WE BUILD COMMUNITIES

America’s SBDCs help make the dream of small business ownership a reality for more Americans — creating jobs and opportunities that build communities throughout the nation.

See how the Wisconsin SBDC has served its communities.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Riemer Family Farm embraces diversified growth

Southwest Wisconsin SBDC helps Riemer Family Farm dream big through diversification. While providing financial assistance, SBDC encouraged meaningful development through direct marketing of their meat to significantly expand their business.

UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

If anyone was going to be the end of my business, it was going to be me. It wasn't going to be the darn coronavirus. We went back to our roots; we sold frozen. If the restaurant had to be closed, we decided to bring the food to the people instead!

TrueMan McGee, founder of Funky Fresh Spring Rolls

EXPORT

Patriot Taxiway Industries wins prestigious Presidential "E" Award

Patriot Taxiway Industries won a 2020 Presidential "E" Award for a four-year sustained increase in export sales. The Lomira business offers state-of-the-art LED lighting products and services in the aerospace, airfield and defense industries.

MILLENNIALS + GEN-Z

Wisconsin is buzzing about Hive Central

UW-Oshkosh students created Hive Central to increase survival rates in bee colonies using innovative technology developed by a UW-Superior researcher. SBDC at UW-Oshkosh connected this Innovator of the Year award winner to programs across the state.

TECH DEVELOPMENT

The state of Wisconsin is really making it possible to be a startup company in the hard tech space. Hard tech refers to figuring out how to bring to market something that is unknown today and that can change the world...to make it a better place.

Dr. Carol Hirschmugl, CEO and co-founder of COnovate (formerly SafeLi)

COVID-19 RESPONSE

441

441

people have downloaded SBDC at UW-Madison's Navigating the New Normal: COVID Response Guide

DISASTER RECOVERY

We realized we could not roll out a model that asked people to commit to a subscription cost for telemedicine in the middle of a pandemic, so we pivoted to a temporary model in which clients simply paid what they could for our health care services.

Dr. Tiffany Mullen, founder of Vytal Health

VETERANS

I would recommend the ETP class to anybody interested in starting a business. The instructor provided real-life experiences we could relate to. Learning with other aspiring entrepreneurs helped us put together a tool box of resources to make our own.

Craig Cook, founder of Fall Line Outfitters

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

917

917

people have participated in the Entrepreneurial Training Program for startup success since 2015