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Wisconsin-Based Startup, Small Business Programs Earn SBA Funding
The U.S. Small Business Administration selected two Wisconsin-based business accelerators out of 50 winners of its first ever Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. Gateway Technical College’s Launch Box Accelerator Program and VETransfer’s
Global Entrepreneurship Collective Launches Coding Camp
Global Entrepreneurship Collective (GEC), a Milwaukee-based nonprofit accelerator, is launching Ward 5 Code Camp, a program to teach high school students and adults how to write software code. The intensive
SBIR Advance Accelerates Growth, Funding for Wisconsin’s Early Stage Tech Companies
Seven Wisconsin small high-tech businesses recently received a $75,000 grant to commercialize their innovations through the SBIR Advance program, a collaboration between WEDC and the UW-Extension Center for Technology Commercialization
Wisconsin Organizations Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week
Global Entrepreneurship Week is Nov. 17-23, and will honor the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare across
WWBIC Supports Rural Wisconsin Business Owners
Over the past year, the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) has focused on serving the needs of rural Wisconsin business owners. During 2014, the organization hired Rural Small Business
Entrepreneurs Invited to Attend Early Stage Symposium
The 2014 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, Nov. 12-13, at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center in Madison, is designed to unlock the state’s entrepreneurial potential. Produced by the Wisconsin Technology Council,
Wall Street Journal Interviews Exact Sciences CEO
Kevin T. Conroy, CEO of Madison’s Exact Sciences Corp., recently sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss the background and future of the molecular-diagnostics company. Exact Sciences is committed
State Grant Supports Entrepreneurship in Fond du Lac County
Two initiatives in Fond du Lac County are receiving a $50,000 grant to help support entrepreneurship efforts in the area. WEDC awarded the grant to the Center for Enterprise Development
StartingBlock Madison Raises Funds for Entrepreneurial Center
The founders of StartingBlock Madison, a nonprofit supporting entrepreneurism, education and economic growth, are raising funds to create a 50,000-square-foot physical hub where entrepreneurs, mentors, students and community members from
In Wisconsin Startup – Microbe Detectives
“The availability of water that is both fresh and pure is one of the major issues facing the world today.” That’s according to a briefing paper from the United Nations
The BREW: Accelerating Wisconsin’s Water Technology Startups
The Water Council recently announced six winners of Batch II of The BREW (Business. Research. Entrepreneurship. In Wisconsin.), an accelerator program for water technology startups. Batch II Winners include: Cadens: a
Creator of H2Oscore Broadens Offerings, Evolves into MeterHero
Milwaukee-based MeterHero, previously known as H2Oscore, is offering a new application that monitors water and energy usage in real-time. The app lets smartphone users combine all their utility meter readings to track
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