Ryder Cup 2020 tees off in Sheboygan County
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SHEBOYGAN COUNTY - After a year delay because of the pandemic, it’s finally Ryder Cup week at Whistling Straits. The Sheboygan County golf course hosting the U.S. versus Europe golf event.
Crowds are starting to gather at Whistling Straits.
“We were going to come last year, but you know that fell through, so we made it a point to make it this year,” says Diane Brendel from Illinois...Investors will meet with emerging companies at 2021 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium WISCONSIN TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
MADISON, Wis. – A growing list of investors from Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest and beyond will meet with emerging companies that take part in the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, to be held in person Nov. 3-4 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison.
Companies that apply for, and are asked to present, at the conference will have three chances to meet with angel and venture capitalist, corporate funds, family funds and other investors on hand. The 2021 format includes two pitch opportunities – the Tech Council Investor Networks track (five-minute presentations) and the popular Elevator Pitch Olympics. All registered companies are eligible for “Investor Intros,” which will allow pre-selected companies brief, one-on-one meetings with targeted angel and venture investors.
The list thus far: Bold Coast Capital, BrightStar Wisconsin, Capital Midwest, Golden Angels Investors, Great North Ventures, Hyde Park Ventures, Inventure Capital, Lancaster Investments, M25, Madison Development Corp., Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Rock River Capital, TitletownTech, Venture Investors, WARF Ventures, Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., WISC Partners, Wisconsin Investment Partners and Ziegler Meditech...
New Breadsmith owner Bret Van Asten finds 'good fit' in his latest adventure
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
You may have met Bret Van Asten at The Abbey in De Pere, where he was a co-owner, or at Moe’s Southwest Grill in Ashwaubenon, which he owned. If you knew him when he was in high school, you may have hired his business to cut your lawn.
Van Asten is a serial entrepreneur, and he looks at opportunities, learns from them and moves on when the time is right. He recently embarked on his most recent adventure — owner of Breadsmith franchises in Ashwaubenon and Howard....
Pencil pushers: Couple making their mark with their museum of writing instruments
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WINNECONNE — Tom and Karyn Schmitz have been writing their own unique story for years.
And whenever a pen runs out of ink or the tip of a pencil is broken, they just look around their lake home and decide which of the 80,000 writing utensils that surrounds them they’d like to use next.
The Schmitz operate the Museum of Writing Instruments, the only one of its kind on this side of the Atlantic. Like many events in their life, this was an opportunity that simply presented itself and, well, the writing was on the wall...
Nominations open for Wisconsin Inno's 2021 Fire Awards, seeking tech firms setting the sector ablaze Last year’s winners from our Region were TitletownTech, Wisconsin IoT Council, and Inspire Sheboygan
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Wisconsin Inno, a sister publication of the Milwaukee Business Journal, is seeking nominations for the annual Fire Awards, our premier program that honors companies and organizations that are heating up the state's startup and technology ecosystem.
Submit your Fire Awards nominations here by Oct. 15. Please be as detailed as possible, explaining why the nominee is making an impact in Wisconsin's technology and startup scene, with examples of milestones they've achieved in the past 12 months...
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Urban Hub to host fourth annual Children’s Business Fair on Saturday, October 2
GREATER GREEN BAY CHAMBER
What: Fourth annual Children’s Business Fair for Greater Green Bay kid entrepreneurs
When: Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: The Urban Hub in Downtown Green Bay; 340 N Broadway Suite 200, Green Bay, WI 54303
GREEN BAY — The future entrepreneurs of Greater Green Bay will be out selling homemade products to shoppers next weekend when the Urban Hub and Greater Green Bay Chamber host the fourth annual Children’s Business Fair on Saturday, Oct. 2.
This free, one-day event is the culmination of many months of work by local children who have diligently developed and created their own products under the direction of area educator Denise McFarlin in an effort to learn the basics of entrepreneurship in a fun, practical way.
The event is inspired and supported by the Acton Children's Business Fair and Solid Foundation Learning Inc., who believe that entrepreneurship is key to engaging, educating, and empowering youth.
For more information, call 920.593.3400 or visit greatergbc.org...
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