Scale Up Milwaukee has announced the 24 businesses selected for its second SPARC class.
The business growth training program, created in cooperation with the African American Chamber of Commerce and the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp. with funding from JPMorgan Chase, is targeted to central city businesses with less than $1 million in revenue.
The selected businesses are:
- Milwaukee-based A&A Plumbing of Milwaukee LLC
- Milwaukee-based Absolute Custom Extrusions Inc.
- Elm Grove-based Alliance Tax & Accounting Service LLC
- Milwaukee-based AMRI Counseling Services LLC
- Milwaukee-based Artery Ink LLC
- Mequon-based BestEd Business
- Milwaukee-based Bravent LLC
- Milwaukee-based BungeeCraft Technologies
- Milwaukee-based Daync Studio
- Wauwatosa-based Filament Communication
- Milwaukee-based GW Harris Investments LLC
- Glendale-based Greater Milwaukee Center for Health & Wellness Inc.
- West Allis-based Horizon Electric Co.
- Wauwatosa-based Iron Fist Fitness LLC
- Milwaukee-based Lisa Kaye Catering LLC
- West Allis-based Lula Mae Aesthetic Boutique LLC
- Milwaukee-based Miss Molly’s Café & Pastry Shop
- Milwaukee-based Orange Avenue Realtors/Workhorse General Contractors
- Glendale-based Prototype Composites LLC
- Brown Deer-based Ssali Media Group LLC
- Milwaukee-based Super Expedite LLC
- Milwaukee-based The Signgroup LLC
- Milwaukee-based The Simple Home
- Milwaukee-based The Tandem
According to Scale Up Milwaukee, the annual revenue for these companies is an average of $298,000. They have a total of 163 employees.
Last year, 21 companies participated in the inaugural SPARC class. JPMorgan Chase has again committed to supporting the 2018 and 2019 SPARC programs.
“We are very excited to continue this partnership with JPMorgan Chase that is transforming companies in our city. They have shown inspirational commitment to Milwaukee and growth,” said Elmer Moore Jr., executive director of Scale Up Milwaukee.
Scale Up Milwaukee also hosts the five-month Growth Accelerator program, which aims to drive growth for businesses with $1 million or more in revenue.
