UW-Madison Classes

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

Maximizing Your Leadership Potential

April 5, 2023 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Room 1290 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: $269.00



Communication & Delegation Skills

April 12, 2023 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Room 1290 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: $309.00



Positive Power Plays: Skills for Conflict & Negotiation

April 19, 2023 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Room 1290 Grainger Hall, Madison

Topic: Managing Employees

All leaders deal with 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 t...

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Fee: $269.00



I'm Doing Everything! How Value Planning Reduces Panic and Builds Value

April 19, 2023 | 10:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison

Topic: Managing a Business

Learn more on our website UW-Madison SBDC.

If you knew that there were steps you could take to increase the likelihood of 1) attracting and retaining employees and 2) increasing the value of your business - would you...

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Fee: No Cost



Hire Badgers: Student Staffing Opportunities for Small Business

April 20, 2023 | 1:30PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison

Topic: Managing Employees

The UW-Madison Work-Study Program recently expanded to include small businesses to the list of approved organizations to hire UW-Madison students. If you've ever wondered about hiring a UW-Madison student, this session is for you! We'll discuss the differences between the Work-Study Program and s...

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Fee: No Cost



Financial Mangement - Sprint

April 24, 2023 | 4:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison

Topic: Business Accounting and Budget

NOTE: This course includes 5 sessions, taking place on: Monday, April 24, 2023 from 4:00-5:30 pm CST Monday, May 1, 2023 from 4:00-5:30 pm CST Monday, May 8, 2023 from 4:00-5:30 pm CST Monday, May 15, 2023 from 4:00-5:30 pm CST Monday, May 22, 2023 from 4:00-5:30 pm CST Participants must attend a...

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Fee: $249.00



Buy-Sell Agreements

May 3, 2023 | 11:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison

Topic: Managing a Business

Learn more on our website UW-Madison SBDC.

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 to...

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Fee: No Cost



Wisconsin Tax Seminar for New Businesses

May 3, 2023 | 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. https://sbdc.wisc.edu/manage-your-business/tax-seminar-new-biz/


Speaker: Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Co-Sponsor:


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Fee: No Cost



Leading with Emotional Intelligence

May 4, 2023 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Room 1290 Grainger Hall, Madison

Topic: Managing Employees

Research by the Carnegie Institute concluded: "15% of success is technical skills - 85% is people skills." Emotional Intelligence is all about people skills - how well you know yourself and your emotions and how well you read and interact with others and their emotions. Learn about how the brain,...

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Fee: No Cost



Human Resources (HR) for Non HR Professionals

May 11, 2023 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Room 1290 Grainger Hall, Madison

Topic: Managing Employees

If you are a business owner or manager of a small business without a dedicated HR expert on your staff, this is the program for your organization. If you have administrative staff that are performing HR duties as part of their responsibilities that are not HR experts they too will benefit. This m...

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Maximizing Your Leadership Potential

July 13, 2023 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Room 1290 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: No Cost



Biz Smart Sprint

July 13, 2023 | 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: $179.00



Positive Power Plays: Skills for Conflict & Negotiation

July 20, 2023 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Room 1290 Grainger Hall, Madison

All leaders deal with 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 soluti...

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Fee: No Cost



Communication & Delegation Skills

July 27, 2023 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Room 1290 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: No Cost



Financial Management: Building Financial Confidence in your Business

October 18, 2023 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Room 1290 Grainger Hall, Madison

Topic: Business Accounting and Budget

If you as an entrepreneur or business manager are looking for the answers and solutions to these sorts of questions and challenges, then this class is for you: (1) How to read and understand financial information, (2) How to analyze financial information to improve business management decisions r...

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Fee: $490.00



Statewide Online Events

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


Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP) - Informational Session

April 13, 2023 | 5:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - La Crosse

Topic: Start-up Assistance

Join us for a FREE informational session that gives details about what is covered in the Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP). Get the details about the grant and how to apply for it. This session can help you decide if you want to take ETP.
Speaker: Mike Walker and Carrie Bork
Co-Sponsor...

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Fee: No Cost



SBIR Training for Entrepreneurial Support Staff

April 19, 2023 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Center For Technology Commercialization

Topic: Start-up Assistance

$4 billion+ of non-dilutive funding is available through the SBIR/STTR programs. Could Your Clients Benefit From Free R&D Funding? Join us for a 1.5 hour webinar on these programs.

The SBIR/STTR programs can provide a source of R&D funding between the initial dev...

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Fee: No Cost



Entrepreneurial Training Program VIRTUAL ZOOM

April 26, 2023 | 6:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Parkside

Topic: Business Basics

The Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP) is offered by the Wisconsin Small Business Development Center's UW-Parkside. It is a 7 week course that provides an easy to follow, step by step process that shows you how to: Answer the question - "Will people buy my product or service?" Appeal to more...

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Fee: $250.00



NSF Presubmission Panel Review

June 15, 2023 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Center For Technology Commercialization

Do you plan to submit to NSF spring? Please register with CTC to participate in our free Presubmission Panel Review. CTC, in collaboration with a panel of expert reviewers, will simulate the NSF review process to help you improve your SBIR/STTR proposal ahead of the July close of cycle. T...

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Fee: No Cost

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