Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Lakeland University hires entrepreneur to lead Jake’s, A Lakeland Community
Stephanie Hoskins, the co-founder of cloud-based software company Debtle, has been hired by Lakeland University as the inaugural Herbert V. Kohler, Jr. Chair for Business & Entrepreneurship to lead Jake’s, A Lakeland Community.
Torzala Brewing set to open in Bay View’s Lincoln Warehouse in June
Milwaukee's newest brewery, Torzala Brewing, is soon set to open in the the Lincoln Warehouse building in the city's Bay View neighborhood.
Report: startup creation in rural Wisconsin communities sees sharp decline
A newly released report on rural innovation shows that since 1978, the number of startups in rural Wisconsin has dropped by 50%.
Rev up: Advanced Ionics to use $4.2 million seed round for pilot projects
Milwaukee-based startup Advanced Ionics plans to use the $4.2 million it secured through its first funding round to launch...
Lakeland University clears path for innovation, entrepreneurship in Sheboygan County with Jake’s Café initiative
In a region with an economy historically dominated by large, national companies like Sargento Foods, Johnsonville and Kohler Co.,...
Milwaukee Regional Innovation Center executive director Guy Mascari to retire
Guy Mascari will retire at the end of this year after more than 27 years in leadership positions at...
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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.
