START UP: Building Your Business Knowledge With Northwestern Bank

understanding your financials is crucial to your business success

When starting a business, it’s not only important to be well-versed in your product and marketing plan, but also your financials. Understanding how to properly utilize your financial documents can help you make informed decisions and comprehend what ...

START UP: Pillar Bank Focuses on Supporting Relationships

bank bolsters businesses with deep knowledge of the community

When a business customer reaches out to Neil Mathwig, market president for Pillar Bank in Chippewa Falls, it’s not usually on his office phone, but on his cellphone. That’s not a problem for Mathwig, who has spent nearly 30 years in the banking industry in ...

Swimming, Hydrotherapy Biz Wins Idea Challenge

entrepreneur wins startup contest just days before graduating from UWEC

Just days before graduating from UW-Eau Claire, a local entrepreneur won a business idea competition with his plan for a swimming lesson and hydrotherapy startup. Fitness & Strength Aquatics and its founder, Jackson Anderson, won the $5,000 grand prize ...

START UP: A Place to Call Home

Chippewa Economic Development Corp. encourages entrepreneurs, helps existing businesses grow

It’s natural at the start of a new year to assess where you’re going by looking at where you’ve been. For economic development in Chippewa County, all the recent indicators point to continued growth in 2023, adding to the diverse business environment that ...

START UP: CoLab Can Be the Launchpad for Your Business – and More

ToyVentive and dozens of others know CoLab as the Valley’s entrepreneurial hub

Locals likely recognize CoLab for its plethora of entrepreneur-focused events and its aesthetic and efficient coworking space in downtown Eau Claire, but small businesses and local entrepreneurs know CoLab as the go-to for all things business resource-related. Local Tomi Stoyanova got her own ...

START UP: Right from the Start with Royal

RCU business bankers like Blake Willson and Tony Willkom can help small businesses at every stage

“I hear things like ‘I don’t know where to start’ all the time,” says Blake Willson of Royal Credit Union. As business banking officers with Royal, Willson and his colleague Tony Willkom are well-positioned ...

Wis. Governor’s Business Plan Contest is Looking for Some Good Ideas

competition for tech-based businesses accepting entries through Jan. 31

Do you have a great idea for an app? Or perhaps a new piece of technology or a new process that will change not only the Badger State but the world? Then the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is for you. The contest, now in its 20th year, is accepting ...

Clinics Help Entrepreneurs Aim High

Small Business Development Center’s free clinics set to aid startups

Starting a new business can be a confusing, complicated, and even costly process. Imagine if professional advice was available on topics like starting up, financing, marketing, and expanding that business. Now, imagine that advice is free. Too good to be true, right? Surprisingly ...

PASSING THE TORCH: From Father to Daughter, Local Biz Talks Transition

succession planning key to future for Eau Claire’s Bed, Bath & Drapery Shop

On Sunday, Jan. 1, just as smoothly, quietly, and effortlessly as the automated, motorized window coverings he sells, Larry Kleist – owner for the past 28 years of The Bed, Bath & Drapery Shop, 3475 E. Hamilton Ave. – turned over the keys of the store to its ...

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