Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Kaufmann: ‘Sherman Phoenix will rise again’
The future seemed bleak for Milwaukee's central city entrepreneurial hub Sherman Phoenix after state orders preventing the spread of COVID-19 forced its 27 tenants to close or limit operations until further notice.
Milky Way Tech Hub to offer $1K grant, launch resource for small businesses
Jet Constellations and its initiative, Milky Way Tech Hub, is offering a $1,000 grant to business owners with 50 employees or less who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wantable crowdsourcing homemade face masks to help combat coronavirus
Milwaukee-based online clothing retailer Wantable is aiming to use its technology, logistics and fulfillment center to connect at-home sewing volunteers with the increasing demand for face masks.
Local tech, startup communities look for connection in time of social distancing
Social isolation is not usual for the tech and startup communities, but its members are finding ways to keep...
Rev Up: Rent College Pads grows market reach
Milwaukee-based Rent College Pads is increasingly becoming a resource for college students nationwide as they search for off-campus housing,...
Geneva Supply founders named SBA’s Wisconsin Small Businesspersons of the Year
Mark Becker and Jeff Peterson, the founders of Delavan-based Geneva Supply Inc., have been named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Wisconsin Small Businesspersons of the Year.
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Milwaukee businessman, real estate developer Frank Giuffre dies at 76
Milwaukee-area business owner and real estate developer Frank Giuffre, who made a name in redeveloping underused or distressed commercial...
Recycling startup company earns double prize on Project Pitch It
One in every four items placed in recycling bins aren’t accepted through municipal recycling programs, said Michelle Goetsch, co-founder and chief executive officer of Wausa-based startup ERbin.
Water Council launches third Tech Challenge competition
The Water Council and its corporate partners have launched the third round of Tech Challenge, a global competition launched in 2018 to identify freshwater technologies with high potential for commercialization or implementation.
Project Pitch It moguls stunned by startup’s poignant backstory
Milwaukee-based Scratch Ice Cream took moguls by surprise on Saturday’s episode of “Project Pitch It” when the company founder shared how he and his business partner struggled with addiction before launching the business.
