Startup Week highlights and celebrates entrepreneurial activities and resources in communities across Wisconsin. Madison’s Startup Week coincides with Global Entrepreneurship Week, November 8-14.
November 10 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Getting the team right is one of the first things a startup needs to address. Hear from experts and practitioners about sure bets, common mistakes and how to adjust. Featuring moderator Aimee Arnoldussen, D2P; Ginger Auchter, Carex...
Come join us to meet Mike Forbes who has an impressive pedigree of building brands in the food and beverage space from olive oil to cookies to booze. Mike is a seasoned professional having previously worked at California Olive Ranch, General Mills, Procter & Gamble, Fortune Brands, and McKinsey & Company. Mike’s mission with Alter Eco is to help the planet first and make really delicious chocolate.
On Dec. 7, State of the Sectors returns for a fourth year to bring together national voices and local experts to assess Greater Madison’s current and projected economic standing and competitive positioning in key industries. Our panelists will also discuss recent trends and analyze the latest regional business data, including findings from our most recent business survey conducted in partnership with area chambers and business membership organizations.
Join WisPolitics.com, WisBusiness.com and the Wisconsin Technology Council for the fourth 2021 trade policy virtual event on Tuesday, Dec. 7, from noon to 1 p.m. CT. Attendance is free. The topic is: ‘The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Post-COVID – How Trade Helps the North American Recovery’
The 2022 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is open for your entries. The mission of the Governor’s Business Plan Contest is to encourage entrepreneurs in the startup stage of tech-enabled businesses in Wisconsin. The contest links up-and-coming entrepreneurs with a statewide network of community resources, expert advice, high-quality education, management talent and possible sources of capital.
Tech Madness is our annual bracket challenge designed to generate awareness and excitement for Wisconsin's technology and startup ecosystem, and for those that are driving it forward. The nomination deadline is Friday, February 4.
ETP is an intensive business-planning training program designed to help participants who want to start a new business, grow an existing business, or make a substantial business pivot that requires viewing the business with a new perspective. The focus of the program is to help you complete a comprehensive “rough draft” of your business plan in the form of a written workbook. Each session of class will help you learn business terminology and work toward putting your ideas on paper so that, by the end of class, you have made significant progress toward launching your business or writing a more comprehensive business plan.
Sustainability as a Business Proposition: How attention to resources, energy and the environment can add up to a winning market strategy is free and open to the public. Commercializing environmentally sound technologies is the focus of this month’s WARF-D2P Entrepreneurons.
The Innovation-to-Market course is intended as an entry point for innovators, seekers of a creative solutions, designers of novel approaches to social problems or makers of impactful products at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Some of the most iconic corporate names in Wisconsin will engage one-on-one with emerging firms at the ninth annual Wisconsin Tech Summit, which will take place March 14 in-person at Lambeau Field.
Do you have an idea for an innovative product, service, or novel approach to a social problem? Every month, we host open houses for campus innovators. We also have an on-demand option, or can schedule 1:1 mentor chats for those who are not able to attend the live sessions.
Do you have an idea for an innovative product, service, or novel approach to a social problem? Every month, we host open houses for campus innovators. We also have an on-demand option, or can schedule 1:1 mentor chats for those who are not able to attend the live sessions.
Join us for a special edition of Entrepreneurons as part of the Arts Business Competition finals featuring UW-Madison students! Watch the top finalists pitch their proposals to win $2,000, $1,000 or $500.
Whether you’re just starting out or already launching a startup, UW’s Discovery to Product (D2P) is your connection to people, programs and resources to turn university research and ideas into impact. D2P programs and services are free. Learn about free trainings and mentoring available to campus innovators at an in-person or virtual Open House.
The Innovation-to-Market course is intended as an entry point for innovators, seekers of a creative solutions, designers of novel approaches to social problems or makers of impactful products at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
It’s the return of the Madison area’s biggest business-to-business experience: the In Business Expo & Conference! On May 18, 2022, over 1,200 business professionals will convene for a daylong business event, celebrating the return of in-person networking opportunities and educational experiences as Dane County gets back to business.
gener8tor and Nehemiah, with support from Madison Cooperative Development Coalition, are running a Worker Owned Cooperative Startup Accelerator Spring 2022! The free program provides an opportunity for Madison startups, entrepreneurs and justice involved individuals to explore the worker owned cooperative model, and for existing cooperatives to identify best practices for scaling and building capacity.
A free entrepreneurship program for women and people of color. It takes more than a good idea to start a successful business. Issues like accounting, financing and marketing may seem overwhelming and connecting with the right resources can be challenging. WARF’s free UpStart program can help.
5 women-led ventures, 5 minutes to pitch, one receives a $5,000 grant: Doyenne hosts our 5x5x5 event approximately twice a year. The funds we award help founders take the next leap towards success, and/or position the company for initial investment opportunities.
The Chamber is now accepting applications for this year’s Pressure Chamber startup initiative, which returns on Aug. 16 during Forward Festival, Wisconsin’s largest technology and entrepreneurship festival.
Applicants for Pressure Chamber go through a screening process that may include presentations with prominent Wisconsin investors. From there, a select number of companies will be chosen to pitch to a panel of out-of-state investors, business executives and a live audience during Forward Fest. In addition to receiving the coveted “golden suitcase,” the winning company will also get a reserved spot in the Chamber’s exclusive Greater Madison startup meetings with top Silicon Valley investment firms this fall.
The Innovation-to-Market course is intended as an entry point for innovators, seekers of a creative solutions, designers of novel approaches to social problems or makers of impactful products at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Igniter is driven by interviews with real customers and partners. If you haven’t yet spent time on customer interviews to refine product-market fit for your innovation, you may want to consider attending our Innovation to Market (I2M) program first. During Igniter, teams will answer important questions that help shape the development of a sustainable business model to implement the innovation.
Leaders throughout our state—business and industry leaders, economic-development professionals, and academics—are coming together to look forward to Wisconsin’s future economy in this first-ever statewide summit. Explore the opportunities to foster strong businesses and thriving communities, support and expand our workforce, and empower the next generation of Wisconsin thinkers and creators.