UW-River Falls Classes

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

Unlocking Global Opportunities: How My Trade Expertise Can Directly Benefit You & Your Clients

October 23, 2025 | 8:00AM | St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center, River Falls

Topic: Managing a Business

This seminar offers you a unique opportunity to gain insights from a seasoned International Trade Expert, drawing on 35 years of extensive international trade experience in global commerce. Our goal is to empower your business for global success through direct, individualized, no-cost technical a...

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Fee: No Cost



Entrepreneurial Training Program

January 6, 2026 | 5:30PM | St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center, River Falls

Topic: Business Basics

This 10 week program covers basic business building blocks in order to create a strong foundation for pre-venture, start-up, and existing businesses via the Lean Startup Framework. We will determine and prove value propositions, explore target markets and segments, consider operational processes,...

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Fee: $250.00



Statewide Online Events

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


Is it the Real World? Or is it AI? An Entrepreneur's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

October 7, 2025 | 9:30AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison

Topic: Managing a Business

You've heard plenty about Artificial Intelligence being a "game changer" across industries - but what does that mean for your day-to-day work? We asked ourselves this question - and how AI could level the playing field for small businesses - and did some investigating.

We know that as a sm...

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Fee: No Cost



Wisconsin Tax Seminar for New Businesses

October 14, 2025 | 9:30AM | 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



SBIR 101 Webinar

October 14, 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



NSF Presubmission Panel Review

October 14, 2025 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Center For Technology Commercialization

Topic: Start-up Assistance

Do you plan to submit to NSF in November? 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 September deadline. This ...

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Fee: No Cost



AI-Enhanced Entrepreneurship: A 102-Level Guide to AI Applications in Business

October 15, 2025 | 1:30PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison

Topic: Managing a Business

NOTE: This is a 102-level session. To get the most out of it, you should already:

*Have experimented with at least one AI tool (like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Copilot), even if just for personal use.
*Understand the basics of prompting - how to give AI an ac...

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Fee: No Cost



Intermediate Financial Management (ONLINE)

October 21, 2025 | 8:30AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - 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 d...

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Fee: $359.00



Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP) - Informational Session

October 29, 2025 | 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. The next ETP workshop will begin middle of November....

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Fee: No Cost



Introduction to Financial Management

November 3, 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



Navigating Uncertainty

November 4, 2025 | 1:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Food Finance Institute

Topic: Managing a Business

In this 4-session program, enterprise leaders will develop different stories of how the future could unfold and craft strategies for addressing both planned and unplanned changes. From government policy shifts, emerging AI and automation impacts, and weather disruptions, to food safety protocols ...

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Fee: $1000.00



2026 HR Trends

November 6, 2025 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison

Topic: Managing Employees

Learn key HR trends for 2026 and how organizations are optimizing HR strategies to succeed in the new world of work.

Through their annual HR Trends Survey, QTI aims to provide businesses with critical HR insights by providing guidance on topics such as compensation, benefits, careers, empl...

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Fee: No Cost



Raising Equity for Food Businesses

November 18, 2025 | 10:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Food Finance Institute

Topic: Financing

Learn more and register here.

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 Joh...

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Fee: $500.00



Building Your Site + Connecting with Content

November 18, 2025 | 1:30PM | 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



Business Taxes 101: Navigating Self-Employment and Small Business Taxes for Beginners

November 19, 2025 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison

Topic: Tax Planning

Stepping into the world of business ownership brings with it the critical responsibility of understanding and managing business taxes. Whether you're a fledgling entrepreneur, a freelancer transitioning to a formal business entity, or a small business owner, grasping the basics of business taxati...

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Fee: No Cost



FinanceEDGE: Turn Financial Data into Smart Decisions

December 8, 2025 | 10:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison

Topic: Financing

Ready to Diagnose and Strengthen Your Business Financials? This hands-on course introduces the FinanceEDGE Tool-a structured, four-step framework designed to help small business owners analyze financial health, identify root causes of financial stress, and implement actionable solutions. Whether ...

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Fee: No Cost



Food and Farm Consultant Webinar Series: Financing Alternative Ownership Models

December 8, 2025 | 1:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Food Finance Institute

Learn more and register here.

The Food Finance Institute's quarterly webinar series aims to provide consultants and technical as...

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Fee: No Cost

Contact the SBDC at UW-River Falls

Whether you’re not sure where to start or ready to make a leap, our experts are here to offer trusted insights and industry-specific advice. Get started with the SBDC, serving Wisconsin’s small businesses since 1980.