Welcome to Innovate, UW–Madison’s front door to find resources that support campus inventors and entrepreneurs. I invite you to work directly with campus partners who can provide advice, guidance, and resources for aspiring entrepreneurs and problem solvers at any stage of the innovation process.
– Steve Ackerman, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education
Explore Start In UW–Madison, a comprehensive database of campus resources for innovators and entrepreneurs to find funding, education, training, co-working space and more to support your idea.
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USDA SBIR Program Supports Wisconsin Ag.
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers competitively awarded grants to qualified small businesses to support high quality research related to important scientific problems and opportunities in agriculture that could lead to significant public benefits. Learn about the USDA SBIR program from Melinda Coffman, USDA SBIR Program Specialist and 2 Wisconsin USDA SBIR awardees.
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- Financial Management – Sprint!May 23, 4:00 pm
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- June 1
- Onboarding for Employee RetentionJune 1, 9:00 am
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- Financial Management – Sprint!June 6, 4:00 pm