SBDC in the News

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The power of a business plan

If a new business owner is going to stick his or her plan on a shelf to collect dust, then I would argue that writing the plan is hardly worth the effort. While the process is worthwhile, the true magic happens as owners use the plan to adjust their strategies to achieve concrete and measurable goals.

 

Holmen woman's invention hits heights of fashion

The hot women's fashion for fall and winter shown in Paris this month included all the hot designers. Names like Diane Von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta. Bill Blass, Céline and Betty Ottesen. That's the Betty Ottesen of Betty Ottesen Sewing in Holmen.

 

Success Lures SBIR Conference

In April, a national SBIR/STTR conference will be held at Monona Terrace. Madison was chosen, in part, for its success turning technology ideas into businesses.

 

Stevens Point SBDC Director Recognized for work

The director of the Small Business Development Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has been recognized for her leadership in assisting about 300 small businesses get started and expand in the area over the past 10 years. Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nov. 6, 2010

 

Small Business Administration: A small business success -- Floclaire, DeForest, WI

FloClaire located in DeForest, Wisconsin, is the exclusive North American Manufacturer’s Representative for a Swiss company that manufactures the O’tentika and Hypercreme product lines. These are ethnic beauty products, which address the specific and essential needs of hyper-pigmented or melanin-rich skin.

 

SBIR Conference

The 2011 National Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Conference brought 630 entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers and technical support professionals to Madison, Wisconsin, between April 10 and 13. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker emphasized the job creation potential of small businesses in his welcome remarks at the conference, which was hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

 

Pilot program will benefit Wisconsin technology-based manufacturers

WTN News, October 18, 2010

 

Marketplace for Kids

Marketplace for Kids, part of the Wisconsin Youth Entrepreneurs' Network. 2011 Standing Up for Rural Wisconsin Awards. Youtube video, March 2011

 

I'm Board!

Bryan Winter's new store, I'm Board!, aims to get people interacting again. "It's about trying to find something that you can play with your kids that won't drive you crazy!"

 

Economic opportunities arise from Great Recession

Green Bay area business development organizations say they have seen an increase in entrepreneurs going out on their own in the wake of the Great Recession — many of them moving on from lost jobs.

 

Hot chocolates: Gail Ambrosius gears up for sales boom

Gail Ambrosius is getting ready for a chocolate explosion. She expects sales to spike after her chocolates are featured on an episode of "America's Best," ...Wisconsin State Journal, Friday, September 17, 2010

 
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