Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Fiveable’s online learning platform sees 500% increase in users
The shock of the coronavirus pandemic is placing weight on an education system that has teetered on the edge of fully adopting technology in every day learning. With students studying from home across the country, Fiveable’s Amanda DoAmaral believes the pandemic could lead to a shift in education.
MaidBrite owner wins Vistage Wisconsin Lifetime Achievement Award
Ericka Sanchez, the president and owner of Menomonee Falls-based MaidBrite, is the winner of the Vistage Wisconsin Lifetime Achievement Award.
Silicon Pastures among network to invest $500,000 in battery startup
A network of Wisconsin angel investors including Silicon Pastures , Lancaster Investments and Grey Collar Ventures invested $500,000 in Whitewater-based startup Blue Line Battery.
Gener8tor raises $11.1 million for venture investing
Wisconsin startup accelerator program gener8tor and its venture capital fund raised $11.1 million of a $15 million fundraising target for its seventh venture fund, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Dohmen acquires Madison-based online marketplace for local food producers, buyers
Milwaukee-based Dohmen has acquired FoodChain, an online marketplace and logistics company founded by University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni.
Brew City Match to offer $1,200 grants, 0% interest loans to small businesses in certain parts of Milwaukee
Brew City Match will offer $150,000 in loans and grants to help small businesses in certain parts of Milwaukee overcome closures and temporary revenue loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Startup pivots to offer laundry services amid pandemic
A local startup has found a way to adapt during the economic downturn to not only save itself, but also help others in need of an essential service – laundry.
Jump Start: Scratch Ice Cream grows production, eyes new locations
Tucked away in a small kitchen on Milwaukee’s East Side is a three-man ice cream operation churning out hundreds...
Coffee Break: Joe Poeschl
Joe Poeschl
Program director, co-founder
The Commons
333 N. Plankinton Ave., Milwaukee
thecommonswi.com
Employees: Five
Poeschl was a partner in a Chicago-based design and development...
10 Wisconsin companies make Inc. magazine list of fastest-growing Midwest companies
Ten Wisconsin companies are included in a new list by Inc. magazine of the 250 fastest-growing companies in the Midwest.