Mark Lange (center), executive director for the Division for Business & Entrepreneurship, with Tera Johnson (left) and Gina Ferraro (right).
September 24, 2017
News
September 12, 2017
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.
August 30, 2017
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.
August 22, 2017
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.
August 7, 2017
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.
August 3, 2017
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.
July 19, 2017
SBIR Road Tour draws strong attendance in Madison
Dave Linz of the Center for Technology Commercialization and UW Colleges and Extension Chancellor Cathy Sandeen touch base before the lunch panel at the SBIR Road Tour.
July 12, 2017
Food Finance Institute leader: Amazon ownership of Whole Foods could play well for small food brands
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market will be a disruptor of the food industry but might be an opportunity for businesses looking to boost food sales online, according to the Food Finance Institute’s Tera Johnson.
July 10, 2017
High-tech small businesses could receive up to $75,000 from SBIR Advance matching grant
MADISON – UW-Extension’s Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) is offering a matching grant of up to $75,000 to provide additional assistance to companies in the process of completing a project in the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
June 28, 2017
Transforming innovative UW System ideas into new businesses: $200,000 awarded by Ideadvance Seed Fund
MADISON – Up to $200,000 in grants will be awarded to five small businesses in the latest round of awards in the Ideadvance program fostering the entrepreneurship ecosystem across Wisconsin.