This year’s TEDx Madison will feature 11 Madison speakers, including several entrepreneurs, at its annual one-day event Saturday at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA). TED conferences focus on a…

Call it a baker’s dozen. The Wisconsin Technology Council announced this week its 13 finalists (normally 12 but 13 due to a tie) for its annual Governor’s Business Plan Contest….

Gener8tor‘s event on May 22 featuring Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup, has been canceled, the organization announced today. According to Ries’ representatives, his appearance at Lindsay, Stone &…

Eric Ries, whose book The Lean Startup made its debut at No. 2 on the New York Times Best Sellers list, will be the guest speaker at the gener8tor meeting taking…

Sometimes, victory comes when you least expect it. Justin Vannieuwenhoven, a University of Wisconsin engineering student, simply wanted to learn how to write a business plan but ended up winning…

Beer lovers will have the opportunity to try some brews from MobCraft, which is launching officially this week. As part of Madison Craft Beer Week, the startup is organizing a…

Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday in his weekly radio address that he is devoting nearly $6 million toward small-business entrepreneurs in his proposed 2013-15 state budget. The money will be…

Entrepreneurs seeking the resources needed to launch sustainable clean technology companies should circle May 1 on their calendar. That’s when applications are due to the annual Cleantech Open, a five-month…

A bipartisan group of state legislators introduced Wednesday a widely anticipated $25 investment capital bill. “Wisconsin has the basic ingredients needed to create a more vibrant startup economy – ideas,…

University of Wisconsin Interim Chancellor David Ward told attendees at the monthly Wisconsin Innovation Network luncheon Tuesday at the Sheraton Hotel that a better process for commercializing discoveries was missing from the university. Ward…