Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Access resources and stories to support entrepreneurs in southeastern Wisconsin.
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.
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.
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Startup co-founded by legislator aims to remember fallen veterans through collectors cards
When thinking of ways he could bring these service members alive for younger generations to remember them, the idea behind Hero Cards Benefit Corp. was born. Kooyenga and Craig Du Mez, co-founder and chief marketing officer, officially launched the business in March.
Milwaukee-based startup Advanced Ionics closes $4.2 million funding round
Milwaukee-based startup Advanced Ionics, Inc., a manufacturer of electrolyzers, has closed a $4.2 million funding round led by Boston-based Clean Energy Ventures.
WEDC awards $34 million to help support small businesses
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) has awarded approximately $34 million so far to over 3,400 small businesses and nonprofit organizations in the state through the Main Street Bounceback Program.
Rex Academy taking part in national accelerator for education startups
Hartland-based startup Rex Academy is one of five education or workforce focused companies joining the 2022 OnRamp Education + Workforce Accelerator.
