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 …
Programs
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 …
Improving the prevalence and success of student entrepreneurship
Jon Eckhardt, associate professor of management and human resources and Discovery Fellow, presented his research on student entrepreneurship entitled “University Degrees and Entrepreneurship – A US Perspective from a US University” at an international conference …
Students engage weekly with Entrepreneurs
by Megan Stock Each week students have the chance to connect with entrepreneurs at the Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch Program hosted by the Weinert Center. The program brings accomplished entrepreneurs to share their journey in an approachable environment …
The Center for Technology Commercialization encourages entrepreneurs to seek federal small business grants
The federal government has set aside over $3.7 billion in programs such as as the Small Business Innovation Research grant program. That’s according to CTC Program Manager Todd Strother, who spoke yesterday at a meeting …
StartUp’s Spring Focus is Social Entrepreneurship
by Sari Judge Every spring, residents of the StartUp Learning Community—a residence hall-based group of 64 self-selected first year students with a professed interest in entrepreneurship—can register to take our spring seminar, available only to …