The annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is accepting entries online for the 2024 competition until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. The Wisconsin Technology Council produces the contest to encourage entrepreneurs statewide in the startup stages of tech-based businesses. It links up-and-coming entrepreneurs with a...
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In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” Arek Schmocker of Chocolate Rescue for Dogs, who was the winner of the Bright New Ideas award at the Governor’s Business Plan Contest in June. Chocolate Rescue has developed and at-home therapy for dogs that have ingested...
SixLine Semiconductor could lead the way toward the next generation of wireless electronics SixLine co-founder and CEO Katy Jinkins. SixLine Semiconductor, a Middleton startup whose product could someday improve the speed and battery life of your cell phone, won the grand prize in the 20th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business...
In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” Victor Fernandes of IQDecide, talks about the young company’s category winning entry in the 2023 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. IQDecide topped the Information Technology category with a process that uses artificial intelligence to improve how patients...
After winning this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, SixLine Semiconductor CEO Katy Jinkins is focused on proving the company’s technology and building industry relationships. This Middleton-based company is developing advanced electronics components using carbon nanotubes — very small materials that can be incorporated into wireless...
In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” Troy Tesmer, co-founder and president of Soul Mobility, talks about the young company’s category winning entry in the 2023 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Soul Mobility won the Life Sciences category winner with its system for quickly...
Startups developed at UW–Madison were recognized last week at the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest award ceremony during the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Milwaukee. The pitch competition is designed to encourage entrepreneurs in the startup stages of tech-based businesses. Five of the final 13 companies...
Good help is hard to find. For those in the hospitality industry, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has made it even harder. For Bekki Yang, chief executive officer of West-Allis based startup WorkShift, this lesson was learned early on in the process of running her own catering...
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 Thursdayat the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee is a star of the annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference, an event hosted...