The latest from BizStarts
Fourth and State: Dan Steininger
Dan Steininger, president of BizStarts Milwaukee, discusses job creation as part of the Journal Sentinel Editorial Board's Agenda 2012: The 2020 Project.
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BizStarts is hiring!
BizStarts Milwaukee is looking for an Administrative Coordinator and a Program Director for Venture Track. Interested? Check our job listings here!
Spaulding Clinical, an early BizStarts-assisted company, illustrates importance of venture capital
This January 18th piece from Madison's Capital Times discusses the statewide push for a state-backed venture capital fund. Author Mike Ivey uses Spaulding Clinical Research, an early example of a company receiving BizStarts' help, to illustrate how crucial early-stage investment is for entrepreneurs and their start-ups. Check it out here!
Are you reading the BizStarts Catalyst newsletter?
If not, you should be! Check out our January 2012 edition to find out about the newest BizStarts Collegiate Business Plan competition sponsored by Mason Wells, our last and next honored "Inspirational Entrepreneurs", our latest Story Behind the Startup, important dates to remember and more.
BizStarts Chairman John Torinus' latest blog examines the state of venture capital in a "tale of two states"
John Torinus, Chairman of Serigraph, Inc. and BizStarts Milwaukee, writes a regular blog on topics ranging from entrepreneurship to health care. His observations on venture capital activity in Wisconsin vs. our neighbor to the northwest vividly illustrates Wisconsin's need for more investment activity. You can subscribe to John’s blog here if you would like to receive regular updates. Please note that John Torinus’ blog is his individual blog, completely independent of BizStarts Milwaukee. The opinions expressed in his blog do not necessarily reflect those of BizStarts Milwaukee.
Joe Tate honored with the first George Dalton Inspirational Entrepreneur Award
BizStarts Milwaukee held its final Inspirational Entrepreneur event of 2011 on December 1 at We Energies, having just announced it was renaming its Inspirational Entrepreneur Award after original Board member – and certainly an inspirational entrepreneur - George Dalton. Mr. Dalton passed away in November at age 83 and will be greatly missed by all of us who knew him, respected his business leadership and his generous contributions to our community.
To read more and watch video from the event, click here!
Above: Joe Tate receives his George Dalton Inspirational Entrepreneur Award from President Dan Steininger (left) and Executive Director Eric Paulsen (right).
BizStarts Joins Launch Box Intiative
To foster small business start-ups and development, Racine and its partners have announced the new Launch Box initiative. It will put information entrepreneurs need in one central place. Representatives of the partner organizations, including BizStarts Milwaukee, signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and pool resources and services.
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8 Key Things to Remember when writing an Executive Summary
By Fred Brooks of BizStarts Milwaukee
Every month we read many business plans at BizStarts Milwaukee, and we do it for the same reasons that a bank loan officer, angel investor, or venture capitalist would: we all want to determine if the entrepreneur has a solid business concept with growth potential. This includes finding out if the entrepreneur has an experienced business team to run the business, understands the market and competition, understands the financial aspects of the business, can project the funds the company will need and just how the funds will be used and paid back.
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Procubed’s story set in (linear to rotary) motion
Talk about reinventing the wheel – Jim Maerzke has been reinventing the wheelchair. BizStarts is helping Jim with his start-up company, Procubed, which by using his new technology can revolutionize not only the wheelchair, but other mechanisms as well. Alysha Schertz of BizTimes Milwaukee recently profiled Jim and Procubed. Read all about it here!