UW-Madison Classes

Explore classes that will help you develop the skills you need for your business to thrive.

Launch Into Leadership

March 6, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison

Topic: Managing Employees

Taking on new supervisory responsibilities is a great opportunity and challenge. Many in supervisory roles have learned either by trial and error or by following what was done by their predecessor. In most cases, this is not a very effective strategy. This course will start you in the right direc...

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Fee: $289.00



Communication & Delegation Skills

April 2, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison

Topic: Managing Employees

Whether you are communicating with your employees, customers, or suppliers your ability to express yourself well and understand others is a major factor of your success. For this course, you will have the opportunity to take the DiSC Personal Profile and use the results to better understand your ...

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Fee: $339.00



Maximizing Your Leadership Potential

April 9, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison

Topic: Managing Employees

Maximizing Your Leadership Potential is a program designed to help you with practical to achieve lasting, sustainable results through people. This course will enable you to sharpen your skills in four fundamental areas of leadership: self-awareness, learning agility, communication, and influence....

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Fee: $289.00



Fearless Performance Management

April 10, 2025 | 8:30AM | Online
Facilitated 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...

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Fee: $304.00



Hire Badgers: Student Staffing Opportunities for Small Business

April 10, 2025 | 11:00AM | Online
Facilitated 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...

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Fee: No Cost



Retail Success Series: Merchandising Techniques that Drive Purchasing Behavior

April 15, 2025 | 10:30AM | Online
Facilitated 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 ...

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Fee: No Cost



Small Business Social Tools & Techniques

April 15, 2025 | 2:00PM | Online
Facilitated 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....

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Fee: No Cost



Positive Power Plays: Skills for Conflict & Negotiation

April 16, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison

Topic: Managing Employees

All leaders experience conflict in one form or another. In this class, you will learn how to turn conflict into collaborations and reach win-win resolutions. You will see conflict to clarify roles, relationships, and heighten creativity. Learning how to reach beyond the impasse and find solutions...

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Fee: $289.00



Building Your Site + Connecting with Content

April 22, 2025 | 10:00AM | Online
Facilitated 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...

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Fee: No Cost



Wisconsin Tax Seminar for New Businesses

April 22, 2025 | 1:30PM | Online
Facilitated 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...
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Fee: No Cost



Protecting Your Business Partnership: Buy-Sell Agreements

April 23, 2025 | 11:00AM | Online
Facilitated 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...

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Fee: No Cost



Retail Success Series: Creating Signs Customers Will Actually Read

April 24, 2025 | 10:30AM | Online
Facilitated 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 ...

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Fee: No Cost



Digital Marketing & Social Media Conference

May 8, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison

Topic: Marketing and Sales

In this all-day conference, you will learn how to engage your customers and prospects online through your website and social media and track your activities so that you know what is working and what needs to be adjusted. Join us to build your marketing toolkit and take a time-out to learn more!...

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Fee: $309.00



Launch Into Leadership

May 15, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison

Topic: Managing Employees

Taking on new supervisory responsibilities is a great opportunity and challenge. Many in supervisory roles have learned either by trial and error or by following what was done by their predecessor. In most cases, this is not a very effective strategy. This course will start you in the right direc...

Details

Fee: $289.00



Biz Smart Sprint

June 26, 2025 | 4:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison

Topic: Start-up Assistance

Biz Smart Sprint is your introduction into the world of entrepreneurship. In this live, virtual 6-week course, you will learn the building blocks you need to become a successful entrepreneur. Each week, you'll discover the key components you need to start a business, including the Business Model ...

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Fee: $239.00



Introduction to Financial Management

June 30, 2025 | 4:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison

Topic: Business Accounting and Budget

Whether you are starting a new business or looking to organize your current business' finances, accurate financial information is one of the most valuable tools you have to drive success. This course seeks to set participants on the right path by providing a "101" overview of financial bookkeepin...

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Fee: $259.00



Positive Power Plays: Skills for Conflict & Negotiation

July 30, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison

Topic: Managing Employees

All leaders experience conflict in one form or another. In this class, you will learn how to turn conflict into collaborations and reach win-win resolutions. You will see conflict to clarify roles, relationships, and heighten creativity. Learning how to reach beyond the impasse and find solutions...

Details

Fee: $289.00



Maximizing Your Leadership Potential

August 6, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison

Topic: Managing Employees

Maximizing Your Leadership Potential is a program designed to help you with practical to achieve lasting, sustainable results through people. This course will enable you to sharpen your skills in four fundamental areas of leadership: self-awareness, learning agility, communication, and influence....

Details

Fee: $289.00



Communication & Delegation Skills

August 13, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison

Topic: Managing Employees

Whether you are communicating with your employees, customers, or suppliers your ability to express yourself well and understand others is a major factor of your success. For this course, you will have the opportunity to take the DiSC Personal Profile and use the results to better understand your ...

Details

Fee: $339.00



Statewide Online Events

Explore the following online business education options that can be accessed from anywhere.


Entrepreneurial Training Program - VIRTUAL (ZOOM)- Green Bay Spring 2025

March 6, 2025 | 6:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Green Bay

Topic: Start-up Assistance

**Class Dates: Thursdays, March 6 - May 1, 2025| 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Online via Zoom


This Virtual Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP) is offered in collaboration of the Wisconsin Small Business Development Centers: UW-Stevens Point and UW-Green Bay. The course meets virtually fo...

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Fee: $200.00



NIH Presubmission Panel Review

March 11, 2025 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Center For Technology Commercialization

Topic: Start-up Assistance

Do you plan to submit to NIH in April? Please register with CTC to participate in our free Presubmission Panel Review. CTC, in collaboration with a panel of expert reviewers, will simulate the NIH review process to help you improve your SBIR/STTR proposal ahead of the April deadline. This registr...

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Fee: No Cost



Building Wealth Inside vs Outside of Your Business

March 13, 2025 | 4:00PM | Online
Facilitated 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...

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Fee: No Cost



SBIR 101 Webinar

March 18, 2025 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated 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...

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Fee: No Cost



Tax Incentives Wealth Building Strategies

April 3, 2025 | 4:00PM | Online
Facilitated 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...
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Fee: No Cost



SBIR 101 Webinar

April 22, 2025 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated 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...

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Fee: No Cost



SBIR 101 Webinar

May 20, 2025 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated 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...

Details

Fee: No Cost

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