Launch Into Leadership
March 6, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, MadisonTopic: 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...
Communication & Delegation Skills
April 2, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, MadisonTopic: 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 ...
Maximizing Your Leadership Potential
April 9, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, MadisonTopic: 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....
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....
Positive Power Plays: Skills for Conflict & Negotiation
April 16, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, MadisonTopic: 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...
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...
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 ...
Digital Marketing & Social Media Conference
May 8, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, MadisonTopic: 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!...
Launch Into Leadership
May 15, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, MadisonTopic: 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...
Biz Smart Sprint
June 26, 2025 | 4:00PM | OnlineFacilitated 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 ...
Introduction to Financial Management
June 30, 2025 | 4:00PM | OnlineFacilitated 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...
Positive Power Plays: Skills for Conflict & Negotiation
July 30, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, MadisonTopic: 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...
Maximizing Your Leadership Potential
August 6, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, MadisonTopic: 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....
Communication & Delegation Skills
August 13, 2025 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, MadisonTopic: 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 ...
Entrepreneurial Training Program - VIRTUAL (ZOOM)- Green Bay Spring 2025
March 6, 2025 | 6:00PM | OnlineFacilitated 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...
NIH Presubmission Panel Review
March 11, 2025 | 12:00PM | OnlineFacilitated 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...