Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Four local companies make it to final round of Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Over 200 entries have been narrowed down to 13 finalists in the annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Four of those 13 companies are from southeastern Wisconsin. They include Milwaukee-based Rapid Radicals Technology, Brookfield-based ContraDoc Inc., Milwaukee-based My Hearing Care and Fontana-based Reinventauctions.com.
NVNG launches online, statewide database of startups to increase national exposure
Madison-based NVNG Investment Advisors has launched an online database that aims to encapsulate all of the state’s startups. Called +Venture Wisconsin, the database was created to increase exposure of Wisconsin companies to national and international venture capital communities.
Milwaukee company’s virtual tour offerings win $10,000 Project Pitch It prize
Milwaukee resident Ross Younger and his company Advantage Point 360 were given the $10,000 Project Pitch It Award during this week’s episode. The company’s 360° Virtual Tours allow businesses to share their space in an immersive virtual environment. Customers can experience a virtual walk-through of a business from any device.
Chef, restaurateur, television personality and author Emeril Lagasse reveals the secret recipe to success on 21st Century Business Forum
Emeril Lagasse talked about thinking big and his journey on the road to culinary success in the May episode of the 21st Century Business Forum, a webcast that features monthly one-on-one interviews with some of the nation's most prominent business minds and thought leaders.
VC MKE aims to connect founders of color to venture capitalists
A new organization in Milwaukee is trying to connect business founders of color to funding. The mission of VC MKE is to create opportunities for underrepresented entrepreneurial founders to connect with interested venture capitalists.
Creator of ‘Doctor Dyslexia Dude’ graphic novels takes home $10,000 Project Pitch It prize
Oshkosh resident Shawn Robinson has taken a difficulty he’s faced in his own life and turned it into a business that helps support young children.
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In the neighborhood: Novir
Novir
126 N. Jefferson St., Suite 100, Milwaukee
Neighborhood: Third Ward
Founded: 2020
Owner: Alexander Kempe
Service: Health testing and screening for...
Project Pitch It: Sydetasker platform helping homeowners knock out their to-do lists
Founder: Colin Milligan
Website: sydetasker.com
What it does: Connects homeowners with local “taskers”
Founded: 2020
Milwaukee entrepreneur Colin Milligan and his company Sydetasker are helping homeowners tackle...
Finalists announced for Summerfest Tech Pitch Competition
Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. this week announced plans for the fifth annual Summerfest Tech program, which will take place in-person on Wednesday, June 29 and Thursday, June 30.
New Milwaukee CBD bakery wins Project Pitch It $10,000 prize
A new kind of bakery won over the moguls during this week’s episode of Project Pitch It. Amanda Buhrman, founder of Milwaukee-based company Sweetly Baked, won the $10,000 Project Pitch It Award.
