Entrepreneurship
Some of Our Most Requested Online Tools and Resources:
| BizStarts Milwaukee | BizStarts Milwaukee connects entrepreneurs with resources to help them envision, establish, fund and launch successful companies in the Milwaukee 7 region. |
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Provides technical and marketing assistance to businesses interested in selling products and services to the government. |
| Business Wizard | This resource will help you determine necessary licenses, permits etc. for your business. |
| Census-Data – “factfinder” | An entryway to the US Census Bureau data. |
| Economic Development/Washington County | This organization seeks to improve and enhance the ecomonic vitality of the county-wide community by serving as the central voice on economic development issues, retaining and expanding the current manufacturing and commerce sectors, attracting and creating new family-supporting jobs and supporting quality of life issues. |
| Economic Research Services |
A primary source of economic information and research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. See data sets for Wisconsin. |
| Mapping Wisconsin Census Data |
Provides demographic and economic data |
| Moraine Park Technical College | Offers free workshops, low-cost non-degree courses, an Entrepreneurship Certificate and an associate degree in Business Management – Small Business Entrepreneurship. |
| NOLO- Law for All | Learn about LLCs, business plans, financing, and more—everything you need to start and run a smart, successful small business. |
| SCORE |
“Counselors to America’s Small Business” is an excellent source of free and confidential small business advice. |
| Small Business Development Center | The SBDC offers one-on-one counseling and a variety of educational services to clients. |
| US Bureau of Labor Statistics |
A primary source for consumer spending and consumer prices. Combined with Census data, this information can help estimate potential sales. |
| U.S. Business Gateway to Federal Resources | Provides resources on a variety of topics, including grants, business law, environmental regulations, e-commerce, taxes and starting a business. Also provides resources to Home-Based Businesses, Specific Industries, Minority-owned Businesses, Non-Profits, Self-Employed, Veteran-Owned Businesses and Woman-Owned Businesses. |
| US Small Business Administration |
The SBA and its programs can help with economic statistics and research. |
| UW-Extension Center for Community and Economic Development |
This Center creates, applies and transfers multidisciplinary knowledge to help people understand community change and identify opportunities. |
| UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations | OCR is the front door to the university for companies and entrepreneurs that could benefit from UW assistance but may not know where to start. Their job to ensure that people in the business community are connected to the people and places on campus that can help reach that goal. |
| Wisconsin Angel Network |
Need a template for a 15-minute presentation or a well organized business plan? You’ll find those and many other tools. |
| Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions | Resources for creating a corporation or LLC in the State of WI. |
| Wisconsin Entrepreneur’s Network |
WEN’s mission is to provide seamless access to the statewide network of entrepreneurial resources and expertise to create new ventures; help grow existing business, and move forward high potential entrepreneurs to enable Wisconsin to be competitive in a global economic environment. |
| Wisconsin Innovation Service Center |
WISC specializes in new product and invention assessments and market expansion opportunities for innovative manufacturers, technology businesses and independent inventors. |
| Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation |
Provides quality business education and financing programs to help both women and men launch and expand small businesses. |
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Paul M. Roback 
Community Development Educator, Associate Professor
M.S. in Urban Planning – UW-Milwaukee
B.S. – UW Milwaukee
Washington County UW-Extension
PO Box 2003
333 E. Washington Street
Suite 1200
West Bend, WI 53095-2003
Phone: 262-335-4480
Toll-Free: 800-616-0446
Fax: 262-335-4863
Relay “711″
Email: paul.roback@ces.uwex.edu
