What Tech Summit’s big firms want to see; emerging firms may apply through Feb. 27
WISCONSIN TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
Major firms in sectors that include manufacturing, information technology, financial services, construction, automation, consumer products, food, health care, life sciences, design and engineered products will be on hand at the March 20 Wisconsin Tech Summit in Green Bay to meet with selected emerging companies.
Emerging companies must apply online by the end of Feb. 27 to be eligible for selection.
Here are summaries on the major firms that will engage in 15-minute “speed dates” in Green Bay’s Lambeau Field; the meetings are intended to introduce research, supply chain, investment and other strategic partnership ideas in a one-on-one setting....
Faith Technologies Incorporated Invests in TitletownTech
FAITH TECHNOLOGIES INC (FTI)
MENASHA – Faith Technologies Incorporated (FTI) a national leader in engineering, construction, manufacturing and clean energy, has made an investment in the Wisconsin-based venture capital firm, TitletownTech. Founded by the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, TitletownTech’s vision is to form a powerful, collaborative network to create, build and invest in new technologies and bring new ventures to market.
With roots dating back to 1972, FTI has a national presence while valuing the importance of supporting entrepreneurship and innovation in the state of Wisconsin and the Midwest. FTI’s commitment helps support TitletownTech’s investments, while its technology expertise in the energy sector will also provide guidance to venture startups....
Fay Wingrove appeals to small firms with Innovative Solutions for Business in Sheboygan
SHEBOYGAN PRESS
SHEBOYGAN -- Fay Wingrove of Sheboygan has been part of the quest for women’s equality in business since starting her first business, Innovative Solutions for Business, in 1995.
“It is hard to believe, but when I graduated from college in 1983, women couldn’t take out business loans in their names. I was oblivious to that at the time, and had no idea that was a law, but it really was a ‘man’s world,’” she said.
It was less than 30 years ago when a woman who wanted a business loan was required, in many states, to provide a signature from a male relative. That didn’t change until 1988 when the Women’s Business Ownership Act, HR 5050, was passed into law...
Baked goods with a goal: How a 13-year-old turned a recipe into a business
NBC 26
FREEDOM — This 13-year-old from Freedom, Wisconsin has more entrepreneurial experience than someone twice his age. Aaron Vanden Heuvel is the CEO of Yum Yum Rolls. “A foreign exchange student a couple of years ago gave me the nickname Yum Yum and it just stuck, and we thought what a perfect name for these yummy, yummy rolls,” said Aaron Vanden Heuvel, owner of Yum Yum Rolls. They sell baked goods with a goal. Aaron raises money for Water for South Sudan.. ..
At The Polka Dot Poodle in Howard, creative grooming sends dogs out the door with coats of many colors
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
HOWARD - When someone comes to The Polka Dot Poodle and says, “I want my dog to be a nutcracker,” Tammy Sue Priewe can make that happen. No costume required. As a designer dog groomer, her specialty is transforming pets into playful and sometimes wild works of art with dyes, scissors, clippers and boundless creativity. She has given dogs mohawks and cats lion’s manes. She has sent standard poodles out the door as head-to-toe giraffes and zebras, painted them with pink flamingos, Christmas poinsettias and colorful fireworks, and floofed and poofed them with cotton candy pastels...
New Black-owned business brings all-inclusive clothing, accessories to the Fox Valley
NBC 26
GRAND CHUTE — Famous Fashions 920 is a new Black-owned business in Appleton, and they’re hoping to pave the way for more to come. For Darryl Bullock, starting a business was about more than showcasing his style. “Why not have everybody else looking good and feeling good about themselves,” said Darryl Bullock, owner of Famous Fashions 920. He wanted more Black-owned business representation in his city...
Sheboygan Accelerator launches with six companies
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
SHEBOYGAN – Sheboygan County Accelerator for Learning Entrepreneurship, the new accelerator program partnership between the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation and Lakeland University, launches this week with its initial cohort of six companies.
SCALE, which is made possible by a grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, is a free program that will annually invest a $10,000 technical assistance grant in up to six pre- or early-revenue startups. The six participants in the inaugural cohort, which were selected from 30 applicants from around Sheboygan County, are... Read More 7>
Wisconsin Gov. Evers' budget includes $75M for a new VC program. Will it pass?WISCONSIN INNO Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is proposing a $75 million venture capital fund of funds program that would be run by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC). The program would build on the state's existing Badger Fund of Funds program, which was launched in 2013 with $25 million under former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The idea behind both programs is to spur economic growth through entrepreneurship by growing the state's venture capital ecosystem... Read More 8>
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