Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Access resources and stories to support entrepreneurs in southeastern Wisconsin.
Jump Start: West Allis startup WorkShift looking to revolutionize gig work for hospitality industry
Location: West Allis
Founders: Bekki Yang and Manny Lara
Founded: 2020
Service: An app connecting gig workers with restaurants and hospitality businesses
Employees:...
Advocates say efforts to revitalize Milwaukee’s 30th Street Industrial Corridor not slowed by Master Lock exit
There’s something shifting within Milwaukee’s 30th Street Industrial Corridor. At least that’s what some business owners and economic development...
gener8tor announces cohort for 2023 Milwaukee accelerator program
Wisconsin startup accelerator program gener8tor announced the cohort of five startups that will receive a $100,000 investment from gener8tor,...
Le Village, a co-working space with on-site childcare, opening a Milwaukee location
A new co-working space for parents that features onsite childcare is opening this month in Milwaukee’s Brewers Hill neighborhood.
Wisconsin VC funding in Q2 hit lowest level since mid-2020
Wisconsin startups raised a little more than $51 million in venture capital across 16 deals in the second quarter,...
gener8tor unveils second cohort for Kenosha accelerator
gener8tor, along with the City of Kenosha, announced this week the latest cohort of startups that will participate in the city’s second gBETA program.
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Future 50 winners for 2023 announced
The 2023 Future 50 winners have added nearly 1,400 jobs in the Milwaukee region during the past three years.
Future...
Wisconsin’s Badger Fund of Funds to get another $25 million from state
Wisconsin’s state-backed venture capital program the Badger Fund of Funds is getting another $25 million to support entrepreneurs.
North Carolina startup takes grand prize at Summerfest Tech’s Pitch Competition
A Raleigh, North Carolina-based health care startup took home a first-place prize of $20,000 at this year’s Summerfest Tech Pitch Competition.
Report: Wisconsin ranks as 4th worst state for minority entrepreneurs
Wisconsin is the fourth worst state for minority entrepreneurs to succeed, according to a new study produced by Lendio,...
