University of Wisconsin - Extension

Office:
432 N. Lake Street, Room 423
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-7794
Email: sbdc@uwex.edu

Wisconsin Small Business Development Centers

The Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SBDC) works with business owners and entrepreneurs throughout the state to facilitate business growth and improvement, and to launch successful new companies. Through no-cost consulting, low-cost entrepreneurial education and strategic facilitation, SBDC experts serve as resources for small and emerging mid-size companies. The Wisconsin SBDC is hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Extension and is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Specialty centers include:

• Wisconsin Innovation Service Center - wisc.uww.edu
  Specializes in new product assessments and market research for business improvement and growth
• 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

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 among its qualified service providers.

Website: http://wisconsinsbir.org/

Office:
432 N. Lake Street, Room 423
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-7794
Email: tera.johnson@uwex.edu

Food Finance Institute

Directed by Tera Johnson, the Food Finance Institute is a collaborative network of food entrepreneurs, finance expertise and investment resources focused on Wisconsin's food sector. This is a sector whose growth is being propelled by the passion for local food and consumer demand for unique and healthy foods. It is also one whose success has been constrained by a dearth of financial pragmatism. Add to this the financial complexity that new alternative capital sources are creating and it is becoming very difficult for entrepreneurs to do this on their own.

The mission at the Food Finance Institute is to make sophisticated financial technical assistance available to every growing food and value added farm enterprise. The institute uses a model that incorporates consulting collaborations, practitioner certification and industry specific resources.

Website: http://foodfinanceinstitute.org/