Wisconsin Beer Innovator MobCraft Taps National Attention

MobCraft is one of 11 companies invited to the 2018 America's Small Business Development Center's Client Showcase and Reception on February 13th at Capital Hill. The event will celebrate small businesses and the success of SBDC clients across the country.

iButtonLink Awarded the Fast Forward Grant

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) awarded iButtonLink, LLC the Wisconsin Fast Forward grant to contract up to $38,603 to train up to seven incumbent workers and four new hires in auditing and lead times for the International Standardization Organizations certification.

City of Oshkosh Launches New Online Public Engagement Tool

Polco, a finalist in the 2016 Governor's Business Plan Contest, launches their online public engagement tool in Oshkosh, WI. City leaders are looking for feedback on general items, such as snow removal.

Local Business Changing In-Store Shopping

Scanalytics installs floor panels in stores to gain a better understanding of customer trends and how consumer shop so that retailers can customize the shopping experience. The panels are in some larger department stores as well as some local stores, like Wheel and Sprocket.

Scanalytics Gains Key Partners

In 2017, Scanalytics formed key partnerships to help the startup get to the next stage of growth. Scanalytics partnered with Intel, won the Cisco competition, and received an award from the U.S. Department of Energy. Joe Scanlin said, “Given our growth activity as of late, we’re going to be raising our series A.”

App guides Baraboo River tours, offers interactive information and history

It may surprise you to learn there’s a tour guide in your pocket. sing the same technology as the popular search game Pokemon Go, the StriveOn app tracks pedestrians’ movements via GPS and directs them to nearby points of interest.

How to give input on area hot topics without attending meetings

Chippewa Valley residents now have a new way to make their voice hear without having to leave their house. The City of Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, and the City of Altoona are paring up with Polco.

Ideawake helps established corporations tap their employees' innovative, creative thinking

Ideawake provides software and online resources that enable corporations to tap the knowledge and creativity of their employees so that they can innovate and grow like a startup.