An initiative to build profitable farm businesses in Wisconsin is launching with events this summer and fall. Financial management boot camps and customized consulting for farm-based entrepreneurs will be provided by the Food Finance Institute …
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The Innovate Network aims to coordinate and amplify startup initiatives on campus
Over the past decade, as local entrepreneurs were shaping Madison’s startup community into what it is today, many of them read a 2012 book called “Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem” by Brad Feld. It …
Entrepreneurons explores Wisconsin’s food supply chain during the COVID-19 crisis
MADISON, Wis. – How can Wisconsin producers, distributors and retailers be effective in our COVID-19 world and what we can leverage to be at the forefront of addressing the many challenges? Join Pam Jahnke, the …
Tapping their Way through COVID-19
When Working Draft Brewery opened their taproom in 2018, the business model was to serve their craft brews exclusively onsite; fast-forward to today and all of their sales are through packaged products. As a young …
Taking Action with WAVE During a Pandemic
By Megan Stock “Don’t talk yourself out of things; every action you take makes you better,” said Bruce Neviaser, WAVE Advisory Board Member and Principal of Imagine Resorts & Hotels. Bruce shared his entrepreneurial journey …
gener8tor Reveals 5 Startups in its UW-focused gBETA Madison Accelerator
Startup accelerator gener8tor revealed on Wednesday the five startups accepted into its latest gBETA Madison program, which officially kicked off March 12. The free, seven-week accelerator is held twice a year and gives companies access …
Know Your Madisonian: Small Business Development Center director enjoys challenges of launching companies
Michelle Somes-Booher had been helping entrepreneurs and small business owners get their companies off the ground long before she became director of the Small Business Development Center in Madison. Somes-Booher, 49, manages a team of …
Online services and support for campus entrepreneurs
Note As of April 7, the information on this page has moved to a more user-friendly web page. Find the updated information here: https://innovate.wisc.edu/covid-19-news-and-resources-for-innovators/ COVID-19 resources and services for entrepreneurs As campus leadership monitors and …
UW Libraries launches two new online micro-courses for innovators
UW Libraries has just launched two new online micro-courses: “Introduction to Patents” and “Grants & Funding Sources.” Innovators can take the courses for free online at any time. Micro-courses can also be incorporated into course …
Jean Spellman: The Power of Storytelling
by Megan Stock “In marketing there are no right answers,” says Jean Spellman Wisconsin School of Business MBA and WAVE alumna (2015). She continues, “that is terrifying, freeing and empowering if you have the ability …