Economic Development Forum: Growing Entrepreneurship in Wisconsin
The Economic Development Forum on Growing Entrepreneurship took place in Wisconsin. The event featured: a Federal Reserve economist providing an update on the current state of the economy; a keynote address by Rebecca Kleefisch, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin; and a panel discussion organized by the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the Wisconsin School of Business on growing entrepreneurship in Wisconsin. The panel highlighted issues and opportunities surrounding entrepreneurship in Wisconsin, including strengthening the ethos of entrepreneurship in the state, building and broadening opportunity for entrepreneurs and early stage enterprises and developing public policies at the state and local level that help secure that connection.
The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship is the center for research and teaching on entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The award-winning faculty and staff of the Center train over a thousand students each year, support the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the state and produce applied research on entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship ecosystems are viewed by many scholars and entrepreneurs as important catalysts in supporting regional entrepreneurship. The panel will share their insights on the key issues and potential solutions in idea commercialization, workforce development, financing, policy and culture they see facing Wisconsin in its quest to improve the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
