by Tech Council | May 5, 2021 | Featured, NEWSROOM, Tech Council News
MADISON, Wis. – A bipartisan group of supporters headed by eight former secretaries of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. or its predecessor, the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, are supporting the creation of a state-backed “fund of funds” to invest in...
by Tech Council | May 5, 2021 | NEWSROOM, Tech Council News
by Jackie Hermes I recently passed the eight-year mark of running a business and even this many years in, we’re still figuring out who we are as a company. The last year in Covidland has led to some major realizations—one being clarity on who we should hire and how to...
by Tech Council | May 5, 2021 | Featured, NEWSROOM, Tech Council News, WisBusiness: The Show
Welcome to “WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. MADISON – The latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show” spotlights noted environmental and energy attorney Art Harrington of Godfrey & Kahn. Harrington...
by Tech Council | May 4, 2021 | Featured, NEWSROOM, Tech Council News
President Joe Biden’s American Families Plan [read here] unveiled last week included a substantial increase to the capital gains tax — taxes on earnings from investments — but its effect on venture capital may not be as straightforward as it appears. Biden’s proposed...
by Tech Council | Apr 30, 2021 | Featured, NEWSROOM, Tech Council News
The venture community in Wisconsin over the past decade, broadly speaking, has seen a lot more involvement, with more activity happening across the state and more non-traditional players involved, says Carrie Thome, managing director at NVNG Investment Advisors....
by Tech Council | Apr 30, 2021 | NEWSROOM, Tech Council News
Between September 2019 and September 2020, Wisconsin lost more than 150,000 jobs. Businesses that depended on face-to-face interaction with customers, such as in hospitality and tourism, were especially hard-hit. But the sizable blow to employment in Wisconsin was...
