MADISON - Entrepreneurs located in Wisconsin will have a shot at a new award for practical innovation at the second annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Conference, which the Wisconsin Technology Council and the Wisconsin Innovation Network will hold June 1 and 2 at the Hyatt Regency in...
Developing a viable technology company requires insight, discipline, and a relentless focus on developing technology, business and marketing plans. Many successful startups create a high-value company by defining and targeting a large market opportunity for products and services in focused market in which they can...
Madison, Wis. – Sixty-five contestants from 34 communities across Wisconsin are competing in Phase 2 of the first Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest....
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Let’s face it, not all technologists are the life of the party. As much as they’re generally brilliant in their respective fields and even visionary in how they transfer ideas to the marketplace, group dynamics and networking isn’t...
Pamela Christenson will assume duties as director of the state Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Entrepreneurship. Commerce Secretary Cory Nettles announced the hire last week as a part of Gov. Doyle’s Grow Wisconsin initiative. ...
Madison, Wis. -- Pulling an all-nighter has never been so profitable for a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison Business School students who won a venture capital (VC) competition Saturday. Chris Lang, Gail McGuire and Paul Pucci, all MBA students, secured the win from a panel...
Madison, Wis. – The first Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest has attracted more than 300 ideas from 234 individuals in more than 100 communities, exceeding contest organizer estimates....
Madison, Wis. - The first-prize winner in the Governor's Business Plan Contest will receive $50,000 from the Department of Commerce, according to a recent announcement by Secretary Cory Nettles....
CHICAGO – They’re back. In its forecast of the top 10 entrepreneurial trends for 2004, Red Herring magazine recently proclaimed: “Angel investors are back – funding the small start-ups that will be tomorrow’s giants.” Angels, of course, are an important source of venture financing. ...
Eau Claire, Wis. – Technology entrepreneurs often experience a difficult time in securing conventional loans in order to finance their company’s growth. But, for high-technology firms in located in the Eau Claire region help is on the way as a result of...