Whether it’s starting out on your own or working for an established company, having an entrepreneurial skillset plays a crucial role in business. Recently, three Wisconsin School of Business alumni of the entrepreneurship program shared …
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WEDC launches $3M competition to fund new business models created due to pandemic
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. has launched a statewide competition that would fund new business models and innovations that solve financial and operational problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The WEDC’s “We’re All Innovating Contest” …
UW’s Badger Seal promises to make masks work better
The engineers whose Badger Shield design drew worldwide demand are back with a new pandemic-inspired design, one they say will dramatically increase the effectiveness of standard face masks. The innovation came after a study by …
FluGen CEO talks Covid-19 vaccine development
At Wisconsin Inno’s latest virtual event, Paul Radspinner, the president and CEO of FluGen, revealed the startup’s progress on developing a Covid-19 vaccine as the pandemic rages on its seventh month. The event, which took …
A tasty business sprung from new pandemic free time
UW-Madison student Victoria Budin turned her newfound pandemic free time into a business. A junior studying Food Science, she has always loved baking. Budin’s family moved from Chicago to Texas recently, and then her summer …
UW’s Badger Seal promises to make masks work better
The engineers whose Badger Shield design drew worldwide demand are back with a new pandemic-inspired design, one they say will dramatically increase the effectiveness of standard face masks. The innovation came after a study by …
UW-Madison grad’s gaming company pivots into tech service for other small businesses
Earlier this year, Jordan Tian and his team made the tough decision to close the computer gaming and console gaming lounge he founded and co-owned not far from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. Tier 1 Gaming …
UW-Madison spinouts receive SBIR funding to advance technologies
Since 2014, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Extension’s Center of Technology Commercialization, has provided nearly $8.8 million in SBIR matching-grants to 111 Wisconsin tech businesses. Several UW spinouts recently …
UW students create app for college students to make friends virtually
Three University of Wisconsin students collaborated to create an app that aims to help students meet others from their campus on a virtual platform amid social distancing. UW sophomores Matthew Kruepke, Michael Gira and Jack …
Badgers make Wisconsin Inno’s 25 under 25 list
Wisconsin Inno has unveiled its third-annual Inno Under 25 list, and several Badger innovators are featured, including: Max Fergus, founder of LÜM Shawn Michels, founder of SteadyShot Kit Chow and Aditya Parihar, founders of BoostedChews …