Wisconsin health tech startups win $50K and funds to cover medical costs (one from Manitowoc)
WISCONSIN INNO
Three Wisconsin health-related startups took home a total of $50,000 at the recent Health Care Innovation Pitch competition in Milwaukee.
Madison's RedFox AI won $25,000 in the health technology category. In the health care category, judges awarded $20,000 to Pantherics Inc., a drug development startup with ties to the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, and $5,000 to Milwaukee's Venus Rehabilitation Technologies.
The Oct. 5 event at Wantable Cafe in the Walker's Point neighborhood was part of MKE Tech Week. It was organized by Daniel Sem of the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute's Accelerating Medical Product Development with Networked Resources initiative, a partnership between local academic research institutions... Read More 1>
New North Inc.: To hold local, regional entrepreneurial pitch contests
WIS BUSINESS
NEW NORTH – New North Inc., as part of its efforts to support entrepreneurism in the region, is working with nine of its local partners to hold pitch events during Startup Week in Wisconsin, November 14-18, with winners advancing to a regional pitch event in early December.
Entrepreneurs within the New North who are interested in participating in the qualifying, local pitch events are asked to upload their pitch ideas at https://www.greatergbc.org/northeast-wi-pitch-contests. The deadline to do so is October 31. Those registering will be asked to select the one local pitch event that is closest to them....
Ukraine Candle used after Hurricane Ian leads Door County Candle Co. to new fundraiser WFRV
STURGEON BAY - The new fundraiser launched last week by Door County Candle Co. is more than just another fundraiser. It's a story of how one special candle connects war-torn Ukraine to hurricane-torn Florida.
The Sturgeon Bay-based candle maker is continuing to forge ahead with the fundraising effort that put it into the national news earlier this year — sales of specially made Ukraine Candles, half blue and half yellow like the colors of that war-torn country's flag, with profits from the sales going to the emergency response fund of Razom for Ukraine (Razom is Ukrainian for "together"), a nonprofit organization working to provide humanitarian aid and help create opportunities there...
New bike shop rolls into Suamico
PRESS TIMES
A dream that has been several years in the making has finally become a reality for Laura Grovogel and Matt Fisher, owners of Suamico Bike Company, as the new bike shop officially opened for business Sept. 10. Grovogel said it was a shared interest in biking that first brought her and Fisher together back in 2019. “Matt and I met in 2019 and one of the ways that we connected was through cycling,” she said. “As far as my background goes, I had been a cyclist, but not to the extent of after I had met Matt.”...
Biggby Coffee opening Plymouth location in November
SHEBOYGAN SUN
PLYMOUTH – Biggby Coffee will be opening its second Sheboygan County location on Nov. 15 when the national coffee franchise debuts at 465 Walton Drive in Plymouth. The drive-thru and walk-up coffeehouse, which will be located east of the Walmart Supercenter and south of Taco Bell on Walton Drive, will offer a variety of coffee and non-coffee drinks in iced, frozen and hot options, along with energy drinks. Biggby’s food options include Bragels, which are bagel sandwiches in a variety of meat, egg and cheese combinations, traditional bagels, muffins, cookies and donut holes....
2022 FEED Summit - Be a THRIVING Food Entrepreneur, Nov 14-15
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - COMMUNITY FOOD SYSTEMS
Learn Business FUNDAMENTALS Entrepreneurs will learn how to start or grow their business through sessions focusing on each of the 9 parts of the Business Model Canvas, presented by business experts in the food and farming industry, and dozens of successful Wisconsin food and farming entrepreneurs will share their business stories. Build Business CONNECTIONS Entrepreneurs will connect with business consultants, service organizations, and other entrepreneurs through interactive sessions, networking activities, and the direct messaging functionality in the virtual platform. MARKET Your Business Entrepreneurs have the opportunity to promote their business in the exhibition area of the virtual platform. Providing links and/or promotional codes will direct attendees to buy your products during the conference....
Finding the right diaper is big business for area woman: Appleton woman guides at-home business to next level with 800% growth
THE BUSINESS NEWS
APPLETON – So often we hear about Fortune 500 or Fortune 100 companies in the news – their sheer size frequently commands a great deal of attention.
However, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, in December 2021, of the more than 32.5 million small businesses in the U.S., 81% of them are owner-operated and have no employees.
It could also be said that small businesses are what help keep the country’s economy moving.
Such is the case with Diaper Dabbler, LLC – a niche business started by De Pere resident Beth Dolar in 2012 that gives parents an option of trying out a handful of different diaper brands through sampler packs....
UW Oshkosh awarded $480,000 from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to make entrepreneurship resources more accessible for allUW OSHKOSH With a $484,000 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Center for Customized Research and Services at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh will develop an open-source digital toolkit for higher education entrepreneurship. The 18-month project, led by Jeff Sachse, director of UWO’s Center for Customized Research and Services (CCRS), begins in October in partnership with Venn Collaborative, a national organization providing consulting, professional development and community building for organizations engaged in economic development. The toolkit will include examples and best practices in university-based and entrepreneur-led economic development and partnership building... Read More 8>
Progress Lakeshore's 2022 Local Box Manitowoc County now taking orders
PROGRESS LAKESHORE
MANITOWOC – Progress Lakeshore’s Local Box Manitowoc County is now accepting orders for the 2022 Local Box Manitowoc County. Local Box is a fundraiser that supports businesses in the area while also supporting entrepreneurial programming in Manitowoc County. This curated box of local goods includes 14 products from businesses around the county. A limited number of Local Boxes are available for purchase. Orders will be available for pickup in time for holiday gift giving.
Each box includes items from Andercraft Woods (farmhouse wood art), Briess Malt & Ingredients Co. (malted milk balls), Fantasy Farms (CBD lip balm), Graced (lotion), Hartman’s Bakery (dog treats), Inthewoods Sugar Bush (maple syrup), Cher-Make Sausage Co. (summer sausage), Newton Meats (Better Burger seasoning), Rahr-West Art Museum (notecards), Rose Creek Candle Co (beeswax candle), Sabbatical Brewing (Craft Beer), Shoto Heights Soapery (shampoo bar), Towsleys (glazed mug) and Two River’s Roasting Co. (freshly ground coffee)... Read More 9>
People who make a difference: Matthew Kee, Community member, angel investor, advisor -- Tundra Angels, Upward InitiativeTHE BUSINESS NEWSGREEN BAY – If you were to ask Matthew Kee, the co-founder and manager of Tundra Angels, a Green Bay-based angel investor network, how he feels about helping those looking to make the leap into entrepreneurship, one word would about sum it up – “jazzed.” “We have the ability to shape and change industries from Green Bay, Wisconsin – that is remarkable stuff,” he said. “And that's what gets me so jazzed up for our community. We can play at that level, and we are playing at that level.”... Read More 10>
Ruse Cocktails: 'More than just a place to get drinks': Historic downtown Algoma building is once again home to a barTHE BUSINESS NEWSALGOMA – The idea behind opening Ruse Cocktails – a cocktail bar in the heart of downtown Algoma – is one owner/operator Andrew Bradle said he’s had brewing for quite some time. However, finding the “right space” has always eluded him – until now. “We've worked in the service industry for many years and had the idea for a cocktail bar for a long time, and were just waiting for the right place,” he said. That “someday” idea officially became reality earlier this year when Bradle took a leap into entrepreneurship, opening the doors to Ruse Cocktails at 322 Steele St. “With Ruse, everything just fell into place, so I knew I had to give it a go,” he said... Read More 11> |
