Entrepreneurship & Small Business
$100 million venture capital fund left out of state budget proposal
A proposed $100 million venture capital fund designed to support Wisconsin early-stage companies was not included in a version of Governor Tony Evers’ proposed state budget passed by the Joint Committee on Finance Thursday night.
7 options for resolving partnership disputes
Like all human relationships, business partnerships have their ups and downs. When things are going well, everyone is happy,...
El-Amin brothers launch accelerator program in Green Bay, aim for Madison next
Young Enterprising Society (YES) has deployed its Milwaukee-based accelerator model in Green Bay and has plans to take its programming to Madison next.
Dog friendly tavern and park opens in Menomonee Falls
A new tavern and dog park that boasts a safe and unique social experience for hounds and humans opened recently in Menomonee Falls.
Sherman Phoenix reopens for public gatherings, launches nonprofit arm
Sherman Phoenix has officially reopened for public gatherings.
BizStarts moving out of Schlitz Park and into neighborhoods as it works to boost underrepresented entrepreneurs
BizStarts will open a new office at St. Ann Center's north side campus next month, the first step in the Milwaukee entrepreneurship organization's move out of its Schlitz Park headquarters and into the neighborhoods it serves.
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SignalWire secures $30 million in funding to expand communications network
A Silicon Valley company whose founder operates the business from southeastern Wisconsin secured $30 million in funding to support research and development for its cloud-computing platform and to expand its workforce.
4 lessons Wisconsin’s proposed $100 million VC fund can take from other states
Wisconsin is in the process of creating a $100 million venture capital fund of funds program as a vehicle...
(Re)introducing the mighty and nimble community bank
It probably comes as no surprise that the vast majority of businesses in Wisconsin are small businesses. Despite their...
Free-market advocacy group says state government “lacks expertise” to manage proposed $100 million VC fund
A free-market advocacy group is calling on Governor Tony Evers to remove a proposed $100 million venture capital fund from the state’s budget proposal, citing concerns over the ability for state government to make sound investments in early-stage startups.
