Challenging economic times can serve as the rebirth of entrepreneurial capitalism, leading to the creation of much-needed new jobs. The report also suggests a broader economic trend, with job creation from startup companies proving to be less volatile and sensitive to downturns when compared to the overall economy.
The Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest - the nation's first statewide, tech-based business plan competition - is accepting entries online for the 2009 competition. Entries will be accepted Friday through 5 p.m. Jan. 31, 2009. The contest's Grand Prize is worth $50,000 in cash and services.
In eight years as master mentor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sherwin Greenblatt has learned a few things about creating a hotbed for start-up businesses.
Calling all entrepreneurs or entrepreneurs-in-the-making! If you have a dream of starting a business someday, especially if it is a potentially high-growth business, new resources are coming on stream that will help you realize your goal.
In the midst of record unemployment, a new Kauffman Foundation-funded U.S. Census Bureau study reports that startup companies are a major contributor to job creation.
The third annual recognition of National Entrepreneurship Week (NEW) occurs February 21 through February 28, 2009. This week is a celebration of American entrepreneurs and the educational programs currently preparing youth to develop a passion toward entrepreneurship as a viable career option sponsored by the National Consortium for Education Excellence.
Milwaukee rates near the bottom when it comes to starting up new businesses, but a new effort, BizStarts Milwaukee, could change that, and that effort is Positively Milwaukee.
The meltdown of the financial and political systems in the United States was the backdrop for a meeting of 250 enthusiastic believers in the power of entrepreneurship at Discovery World last week. More than half of the participants in the kickoff ceremony for BizStarts Milwaukee were entrepreneurs. About a dozen were the great entrepreneurs of the last generation, some of whom are still doing deals. The rest were the entrepreneurs of the 21st century. any of them are relieved they have a large portion of their funds invested in local companies, where they have some control over outcomes.
The Oct. 16 Minneapolis event is a response to a Wisconsin Alumni Association and Competitive Wisconsin Inc. survey that found 58 percent of the 2,600 UW graduates responding from Chicago, the Twin Cities, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., would consider making career moves to Wisconsin.
Calling all entrepreneurs and early-stage investors: Some $10 million in 2008 investment tax credits are still available for new Wisconsin companies.