Explore all of the SBDC’s events around the state for prospective and current business owners looking to expand their skill set, network, receive guidance or connect to the Wisconsin entrepreneurial ecosystem.
To access Start In Wisconsin’s calendar of events for entrepreneurs, click here.
Mastering Sales for Small Business Owners: An In-Depth Training on Effective Sales...(DP-AM)-Virtual
SBDCOctober 29, 2024 | 10:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Green Bay
Topic: Marketing and Sales
Mastering Sales for Small Business Owners: An In-Depth Training on Effective Sales Strategies and Techniques
*Presented live, VIRTUALLY- 10:00-11:30AM, TUESDAY, Oct 29, 2024
Sales is the lifeblood of any business, and small business owners ...
Build Your Business Networking Group
SBDCOctober 29, 2024 | 3:00PM | St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center, River Falls
Topic: Managing a Business
The first hour of this networking group will feature a discussion on ways to leverage "Black Friday" and "Small Business Saturday" to give your business a boost going into the holidays.
The second hour is an optional open networking opportunity for everyone who attends.
Speaker: TBD
Co-Sp...
Mastering Sales for Small Business Owners: An In-Depth Training on Effective Sales...(DP-PM)-Virtual
SBDCOctober 29, 2024 | 5:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Green Bay
Topic: Marketing and Sales
Mastering Sales for Small Business Owners: An In-Depth Training on Effective Sales Strategies and Techniques
*Presented live, VIRTUALLY - 5:00-6:30PM, TUESDAY, Oct 29, 2024
Sales is the lifeblood of any business, and small business owners n...
Intermediate Financial Management (ONLINE)
SBDCOctober 30, 2024 | 8:30AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Business Accounting and Budget
THIS CLASS IS ONLINE
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...
Intermediate Financial Management
SBDCOctober 30, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, 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 d...
Positive Power Plays: Skills for Conflict & Negotiation
SBDCOctober 31, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: 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...
Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP)
SBDCNovember 1, 2024 | 5:30PM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: Start-up Assistance
ETP is an intensive business-planning training program designed to help participants who want to start a new business, grow an existing business, or make a substantial business pivot that requires viewing the business with a new perspective.
The focus of the program is to help you complete...
Digital Marketing Strategies
SBDCNovember 4, 2024 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - La Crosse
Topic: Marketing and Sales
Digital Marketing Strategies is a one hour webinar for participants to learn the basics of digital marketing. Participants will learn how to enhance their web presence by effectively connecting with prospective customers using a website, social media, and email. A strong marketing presen...
Communication & Delegation Skills
SBDCNovember 7, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, 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 ...
Mastering YouTube: Essential Secrets for Small Business Success (DP-AM) - Virtual
SBDCNovember 7, 2024 | 10:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Green Bay
Topic: Marketing and Sales
Mastering YouTube: Essential Secrets for Small Business Success
*Presented live, VIRTUALLY - 10:00-11:30AM, Thursday, Nov 7, 2024
Description:
This training is designed exclusively for small business owners ...
2025 HR Trends
SBDCNovember 7, 2024 | 1:30PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
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, employee well-being, diversity and inclusion, and workforce planning. For over a decade, the results of their HR Trends survey h...
Mastering YouTube: Essential Secrets for Small Business Success (DP-PM) - Virtual
SBDCNovember 7, 2024 | 5:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Green Bay
Topic: Marketing and Sales
Mastering YouTube: Essential Secrets for Small Business Success
*Presented live, VIRTUALLY - 5:00-6:30PM, Thursday, Nov 7, 2024
Description:
This training is designed exclusively for small business owners aiming to leverage ...
Podcasting Mastery for Small Business Success: From Concept to Connection (DP-AM) - Virtual
SBDCNovember 14, 2024 | 10:00AM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Green Bay
Topic: Marketing and Sales
Podcasting Mastery for Small Business Success: From Concept to Connection
*Presented live, VIRTUALLY - 10:00-11:30AM, Thursday, Nov 14, 2024
Description:
This training is tailored for small business owners keen on harnessing...
Hire Badgers: Student Staffing Opportunities for Small Business
SBDCNovember 14, 2024 | 11:00AM | Online
Facilitated 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...
Leading with Emotional Intelligence
SBDCNovember 15, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, 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,...
Introduction to Financial Management
SBDCNovember 18, 2024 | 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...
NIH Writing Workshop
CTCNovember 19, 2024 | 8:30AM | Memorial Union, Madison
Topic: Start-up Assistance
Invite Only. Want to be invited? Contact us
Join us for a 1/2 day event in which CTC technology and SBIR consultants will teach you strategies for writing key areas of your NIH SBIR/STTR proposal.
This is an invite only event for CTC client...
SBIR 101 Webinar
CTCNovember 19, 2024 | 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...
Business Taxes 101: A Beginner's Guide to Navigating Self-Employment and Small-Business Taxes
SBDCNovember 19, 2024 | 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...
SHRM Learning System Certification Course
SBDCNovember 20, 2024 | 6:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison
Topic: Managing Employees
You are the future. Invest in yourself with SHRM certification.
Are you looking for help to navigate the increased demands on HR professionals? Become the most qualified and valuable HR professional you can be with SHRM certification.
The SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP®) and ...
Digital Marketing & Social Media Conference
SBDCNovember 21, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, Madison
Topic: 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!...
Build Your Business Networking Group
SBDCNovember 26, 2024 | 3:00PM | St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center, River Falls
Topic: Managing a Business
The first hour of this networking group features one or two local business owners who will each share a challenge they are experiencing and request feedback and suggestions from the group.
The second hour is an optional open networking opportunity for everyone who attends.
Speaker: To be dete...
Fearless Performance Management
SBDCDecember 3, 2024 | 8:30AM | Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Madison, Grainger Hall, 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...
Wisconsin Tax Seminar for New Businesses
SBDCDecember 10, 2024 | 1:00PM | 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...
NIH Presubmission Panel Review
CTCDecember 12, 2024 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated 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 January deadline. This regis...
Entrepreneurial Training Program
SBDCJanuary 7, 2025 | 5:30PM | St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center, River Falls
Topic: Business Basics
Do it right with a solid, researched and tested plan for optimum success. Beneficial for pre-venture through mature businesses in any industry and any size. Learn from the experts and those who have 'been there done that'. Find out if customers want what you have to offer and what they are wil...
Exiting Your Business & Retirement Planning
SBDCJanuary 16, 2025 | 4:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Stevens Point
Topic: Business Accounting and Budget
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.
Exiting Your Business & R...
NSF Presubmission Panel Review
CTCFebruary 11, 2025 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Center For Technology Commercialization
Topic: Start-up Assistance
Do you plan to submit to NSF in March? 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 reg...
Buy and Sell Agreements for Multi-Owner Businesses/Partnerships
SBDCFebruary 20, 2025 | 4:00PM | Online
Facilitated by: Wisconsin SBDC at UW - Stevens Point
Topic: Business Accounting and Budget
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.
This presentation will focus ...
NIH Presubmission Panel Review
CTCMarch 11, 2025 | 12:00PM | Online
Facilitated 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
SBDCMarch 13, 2025 | 4:00PM | Online
Facilitated 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...
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the relevant SBDC office or call 608-263-7794.