• Doyle names new secretary of commerce
• Business-plan contest deadline is January 31
• Two Dane County companies get technology grants
• Metavante hires AT&T for voice and data network...
Madison, Wis. — “Wisconsin is on the move” was the theme of Governor Jim Doyle’s speech on the “State of the State” Wednesday evening in the state Capitol. WTN compiled this point-by-point guide to his stances on business and technology....
Gone are the days when economic development meant hoisting the Jolly Roger and raiding neighboring states to bring back the plunder of a major factory. Today, successful states choose husbandry over piracy....
Madison, Wis. — State agencies have backed a new organization, the Wisconsin Angel Network, which would connect private investors in early-stage companies with entrepreneurs. The Wisconsin Technology Council, which advises the governor and Legistature on technology, would house the network and be its umbrella organization....
Pascal Malassigné, a professor of industrial design at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, has made a shower-and-commode wheelchair that will assist people with spinal damage with their toileting activities....
Madison, Wis. — Having judged last year’s a success, the Wisconsin Technology Council said on Thursday it has opened the second annual Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest for state companies to submit plans....
Making good hires is more than just asking your old college roommate to help out. Avoid these three easy-to-make mistakes when hiring for your start-up business....
“The Hive” brings together entrepreneurs, inventors, venture capitalists, angel investors and others who live in the Fox Valley....
Madison, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Department of Commerce will fund a public-sector coalition to provide entrepreneurs with business planning and other assistance at centers around the state, Governor Jim Doyle announced on Monday....
As I write this, I am sitting with an angry Mediterranean Sea roaring at my back, pausing between meetings with some very, very smart Israeli start-ups as the first winter storm hits Tel Aviv. I am one week into a three-week tour through Europe and...