Start Up Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE – A talented line-up of finalists in the seventh annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest will compete for the contest’s top cash and in-kind prizes Tuesday during the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.
To attend the competition and register for the conference, go to: http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/events/ent_conf/
Contestants listed below will present beginning 4 [...]

Allison Mothes has been on a roll since taking over the Kaukauna Coffee and Tea Shop a little more than a year ago.

Now Mothes, 23, can add Entrepreneur of the Year to her list of accomplishments.

Read the rest of the article here.

E&S Entrepreneur Advisors is a consulting partnership established to help entrepreneurs in the Appleton area:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100520/GPG03/5200606/1247
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This afternoon at 3:30 I will be on Requisite Video’s live web show:
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1017046214&ref=profile#!/event.php?eid=126413544039607&index=1
Blog: http://requisitevideoknowthis.blogspot.com/
Livestream (where to watch the show): http://www.livestream.com/requisitevideohq
But I am not young compared to this overachiever:
Wisconsin schoolboy entrepreneur lands government mowing contract

Who says a tiny mowing/maintenance operation can’t compete against the big guys?
Not 17-year-old Marty Walleser, founder and sole employee of M’s Lawn Care. [...]

There was a nice piece by Tom Still today in Wisc Business relating to the Current outlook on Wisconsin Tech:
WisBusiness.com: Tech executives express signs of optimism about state’s economy now – and in coming year

There was a nice piece on Madison.com about Shoutlet last Wednesday:
http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/article_f9247d5e-61cd-11df-864f-001cc4c03286.html

It’s great to see Milwaukee firms doing the aquiring:
 
Article from the Business Journal of Milwaukee: RedPrairie buys San Francisco’s SmartTurn - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
 
RedPrairie Corp., a logistics software firm based in Waukesha, has acquired San Francisco-based SmartTurn Inc., RedPrairie announced Tuesday in a news release. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

From the Wisconsin Technology Council News Room:
Twenty-one entries from 10 communities are competing in the finalist round of the seventh annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest.
The contestants have survived two rounds of judging in the contest organized through the Wisconsin Technology Council, which produces the contest in conjunction with the Wisconsin Innovation Network, the Wisconsin [...]

Drawcamp is June 12th, Check out the Drawcamp Website for more details.
From the site:
If you are curious about drawing, always wanted to learn, or use it every day, this event is for you! An unconference-style event means you can come and go as you please, even from session to session, and that  you get to [...]

Here is a link to the Business Journal Article:
 EMSystems LLC, a Milwaukee-based provider of web-based health care information technology solutions for the public health and emergency services markets, has been acquired by Intermedix Corp. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
http://www.biztimes.com/daily/2010/5/3/florida-company-acquires-emsystems-of-milwaukee