Building Wealth Inside vs Outside of Your Business
March 13, 2025 | 4:00PM | OnlineFacilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Stevens Point
Topic: Financing
Unlock the keys to securing your financial future with our Strategic Wealth Management for Business Owners series. Each session is designed to empower you with the knowledge and tools to make informed decisions that will benefit your long-term financial goals.
Your business will be your pr...
SBIR 101 Webinar
March 18, 2025 | 12:00PM | OnlineFacilitated by: Center For Technology Commercialization
$4.5 Billion dollars in product development is available, maybe to you! Learn more about how you might tap the largest seed fund in this brief overview (and how we can help for free).
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfe...
Financial Foundations for Food Brands
March 24, 2025 | 9:00AM | OnlineFacilitated by: Food Finance Institute
Topic: Business Accounting and Budget
About Financial Foundations for Food Brands
Define, align, and strengthen the key elements of your business's financial foundations at Financial Foundations for Food Brands
This fundamental training helps food-focused entrepreneurs establish a solid financial founda...
Food Business Consultant Training
March 25, 2025 | 10:00AM | OnlineFacilitated by: Food Finance Institute
Join Food Finance Institute Innovative Finance Expert and FFI founder, Tera Johnson, for our Level 1 and Level 2 Consultant Training.
Take your food and farm business clients to the next level by attending FFI's Level 1 and Level 2 Consultant Training. Offered in two 2-day sets, this ...
Tax Incentives Wealth Building Strategies
April 3, 2025 | 4:00PM | OnlineFacilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Stevens Point
Topic: Tax Planning
Business owners arguably have some of the best opportunities to legal limit their tax exposure. Taxes also can be one of the largest drags on business profitability. This presentation we'll focus on the following to limit the tax bill:
- Investing in your business & tax deductions...
Raising Equity for Food Businesses
April 4, 2025 | 10:00AM | OnlineFacilitated by: Food Finance Institute
Topic: Financing
Raising Equity is designed to help food and farm businesses successfully raise money, both debt and equity. Instructed by FFI Founder and Innovative Finance Expert, Tera Johnson, this training helps companies raise money legally and effectively. Through four live virtual group sessions and two on...
Branding & Marketing for Food & Farm Businesses
April 8, 2025 | 9:00AM | OnlineFacilitated by: Food Finance Institute
Topic: Marketing and Sales
This workshop helps you to define, align, and activate your brand to stand out in the marketplace and maximize your business product line and net margin.
Topics Covered
Food, beverage, and value-added farm founders, entrepreneurs, or marketing leaders of all stages who want to defin...
Fearless Performance Management
April 10, 2025 | 8:30AM | OnlineFacilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
The performance management - or employee feedback - process can fill many managers and employees alike with a sense of dread. However, with the right skills and mindset, this process can become collaborative, two-way communication that reduces anxiety and sets everyone up for success.
This...
Hire Badgers: Student Staffing Opportunities for Small Business
April 10, 2025 | 11:00AM | OnlineFacilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
Did you know that the UW-Madison Work-Study Program, previously reserved for on-campus and non-profit organizations, has been expanded to small businesses - and, as of September 2023, even covers 50% of the wages earned? Or that many UW-Madison students pursue internship opportunities as a way to...
Retail Success Series: Merchandising Techniques that Drive Purchasing Behavior
April 15, 2025 | 10:30AM | OnlineFacilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Managing a Business
This series covers essential topics for retail success, including considerations for opening a brick-and-mortar store, effective merchandising techniques to drive purchases, and creating impactful in-store signage. Each 30-minute session, followed by a 15-minute Q&A, will be held online with ...
Small Business Social Tools & Techniques
April 15, 2025 | 2:00PM | OnlineFacilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Marketing and Sales
In this presentation, you will learn how to engage your audiences and build your brand on popular social media platforms, and you will get tips for creating short-form videos.
Meanwhile, social media advertising can be a relatively inexpensive way to reach highly specific target audiences....
Building Your Site + Connecting with Content
April 22, 2025 | 10:00AM | OnlineFacilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Marketing and Sales
WordPress provides software to self-host blogs and websites. This presentation will explain how to obtain a domain name, set up web hosting, set up email accounts, install WordPress and build a website. In addition, you will learn how to install plugins such as contact forms, e-commerce platforms...
SBIR 101 Webinar
April 22, 2025 | 12:00PM | OnlineFacilitated by: Center For Technology Commercialization
$4.5 Billion dollars in product development is available, maybe to you! Learn more about how you might tap the largest seed fund in this brief overview (and how we can help for free).
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfe...
Wisconsin Tax Seminar for New Businesses
April 22, 2025 | 1:30PM | OnlineFacilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Tax Planning
In this New Business Seminar, hosted by The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) you will gain a basic understanding of Wisconsin's tax laws.
Topics may include:
- Business tax registration
- Withholding tax information
- Sales and use tax information
- Oth...
Protecting Your Business Partnership: Buy-Sell Agreements
April 23, 2025 | 11:00AM | OnlineFacilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Managing a Business
If you are in business with other people, the reality is that at some point, you will not be. As with any personal or professional partnership, communication is key. By working together to create a buy-sell agreement - before someone leaves the business - you can create a strong foundation for yo...
Retail Success Series: Creating Signs Customers Will Actually Read
April 24, 2025 | 10:30AM | OnlineFacilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Managing a Business
This series covers essential topics for retail success, including considerations for opening a brick-and-mortar store, effective merchandising techniques to drive purchases, and creating impactful in-store signage. Each 30-minute session, followed by a 15-minute Q&A, will be held online with ...
SBIR 101 Webinar
May 20, 2025 | 12:00PM | OnlineFacilitated by: Center For Technology Commercialization
$4.5 Billion dollars in product development is available, maybe to you! Learn more about how you might tap the largest seed fund in this brief overview (and how we can help for free).
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfe...