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2023 Madison College Challenge

Sparx Career Planning Wins 2023 Madison College Challenge

Sparx Career Planning, which is a platform that helps high school and college students transition to adulthood, won the 11th annual Madison College Challenge held today at Madison College’s Truax…

2022 Madison College Challenge

Halo’s Advocates Wins 2022 Madison College Challenge

Halo’s Advocates, which is a community-centered source of prenatal necessities for Black women, won the annual Madison College Challenge held today at Madison College’s Truax Campus. The Deforest, Wis.-based company…

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JETZ Farm Wins 2021 Madison College Challenge

JETZ Farm LLC, which makes pickles, produce, preserves and more, won the annual Madison College Challenge held Friday online. The Dane, Wis.-based company run by Leah Arndt beat out nine…

Nine Teams Compete in Madison College Challenge

Nine Madison College teams presented virtually their business opportunities in the 8th annual Madison College Challenge, held Friday, May 22. Due to COVID-19, the Challenge was not held in person,…

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Prima Nail Wins Madison College Challenge

Christina Greene’s Prima Nail Spa & Salon won the seventh annual Madison College Challenge held May 3 at Madison College’s Truax Campus. Seven judges awarded Green $5,000 for winning the…

Primal’Cue Wins Madison College Challenge

Photo from Madison College Andrew Bajakian’s business plan for Primal’Cue won the sixth annual Madison College Challenge held last Friday at Madison College’s Truax Campus. Bajakian topped five other contestants and…

Stimmi Wins Madison College Challenge

Photo courtesy of Madison College Deb Thompson’s business plan for Stimmi won the fifth annual Madison College Challenge held last Friday at Madison College’s Truax Campus. Thompson takes home $5,000 for…

US University Pathways Wins Madison College Challenge

Bing Liang’s business plan for US University Pathways won the fourth annual Madison College Challenge held last Friday at Madison College’s Truax Campus. Liang takes home $5,000 plus media training from Madison Noteworthy, a year-long membership…

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The Week Ahead May 2

For the week of May 2, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene. Presentations, Pitches 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 2 at Madison Central Public Library – 1 Million Cups Presentation:…

Blue Ribbon Outdoors Wins Madison College Challenge

Matthew Sonnentag’s business plan for Blue Ribbon Outdoors won the third annual Madison College Challenge held last Friday at Madison College’s Truax Campus. “I’m speechless,” Sonnentag said. “I certainly didn’t expect…