Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Access resources and stories to support entrepreneurs in southeastern Wisconsin.
The franchisee: Nick Stauff
The Franchise: Encinitas, California-based Phenix Salon Suites allows salon and beauty professionals to operate their own business in a...
Jump start: Collector’s card startup launched by Wisconsin legislator aims to remember, honor veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice
As a public official and an Iraq War veteran, state Sen. Dale Kooyenga has often found himself helping at...
On the job with: Bay View Printing Co.
It’s a sleepy Thursday afternoon, and printer, typesetter and “poster boy” Lucas Hennessey is in the basement of Bay...
SBIR grants helping several southeastern Wisconsin businesses commercialize their inventions
Five area businesses have received grants to help them commercialize their products through SBIR Advance’s latest funding round.
The state matching...
Rapid Radicals wins Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Milwaukee-based company Rapid Radicals is the grand prize winner of this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest.
Rapid Radicals has developed...
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.
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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.,...
