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Governor’s Biz Plan Contest Accepting Entries

Are you sitting on a $100,000 idea? The cash award, plus assistance in developing the idea into a reality, is part of the annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, which…

Madison SOUP Helps Fund Local Micro-Grants

As a part of the Sunday Soup Network, Madison SOUP seeks to pool resources of local residents as a way to fund small- to medium-sized creative community projects. You can…

BIO VP to Speak at BioForward Meeting

Fritz Bittenbender, vice president of alliance development and state government affairs at the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), will be the keynote speaker at BioForward’s annual meeting, which begins at 2…

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Forum Offers IP Basics

  So you have an idea, but how do you protect it? The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s Discovery Challenge Series will introduce University of Wisconsin students to intellectual property and…

WI Companies Leveraged $50M

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation today announced 50 early-stage companies in Wisconsin leveraged more than $44 million in outside investment last year thanks to the Qualified New Business Venture (QNBV) program. Investors…

State’s Entrepreneurs Need Capital

“Making all the right moves” starts with investing in Wisconsin companies. That was gist of the theme of the Wisconsin Technology Council’s 2012 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, held Tuesday and…

Tech Growth Outlined in Report

Money is not the only thing that can boost Wisconsin’s economy. But it does help, according to the Wisconsin Technology Council, which this week issued a report titled “The future…

VictorySpark Targets Veterans

Veterans looking to start a business have a new avenue for assistance. VETransfer, Inc., which helps bridge the gap between military life and entrepreneurial life, will be using a $300,000 grant…

UW Student Business Incubator Offers Office Space

University of Wisconsin – Madison student entrepreneurs can apply for free office space through the UW Student Business Incubator (UWSBI), the organization announced recently. Applicants for space at 333 E….

UW-Whitewater Students to Pitch in Chicago

How can farmers benefit from a quadcopter? Who’s previously sat in your seat at a stadium? Six UW-Whitewater students will present their business ideas in the CEO National Elevator Pitch…