ferraro, Johnson earn Chancellor’s Awards

Mark Lange (center), executive director for the Division for Business & Entrepreneurship, with Tera Johnson (left) and Gina Ferraro (right).

6 clients chosen for food and beverage business accelerator

The UW-Extension Division for Business & Entrepreneurship is proud to share that our clients are more than half of the 10 food and beverage companies selected in fall 2017 for the nine-month FaBcap business and finance accelerator.

YourEconomy.org updated with 2016 data

MADISON — YourEconomy provides a useful, up-to-date snapshot of the composition of your local business community. Dig in to see insightful data that can help with client or project work: Go to YourEconomy.

SBDC at UW-Stevens Point welcomes Meschke as new director, congratulates Wescott upon retirement

STEVENS POINT — Melissa Meschke has been named Director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Stevens Point, taking over for Mary Wescott, to lead regional efforts in the nation’s largest business assistance network.

Milwaukee to host 2017 Health and Human Services SBIR/STTR Conference

  Milwaukee has been dubbed the “Heartland of BioHealth Innovation.” The Clinical Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI), a part of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), was chosen by the U.

2 Wisconsin SBDC clients recognized at White House event

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two Wisconsin business owners were among five America’s SBDC clients who visited the White House Aug.