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OBE receives Governor’s Financial Literacy Award

The Universities of Wisconsin Office of Business and Entrepreneurship (OBE) has been honored with the 2025 Governor’s Financial Literacy Award in the Legacy category, recognizing decades of sustained, statewide impact in advancing financial literacy for Wisconsin entrepreneurs.

Governor Evers, Bon Wikenheiser, Gina Ferraro, Sarah Larson, and First Lady Evers

Governor Evers, Bon Wikenheiser, Gina Ferraro, Sarah Larson, and First Lady Evers

This is a one‑time, lifetime recognition given to OBE as an organization, with the award focusing on OBE’s collective reach and long‑term impact.This honor is very much the result of decades of dedicated work by Small Business Development Center staff cross Wisconsin.

Ferguson appointed to ASBDC

America’s Small Business Development Center appointed Heather Ferguson to the AI 102 curriculum committee.