Subject: 05.12.2021 New North Newsletter


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Keeping budding entrepreneurs happy in your startup: Is it possible?
WISCONSININNO

I recently passed the eight-year mark of running a business and even this many years in, we’re still figuring out who we are as a company. The last year in Covidland has led to some major realizations—one being clarity on who we should hire and how to manage a team full of high-achievers...

Project features Sheboygan women-owned businesses
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS

Developed by Belladonna Film Project, with assistance from the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corp. and Small Business Development Center at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, “Rising Tides” includes short film segments of women-owned businesses, a live question-and-answer session and a panel discussion, which will feature women leading social change movements in Sheboygan County.

“Specifically, these are smaller businesses that did not get a full two years under their belt before the COVID-19 pandemic hit,” said Beah Travis, the film project’s writer and director...

Volunteer entrepreneur works to get word out on nonprofit Eye-Link Wisconsin
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE 

You can feel good about a nonprofit organization when those who are involved put almost every cent raised into supporting the mission.

Eye-Link, a 501(c)3 organization, was founded in early 2000 by Jim and Jackie Justesen. It began as Eye-Link Minnesota, where the couple resides, and spread to North Dakota. Both nonprofits were well-established when Jim contacted Kati Green of Green Bay in 2018...


Wisconsin Fund Coalition – State Fund of Funds
WISCONSIN FUND COALITION  

MADISON – A bipartisan group of supporters headed by eight former secretaries of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. or its predecessor, the Wisconsin Department of Commerce, are supporting the creation of a state-backed “fund of funds” to invest in early-stage companies.....
Calling all Sheboygan start-ups and entrepreneurs: The city is accepting applications for its pop-up shop program.
SHEBOYGAN PRESS 

SHEBOYGAN - Pop-up shops are coming back to Sheboygan.

The city is accepting proposals from local businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs to participate in a pop-up shop program, according to the city's website. The deadline to apply for the short-term lease is June 30...

This warehouse on Kentucky Avenue in Sheboygan is being brought back to life
SHEBOYGAN PRESS 

SHEBOYGAN - Plans to redevelop an unused warehouse on the corner of Kentucky Avenue and South 13th Street were given the final OK from the city.

Scott Meyers, owner and CEO of Self Storage Investing, said he originally bought the building in 2017 to fill a need for self-storage. The city wasn't keen on the idea, but it was on board with Meyers' proposal for a mixed-use space: part self-storage, part office space...
The exterior of a warehouse at 1234 Kentucky Ave, Wed May 5 in Sheboygan, WI.  Gary C Klein/USA Today - Network Wisconsin, Sheboygan Press story above 
COVID-19 Updates & Resources
As the COVID-19 begins to have an increased impact on our businesses and communities, we thank our local media for keeping us informed. Additional resources can be found on the COVID-19 Updates page on the New North website.
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