The BizForge is officially fired up!

The BizStarts team cuts the ribbon with help from Rocky Marcoux, the
Prez and VP of the Brooklyn, NY Chamber and the Waukesha
County Business Alliance.

After successful opening events April 2 and 10, BizStarts' BizForge is officially all fired, with a full complement of programs and services to launch new and scale existing companies in SE Wisconsin! Special thanks to Gov. Scott Walker, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele for saying a few words at our private reception, and many thanks to our partners, sponsors and - most of all - our intrepid entrepreneurs for helping us open our doors to the world. Read all about it below, and be sure to check out the Business Journal's photo gallery to see who you know!

Gov. Walker hits the anvil to open BizForge

BizStarts unveils new offices at Schlitz Park - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

(April 2, 2014)

A recipe for job creation - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dan Steininger editorial

(April 4, 2014)

Sneak peek: BizStart BizForge entrepreneurial hub launches

Slideshow - Milwaukee Business Journal (April 3, 2014)

FREE EVENT!
BizStarts sponsors the Public Forum for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

On Monday, May 5, join the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) and BizStarts as we celebrate small business and entrepreneurship. The day promises to provide attendees with ways to increase their network while giving them the tools necessary to grow their businesses. You can learn more about the day's agenda here.

This event is FREE for friends of BizStarts! Use promo code COMMUNITY at checkout and enjoy the whole day at no cost -

includes lunch.

Next Investor Forum April 30!

We've invited representatives from regional angel groups and traditional financial institutions, as well as private investors, to hear pitches from three companies who've completed our program and are ready to raise outside capital. Those companies are Bomboard, LLC; American Telehealthcare, Inc.; and VibeTech Global.

If you're an accredited investor and would like to learn more, please contact Dan Steininger at [email protected].

Good to know...

Bizstarts in the news

BizStarts was featured several times recently as part of the larger conversation on the critical need to reverse brain drain and support job creation.

Sustaining the state's startups

- Kenosha News, Tom Still editorial (April 7, 2014)

Entrepreneurs can reverse brain drain

- The Startup Economy, John Torinus (April 2014)

"I deserve to be there"

Lisa Johnson, VP of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the WEDC, recently gave a great interview to the Milwaukee Business Journal on why we need more women entrepreneurs and how it feels to be the only female in the room.

Cleantech Open now accepting 2014 Accelerator applications

Cleantech Open runs the world's largest cleantech accelerator. Their mission is to find, fund and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that address today's most urgent energy, environmental and economic challenges.

Apply here.

May 1, 5:00PM, PDT (Thu) - Final Application Deadline