Idea to Prototype expands statewide
UW-Stout’s Center for Innovation and Development's Idea to Prototype Program was able to expand from the Stout area to statewide reach this year with the help of the $50,000 it received from the WEDC. Read More
New QNBV rules helping startups reach success
Ensuring the success of Wisconsin’s economy relies on creating a vibrant and supportive entrepreneurial environment. That’s why WEDC and its network of statewide partners are committed to helping startups reach success. One way we are achieving this is through recent changes to the Qualified New Business Ventures (QNBV) program. Read More
Hatch events help ideas become realities
Created by NEWaukee and the BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation, Hatch events are designed as a series of community-based startup pitch sessions to help develop “back-of-the-napkin” ideas into early-stage companies. Read More
Wisconsin’s matching grants for SBIR/STTR funding recipients
To bridge the gap, WEDC’s SBIR/STTR Matching Grant Program, administered through UW Extension’s Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) as the SBIR Advance Program, provides matching funds up to $75,000. Read More
SBIR/STTR grants can bridge the funding gap for startups
More than $2 billion available annually Securing funding can be one of the biggest challenges for a startup, and entrepreneurs may not
State minority entrepreneurs can now get a boost from Kiva matching microloans
Entrepreneurs in Wisconsin’s minority business communities can get an extra boost, as WEDC and the state’s minority chambers of commerce have teamed up to provide matching funds for Kiva loans that are funded for Wisconsin entrepreneurs whose projects have been approved through the chambers. Read More
2018 Tech Summit: An event for entrepreneurs
The fifth annual Wisconsin Tech Summit will bring together major companies and emerging firms in a setting that allows them to meet and explore potential business relationships around technology needs and innovation. Read More
Impact of Wisconsin’s entrepreneurship support continues to grow
From a better quality of life to access to top-notch talent, cost-effective resources and more, Wisconsin is becoming a destination for entrepreneurs
Arbré Tech and Caboosee tie for first place in HATCH startup competition
A crowd full of entrepreneurs, creatives, business professionals, organizers and investors gathered for the HATCH final on Thursday night in Stevens Point
QNBV companies have a record year in 2016
2016 saw Wisconsin high-tech startups raise a record $281.7 million in funding as part of WEDC’s Qualified New Business Venture (QNBV) Program. Investments in QNBV companies were up a whopping 60 percent from $177 million in 2015. WEDC issued a near-record $17.9 million in tax credits, surpassed only by the $18.2 million issued in 2015. Read More
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