Applications for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s UpStart winter 2024 entrepreneurship program for women and people of color are now being accepted through Nov. 24, organizers recently announced.

The free nine-week program begins Tuesday, Jan. 23 and ends Tuesday, March 26. The classes are held from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.

According to the website, UpStart connects participants to area professionals, helps them gain the skills needed to launch a business, helps them establish strategic goals and helps them identify next steps.

Applications can be found here.

Note: the editor-in-chief of MadisonStartups.com teaches in UpStart