Helping founders find community and connections
Streamlined IP licensing program from WARF offering UW-Madison startup founders standardized, favorable deal terms, deferred patent costs, and access to WARF Ventures investment to commercialize university technologies.
Free business strategy consulting service for Wisconsin entrepreneurs delivered by UW-Madison MBA students and senior undergrads, in collaboration with the UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery, and WARF.
Learn more →Pro-bono business consulting program at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where teams of PhD students and postdoctoral researchers provide strategic, research-based recommendations to biotech, health-tech, and pharmaceutical startups.
Learn more →No-cost Wisconsin tech commercialization resource providing one-on-one consulting, SBIR/STTR guidance, lean startup programming, and funding assistance for early-stage technology businesses statewide.
Learn more →Competitive grant program from WEDC funding nonprofits, educational institutions, and community organizations that provide technical assistance, training, mentorship, and networking support to Wisconsin entrepreneurs.
Learn more →Subsidized membership program awarding early-stage biohealth startups a 12-month Forward BIOLABS membership (lab and/or office access) to help founders advance their research and commercialization with reduced financial barriers.
Learn more →No-cost, confidential business consulting from the Wisconsin SBDC at UW-Milwaukee (Racine/Kenosha Outreach), offering expert guidance to entrepreneurs and small business owners at any stage across Racine and Kenosha counties.
Learn more →No-cost, confidential business consulting from the Wisconsin SBDC at UW-Stevens Point, offering expert guidance to entrepreneurs and small business owners at any stage across Stevens Point, Portage, Wood, Adams, Lincoln, Waupaca, and surrounding Central Wisconsin counties.
Learn more →Statewide Wisconsin SBDC network providing no-cost, confidential business consulting through 12 campus locations, supporting entrepreneurs and business owners at every stage from idea validation to growth and scaling.
Learn more →No-cost, confidential business consulting from the Wisconsin SBDC at UW-Madison, offering expert guidance to entrepreneurs and small business owners at any stage across Dane, Sauk, and Columbia counties.
Learn more →No-cost, confidential business consulting from the Wisconsin SBDC at UW-Eau Claire, offering expert guidance to entrepreneurs and small business owners at any stage across Eau Claire, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, and Trempealeau counties.
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