Upcoming Events--and Mentoring Resources!
SBA and Partner Events and Webinars
Jan 23: SBA Funding Options and Resources
Boots to Business: Reboot Feb. 13
If you are an active-duty service member, veteran, or a spouse,?explore business ownership with Boots to Business: Reboot! VBOC@WWBIC?and SBA staff, along with?other business experts, will guide you??through the key steps for evaluating business concepts and providing foundational knowledge required to develop a business plan.
Participants are introduced to a broad spectrum of entrepreneurial business concepts and resources available to access start-up capital, technical assistance, contracting opportunities, and more.
Feb 13, 9 am
Brookfield
Rural Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Resources Feb. 20
SBA and UW-Extension staff will share best practices that rural communities can adopt to better connect their entrepreneurs to the resources they need to be successful. In addition, the rural entrepreneurial ecosystem will be defined and some general resources that many rural communities have but aren't well understood by entrepreneurs will be shared.
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Learn how to build a successful rural small business with tools and resources, and get your questions answered.
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Feb 20, 10:30 am
SBA Partner Events and Webinars
Why Customer Experience Matters (Western WI WBC) Jan 29, 6 pm
Ideas to Products Workshop (Center for Tech Commercialization) Jan 30, 11:30 am, Milwaukee
Childcare Business Info Session (Western WI WBC)
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First Steps to Starting a Business (SBDC) Feb 5,? 8 am
NIH SBIR/STTR Proposal Preparation Intensive (Center for Tech Commercialization)?Feb 5, 9 am
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Start a Business in 8 Steps (Western WI WBC)
March 12, 6 pm, In-person! Eau Claire
Digital Marketing 101, 201, 301 (SCORE) Feb 11, 7 pm
Is It the Real World? Or is it AI (SBDC) Feb 12, 9:30 am
SHRM Learning System Certification Course (SBDC) Starts Feb 12, 5 pm, Madison (hybrid course)
Brain Hacks: Harnessing Neuroscience for Leadership and Success??Feb 13, 8:30 am, Madison
Leveraging Your Money Personality to Boost Your Business (Western WI WBC)??Feb 20, 10 am
Entrepreneurial Training Program (SBDC) starts Feb 20, 5:30 pm, Madison (hybrid course)
Retail Success Series: Opening Your First Retail Location (SBDC) Feb 25, 10:30 am
Reclaim?Your Day with Delegation: Leveraging a Virtual Team (SBDC) Feb 25, 2:00 pm
I'm Doing Everything! How Value Planning Reduces Panic and Builds Value (SBDC) Feb 26, 11 am
New Business, New Confidence: Navigating Imposter Syndrome with Strength (Western WI WBC) Feb 27, 12 pm
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Find more 2025 upcoming events and webinars on the SBA Wisconsin website calendar here:??www.sba.gov/wi.?
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It's #MentoringMonth! Find a #Smallbiz Mentor?with an SBA Resource Partner
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SBA partners provide advising, training, and free and confidential long-term mentoring to Badger State small businesses. Many also offer low-cost trainings and webinars like those listed above.?Businesses that work with mentors tend to survive longer, make more revenue, and hire more staff.?
Wondering how you might work with a mentor? For examples, read?about three Wisconsin businesses getting mentorship and creating success below, then contact one of SBA Wisconsin's many resource partners below that to get started:??
SBA Resource Partners and Mentors in Wisconsin
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