A popular Wisconsin accelerator for food and beverage businesses has expanded six-fold and gone national.
January 18, 2022
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January 10, 2022
$600,000 in state matching grants advance 7 innovative small businesses
Seven small businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $600,000 to commercialize their innovations, thanks to the SBIR Advance program’s latest round of funding.
October 18, 2021
Self-guided cybersecurity course provides critical education for small businesses, professionals
A new on-demand course has been developed to prepare small businesses and tech professionals against the growing threat of cyberattacks.
October 18, 2021
Wisconsin SBDC launches series of short entrepreneurial how-to videos
A new video series addressing the most common technical business questions from Wisconsin entrepreneurs is now available from the Wisconsin Small Business Development (SBDC) Network.
September 20, 2021
Ideadvance Seed Fund attracts diverse applications with expanded eligibility
Up to $220,000 in grants will be made available to 12 companies diverse in business stage, idea and ownership in the latest round of awards by the Ideadvance Seed Fund.
September 13, 2021
18th round of SBIR Advance funding opens for high-tech small businesses
The Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) is offering a matching grant of up to $100,000 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.
August 19, 2021
Aerospace collaboration to benefit small businesses, Air National Guard
A unique new military-civilian collaboration to promote aerospace innovation in Wisconsin has received a competitive federal grant.
August 18, 2021
Meschke named in new role as economic development outreach manager
Melissa Meschke, center director at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Stevens Point, has been named the Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship’s economic development outreach manager.
August 10, 2021
Food Finance Institute founder Tera Johnson hands over leadership to Sarah Larson
MADISON – Tera Johnson, who founded the Food Finance Institute (FFI) in 2014 to make sophisticated financial technical assistance available for every growing food, value-added agriculture and food systems enterprise, is leaving her position. Sarah Larson, FFI’s program manager, will take over as interim director starting Sept. 1.
June 29, 2021
Mitchell named Wisconsin SBDC Network’s 2021 ‘State Star’
Cheryl V. Mitchell, director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Milwaukee, was honored posthumously by her peers as the Wisconsin network’s 2021 State Star.