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Local Crafters Turn To Etsy as Side-Gig Income Option

business booms on national e-commerce site, and Chippewa Vallians are reaping the fruits of their labor

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have been hit hard, but not Etsy. Amid turbulent economic times, many locals have turned to the popular crafting e-commerce site to sell handmade products as a way to earn extra cash or pass...

Bright Ideas Wanted: Governor’s Business Plan Contest Opens

Wis. entrepreneurs can submit pitches through end of January

Do you have a tech-based business idea that could hit it big? The 18th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is accepting entries for the 2021 ...

4 Marketing Strategies From Chippewa Valley Experts to Help Boost Your Startup

see if these strategies can work like rocket fuel for your business

Your business plan is air tight. Your logo and website are clicking. You’re making sales but you know your product would sell more if you could just reach your audience better. Now what?

Reluctant to Take the Leap

Wisconsin ranks low on nationwide index of entrepreneurship

If there’s good news for Wisconsin in the annual state rankings of entrepreneurial activity compiled by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, it’s that Wisconsin DIDN’T land in last place this time around ...

Entrepreneurship Opens Doors

new student club and minor at UW-Stout helping build momentum

A trip to Sweden in May for a business course called Arts and Innovation helped catalyze a new entrepreneurship club at UW-Stout. Two of the 12 students who traveled to Scandinavia ...

7 Chippewa Valley Networking & Business Programs

succeeding as a start-up can be all about meeting the right people and finding the right programs

Are you thinking about taking the leap into entrepreneurship? Have you already started your own business but could you still use a hand, a sympathetic ear, or some inspiration? The Chippewa Valley offers a rich environment to create and expand your own business ...

1 Million More

Eau Claire chapter of 1 Million Cups continues to grow

When the Eau Claire chapter of the nationwide entrepreneurial promotion program 1 Million Cups began holding weekly meetings about three years ago, attendance was usually around a dozen or two.

Spotting for Start-Ups

Menomonie business owner offers insight into Chamber benefits

Thomas Sampson is chairman of the Young Professionals of the Menomonie Chamber of Commerce and owner of The Machine Shed CrossFit gym. He opened his gym in 2016 and joined the chamber ...

Ranked at the Top

U.S. News puts UW MBA Consortium among best online programs in the country

For the first time, U.S. News & World Report has ranked the University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium program among the top nine programs in the nation in its Best Online MBA Programs rankings ...

Nurturing Growth

Small Business Development Center expands at UW-Eau Claire - Barron County

The Wisconsin Small Business Development Center at UW-Eau Claire recently opened an office in Meggers Hall at UW-Eau Claire – Barron County in Rice Lake ...

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