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
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.