Congratulations to SixLine Semiconductors for winning the grand prize and the Advanced Manufacturing category at the 2023 Governor’s Business Plan Contest! Thirteen teams — the Diligent (Baker’s) Dozen, representing innovative products and services in diverse sectors — competed in the final pitch round at the 20th annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Conference on June 1.
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‘Project Pitch It!’ Season 7 highlights exciting innovators
Season 7 of “Project Pitch It,” the television show presented by UW-Milwaukee’s Lubar Entrepreneurship Center, aired this spring.
Can ChatGPT write your SBIR/STTR proposal?
The advent of AI in document preparation will likely greatly impact how SBIR/STTR grants are prepared and written.
Manufacturing Matters! Conference Highlights
Can taxes be exciting? At the WMEP Manufacturing Matters! Conference, WIPFLI’s Rob Kane hosted Top 7 Tax Strategies defining opportunities for small business tax incentives that may be under your radar.
Arctic Compressor is ‘The Simple Choice’ for SBA’s Small Business Persons of the Year!
As part of National Small Business Week, Wisconsin Small Business Administration (SBA) presented Arctic Compressor, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) client, with Wisconsin’s Small Business Persons of the Year Award! Owners, and event hosts, Steve, Peggi and Chuck were fresh off a trip to Washington D.
STOPfakes Roadshow Takeaways
Protecting your intellectual property is critical when doing business internationally.
Where/How to start writing your SBIR/STTR Proposal
Ok relax and breathe. 1. Read through the solicitation and proposal preparation instructions quickly.
How will federal changes affect your research spending?
We have recently become aware of a Federal tax change that will affect how you are able to expense research spending.
Not all NIH grants are created equal!
CTC hosted BBCetc, SBIR experts, for a well-attended webinar on January 17th.
Ideadvance Alumni Share Best Practices!
This year we mixed it up — Ideadvance hosted an alumni panel celebrating June 2022 awardees! Each cohort, we celebrate the dedicated efforts of time-strapped teams racing to meet program milestones.