Resources

Resources

Office of Corporate Relations, UW-Madison
OCR is the entry point to UW-Madison resources for business and industry.
www.ocr.wisc.edu

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
WARF supports research, transfers technology and ensures the inventions and discoveries of UW-Madison benefit humankind.
www.warf.org

University Research Park
URP is a non-profit, research and technology park used by a broad range of start-up companies, many of which are focused on biotechnology. URP encourages the development and commercialization of new, innovative ideas.
www.ocr.wisc.edu/licensing/urp

Wisconsin School of Business, UW-Madison
The Wisconsin School of Business is renowned for knowledge creation and for providing transforming educational experiences.
www.bus.wisc.edu

Wisconsin Angel Network
WAN's mission is to increase the number and amount of early-stage equity investments in Wisconsin start-ups.
www.wisconsinangelnetwork.com

Wisconsin Department of Commerce
DOC provides information for entrepreneurs and business start-ups.
http://commerce.wi.gov/Act255/BD-EntrepreneursStartups.html

DOC offers technology-based funding at various levels of assistance.
http://commerce.wi.gov/Act255/

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UW-Madison
CALS houses faculty and staff that discover, critically analyze and share knowledge in food and agriculture, the life sciences, natural resource and environmental stewardship, and rural community development.
www.cals.wisc.edu

College of Engineering, UW-Madison
The College of Engineering works closely with its industrial partners, from small entrepreneurial start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations, providing a wide range of resources in research and education.
www.engr.wisc.edu

Launching Entrepreneurial Advisory Programs
Launching Entrepreneurial Advisory Programs (LEAP) provides volunteer advisory panels for women entrepreneurs to help enhance the growth, profitability and success of their South Central Wisconsin businesses.
www.bus.wisc.edu/leap/

The Wisconsin Entrepreneur Network
Integrated statewide support to entrepreneurs in all industries and developmental stages.
www.wenportal.org/index.aspx

Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest
The mission of the Governor's Business Plan Contest is to encourage entrepreneurs in the creation, start-up and early-growth stages of high-tech businesses in Wisconsin. Participants have the chance to win seed capital, valuable services that will help them launch their businesses and a Grand Prize worth $50,000.
govsbizplancontest.com/

G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition
The G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition is an exciting opportunity that encourages UW-Madison student teams to develop and present business plans. The Burrill prize offers students a chance to compete for cash prizes.
www.bus.wisc.edu/burrill/

Thrive
Economic development and quality of life initiatives for the eight-county Madison Region.
www.thrivehere.org

Madison SCORE
The Service Corps of Retired Executives is a non-profit organization, sponsored by the Small Business Administration, dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide.
scoremadison145.org/default.aspx

Office of Corporate Relations, UW-Madison
OCR is the entry point to UW-Madison resources for business and industry.
www.ocr.wisc.edu

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
WARF supports research, transfers technology and ensures the inventions and discoveries of UW-Madison benefit humankind.
www.warf.org

University Research Park
URP is a non-profit, research and technology park used by a broad range of start-up companies, many of which are focused on biotechnology. URP encourages the development and commercialization of new, innovative ideas.
www.ocr.wisc.edu/licensing/urp

Wisconsin School of Business, UW-Madison
The Wisconsin School of Business is renowned for knowledge creation and for providing transforming educational experiences.
www.bus.wisc.edu

Wisconsin Angel Network
WAN's mission is to increase the number and amount of early-stage equity investments in Wisconsin start-ups.
www.wisconsinangelnetwork.com

Wisconsin Department of Commerce
DOC provides information for entrepreneurs and business start-ups.
http://commerce.wi.gov/Act255/BD-EntrepreneursStartups.html

DOC offers technology-based funding at various levels of assistance.
http://commerce.wi.gov/Act255/

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UW-Madison
CALS houses faculty and staff that discover, critically analyze and share knowledge in food and agriculture, the life sciences, natural resource and environmental stewardship, and rural community development.
www.cals.wisc.edu

College of Engineering, UW-Madison
The College of Engineering works closely with its industrial partners, from small entrepreneurial start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations, providing a wide range of resources in research and education.
www.engr.wisc.edu

Launching Entrepreneurial Advisory Programs
Launching Entrepreneurial Advisory Programs (LEAP) provides volunteer advisory panels for women entrepreneurs to help enhance the growth, profitability and success of their South Central Wisconsin businesses.
www.bus.wisc.edu/leap/

The Wisconsin Entrepreneur Network
Integrated statewide support to entrepreneurs in all industries and developmental stages.
www.wenportal.org/index.aspx

Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest
The mission of the Governor's Business Plan Contest is to encourage entrepreneurs in the creation, start-up and early-growth stages of high-tech businesses in Wisconsin. Participants have the chance to win seed capital, valuable services that will help them launch their businesses and a Grand Prize worth $50,000.
govsbizplancontest.com/

G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition
The G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition is an exciting opportunity that encourages UW-Madison student teams to develop and present business plans. The Burrill prize offers students a chance to compete for cash prizes.
www.bus.wisc.edu/burrill/

Thrive
Economic development and quality of life initiatives for the eight-county Madison Region.
www.thrivehere.org

Madison SCORE
The Service Corps of Retired Executives is a non-profit organization, sponsored by the Small Business Administration, dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide.
scoremadison145.org/default.aspx