University of Wisconsin - Extension

Office:
432 N. Lake Street, Room 423
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-7794

Wisconsin Small Business Development Centers

The Small Business Development Centers provide educational assistance to strengthen small business management. This service is available at twelve of the 4-year UW campuses. Specialty centers include:

• Center for Innovation and Development - www3.uwstout.edu/stti/index.cfm
  Helps small businesses with prototype development.
• WI Innovation Service Center - wisc.uww.edu
  Specializes in new product and invention assessments and market expansion opportunities.
• Wisconsin Business AnswerLine: (800) 940-7232
  Provides entrepreneurs access to resources of the Wisconsin SBDC Network.

Website: www.wisconsinsbdc.org

Office:
432 N. Lake Street, Room 423
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-0398

Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network

The Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network is a statewide system of service providers offering a comprehensive set of public services targeted at entrepreneurs. Includes services offered by chambers of commerce, county-based economic development corporations, community based organizations, technical colleges, SBDCs, women's centers, and others.

Website: www.wenportal.org

Office:
432 N. Lake Street, Room 423
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-0398

Center for Technology Commercialization

The Center for Technology Commercialization provides support and resources to bring innovations to market.

One service the Center for Technology Commercialization offers is assistance with funding acquisition efforts through the federal Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs.

The center staff's hands-on coaching is augmented by domain experts and partners of the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network.

Website: http://wisconsinsbir.org/

Office:
City Station
660 W. Washington Ave.
Suite 309
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 855-306-8050

Center for Community Technology Solutions

The Center for Community Technology Solutions works across all four UW-Extension divisions to bring the potential and economic benefit of broadband (high speed Internet) to communities across Wisconsin.

The Center focuses on helping communities and individuals connect to each other and to the local, regional, national and global economy to successfully compete.

Website: http://broadband.uwex.edu/