Zachary Clark and Ian Wenger discovered a love for brewing beer when they started their operation in the basement of their college home, so they turned it into a career. In their second year of brewing, they came to the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Oshkosh for assistance in growing Fifth Ward Brewing.

Business owners, heads of organizations and community leaders do not typically anticipate the need to close down their work rapidly.

In 1999, Reynolds Packaging began in a garage on Main Street in Green Bay. When delivery trucks began blocking the neighbors’ driveways, the owners knew it was time to expand. In 2004, the company relocated to a 2000 square-foot building in order to continue producing their packaging products at high speeds. Then in 2019, co-owners Lisa and Kelly Reynolds expanded again, this time purchasing and renovating a facility located in Ashwaubenon.

In 2012, Adventure Games was founded by Teddy Alecos.

Steven Potter, President of family-owned Arctic Compressor, has seen many changes in his small business roles over the years. Originally, he worked with Northshore Compressor which is a regionally-based business owned by his parents Peggi and Chuck Potter. Their business provides retail sale and service of compressors.

Metal rivets, semi-tubular and solid, are permanent fasteners that go in everything: cars, windows, cookware, electronics, and boots, to name a few.

In 1998, Maria Caravati started her business as a massage therapist, renting space in a building near the lake in Kenosha. Then, in 2000, she and her husband at the time, Curzio, purchased a brick and mortar building downtown and EQUINOX botanical boutique is still thriving there today.

Ashlee Glowacki and Kristy Schindler first considered opening their own business in March 2020, and they wasted no time making their goal a reality.

 In 2016, Lindsay Wanserski and Bethany Bertrand purchased the dental business where they were employed.