This is the first of a multi-part interview that took place earlier this fall with Carl Gulbrandsen, managing director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). Part one reveals Gulbrandsen’s perspective on the new WARF initiative called “What’s in it for Wisconsin Business.” This campaign,...
Wisconsin technology leaders hit the road
MILWAUKEE - Ask any successful entrepreneur what the #1 priority for a small business is and you will get one answer: SALES. Despite this, sales force structure and management remains probably the most neglected discipline in business school curricula...
Madison, Wis. – The stock market and mutual fund scandals that have caused investors to lose vast sums of personal wealth have left these individuals confused or nervous about getting back into the market. A Madison-based company, Precision Information (PI) has launched a new free...
MADISON, WI – There has been a fair amount of press about the future of high tech in the Wisconsin market. Questions about availability of venture capital, qualified lab technicians, support from the state and local governments, and leadership to take the fledgling companies to...
APPLETON, WI– Nearly 60 people heard UW-Madison professor Raj Veeramani and Menasha Corp. research and development manager David Matthias stress the importance of innovation in today’s economy at the first meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network (WIN) Foundation in northeast Wisconsin....
A “report card” issued in November by a Washington, DC, think tank slammed Wisconsin’s efforts at implementing electronic government initiatives. But projects currently underway in Madison could raise that score, according to the state’s CIO, Matt Miszewski....
MILWAUKEE,WI. –Merge eFilm a healthcare software and services company, today announced it has signed a new $15 million unsecured line of credit agreement with Merchants and Manufacturers BanCorp (MMBC), a Milwaukee-based firm...
As an attorney who works with several technology-based companies, I frequently receive questions about how to obtain outside financing. One source that is often overlooked is government funding through the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. While I...
A “report card” released Thursday gave Wisconsin’s economy a B average, ranking the Badger State high in areas like equity and quality of life, but giving the state gentleman’s C’s for business vitality and development capacity....
NorthStar Guide to VC in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Technology Network has received an exclusive advance copy of NorthStar Economics 60-page report titled, the NorthStar Guide to Growth and Venture Capital in Wisconsin. This report contains a primer for...