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Serial tech entrepreneur Kelly Fitzsimmons to keynote Nov. 7 at Early Stage Symposium
Kelly Fitzsimmons, a Milwaukee-based entrepreneur whose journey has ranged from cybersecurity to voice technology, and from virtual reality to film, will set the tone for the annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium with a Nov. 7 opening session talk in Madison. As...
WisBusiness: Over 1,000 businesses getting high-speed internet
Over 1,000 businesses in the state are getting connected to high-speed internet, thanks to $7 million in recently announced broadband expansion grants. “Broadband access is revolutionizing education, health care, and business just like electrical revolutionized...
JSOnline: Milwaukee’s Global Water Center nearly full, but adjacent water technology business park fails to launch
As Milwaukee's Global Water Center was preparing for its 2013 opening, one of the center's biggest boosters pointed to a neighboring former rail yard. "In five years, you'll see several water technology companies housed there," Paul Jones, The Water Council...
Madison.com: Madison startup community is on a roll
Madison’s innovation and startup community is on a roll. In 2016, the Atlantic Council found that Madison “may be at a turning point” to become nationally recognized “as a hub for technological innovation and entrepreneurship.” As AOL founder, Steve Case puts it:...
WisPolitics: Racine Mayor Mason: Announces new microenterprise loan program HUD funds available to businesses with five or fewer employees
The City of Racine is announcing the creation a new loan program to support and expand small business development. The Microenterprise Revolving Loan Fund is being established to provide low interest loans up to $15,000 to early stage, owner-operated businesses based...
BizTimes Milwaukee: WWBIC gets $1 million in federal funding
The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp. has been awarded $1 million from the federal Community Development Financial Institutions fund. Wendy Baumann WWBIC, a CDFI, works to expand economic opportunity for women, people of color and low-income individuals by...