The Wisconsin Technology Council today announced the finalists that will present at the annual Governor’s Business Plan Contest during the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference held June 5-6 at Union South.

The 12 “Diligent Dozen” businesses, including five from the Madison area, will present for 7 min. each on the first day of the conference, with the winner announced during a closing luncheon on the final day. The finalists are:

• Amy Jancewicz, AmebaGone
• Bruce Bathurst, AquaMetals
• Jignesh Patel, DataChat
• Randy Nagy, Fast Forward Forensics
• Joshua Cleveland, Impact Sports
• Mehrdad Arjmand, NovoMoto
• Kevin Barnett, Pyran
• Dayne Rusch, Pyxsee
• Stephen Naylor, ReNeuroGen
• Nancy Brekke-Jones, Replace-A-Lace
• Lorne Forsythe, Shockray Self-Defense
• Terry Wakefield, Swirl Insurance Services

Prizes include cash, office space, marketing services and web design services.

Northern Star Fire won the contest last year.