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…

The goal of the Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Prize is for University of Wisconsin students to develop new wireless technology products and marry those ideas with tangible, market-ready business plans. Consider…

Need a fellow entrepreneur to brainstorm with? The MyEntrepreneurNet.com Speed Match-up Event for Entrepreneurs held April 23 at the American Family Insurance Dreambank has that goal in mind. The small business…

Three University of Wisconsin alumni and one faculty member who have succeeded as entrepreneurs will receive an Entrepreneurial Achievement Award in a ceremony held Monday at the Wisconsin Institutes for…

What is the impact of science and technology on the creative process? That’s one of the topics that will be addressed at the 12th Annual Bioethics Forum, held April 25-26…