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Known for its popular Spotted Cow beer sold only in Wisconsin, New Glarus Brewing Co. has grown substantially since its founding in 1993. As it celebrates 30 years in business, the company is planning multiple expansion projects and preparing a succession plan to...
Wisconsin Inno: Wisconsin startups honored for innovation, including Germantown’s Chocolate Rescue for Dogs
SixLine Semiconductor, a Middleton-based company, won the grand prize of the Diligent Baker’s Dozen, this year’s business plan contest for the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference. The Diligent Baker’s Dozen contest held Thursday at the Italian Community Center in...
MKE Startup News: Live from the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference: The Personalities
Charles Ross, the President and CEO of the International Business Innovation Association, kicked off Day Two of the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference, hosted by the Wisconsin Technology Council. Ross discussed the ever-changing landscape in the entrepreneurial...
MKE Startup News: Live from the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference: The Panels
Day Two of the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference, hosted by the Wisconsin Technology Council featured seven breakout panels built around the three key stages of startup businesses: launch, grow and succeed. Below is a sampling of the content available to conference...
MKE Startup News: Live from the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference: The Prize
The highlight of the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference is the Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Now in its 20th year, the contest has drawn 4,509 entries since its inception. Participants in the program have raised $300 million in funds for their emerging...
WisBusiness: The winner of this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is SixLine Semiconductor, a Middleton-based startup developing components for advanced electronics
The company's technology hinges on the use of carbon nanotubes, which are microscopic materials with applications for wireless devices as well as computing. CEO, co-founder and co-inventor Katy Jinkins said the business is "overcoming a previously unattainable goal"...
WisBusiness: Investors agree conditions good for early-stage startups
Investors agree now is a good time to launch a startup, despite some headwinds for entrepreneurs. Speaking yesterday during the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Milwaukee, Madison-based Venture Investors CEO and Managing Director David Arnstein noted startup...
Company that works with carbon nanotubes for wireless electronics wins 2023 Biz Plan Contest
SixLine Semiconductor, a Middleton-based company working with tiny but powerful conductive materials for wireless devices and computing, is the grand prize winner of the 20th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. SixLine wants to enable high-performance...
InsideWis: To grow and keep young companies, Wisconsin must compete
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin should place more faith in its young, homegrown companies. One need not look very far to draw that conclusion. A quick tour across the Midwest reveals that many nearby states are investing their futures, sometimes with little...
WisBusiness: Top 13 finalists in Governor’s Business Plan Contest make final presentations
The top 13 finalists in this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest are developing diverse startup ideas ranging from a cancer care decision-making tool to advanced components for next-generation electronics. These and other ideas were highlighted yesterday...
Need one excuse to attend ‘Treps Conference? Here are 10 good reasons to be there May 31-June 1
Hundreds of people are set to attend the 2023 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Milwaukee. Here are 10 reasons to join them Wednesday and Thursday for one of the Midwest’s premier events for entrepreneurs. Register in-person on Wednesday and Thursday at the...
InsideWis: New hub for ‘responsible’ innovation tests science, technology
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – News stories appear daily about how advances in science and technology have consequences, intended or otherwise, for society. Here are a few recent examples: All life forms leave behind trace amounts of genetic material. The same “eDNA”...
Discounted registration for military vets, students available for Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference
Returning military veterans and students may register at a discount to attend the 21st annual conference, to be held at the Italian Community Center on May 31 and June 1. The May 31-June 1 conference at the Italian Community Center returns to the “Cream City” to...
June 1 ‘Succeed’ track focuses on fundraising at Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference
To succeed over time, young companies must find revenue sources that range from sales to strategic debt to rounds of investment. Learn about diverse fundraising paths and from seasoned entrepreneurs in the “Succeed” panel track at the June 2 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’...
UW Health: UW Health, UW School of Medicine and Public Health launch UW Clinical Trials Institute
UW Health and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health are announcing the formation of the University of Wisconsin Clinical Trials Institute to advance health care innovations via clinical trials at UW–Madison. The institute serves as a centralized hub focused on...
WisBusiness: DataChat rolls out new AI tool called Ask
Madison-based software startup DataChat has launched a new artificial intelligence tool called Ask. This platform relies on large language model-based technology, a type of algorithm that’s been trained on massive datasets to understand and respond to human language....
GamesBeat: Former Netflix exec starts Midwest game publisher
Ben Kvalo has left Netflix and his position there as lead project manager of games to start a new publisher based in the Midwest. “We are a publisher looking to challenge the games industry by supporting underrepresented regions and under-supported developers....
WisBusiness: WiSys: UW-Milwaukee’s Mitchelle Lyle wins WiSys’ statewide entrepreneurship competition
UW-Milwaukee’s Mitchelle Lyle won the WiSys Big Idea Tournament—a statewide student entrepreneurship competition—held at UW-Whitewater’s Hyland Hall on April 22. Lyle, a student studying French, took home a $2,500 prize for pitching International Travel Advisor (ITA),...
Two ‘Grow’ panels focus on young companies June 1 at Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference
You’ve taken care of most of the basics of starting your emerging company … so, now what? Clearing hurdles that often don’t arise until startup excitement passes is the theme of the “Grow” panel discussion track at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference. The May...
WisBusiness: UW-Madison researchers exploring mental health applications for AI
Researchers at UW-Madison are exploring the use of artificial intelligence to support mental health with $3 million in federal grant support. Funding for the two-year research project comes from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, according to a release...