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Bow Peak Botany: Spreading Zeal for Unusual Plans
Brianna Wright struggled to write a business plan that successfully connected the selling of plants with her desire to offer education about them… until she attended our Entrepreneurial Training Program! After completing the 9-week program,  Bow Peak Botany LLC  was ready to offer growing services as well as products!
CONFERENCE RECAP
30th Annual Wisconsin Lenders Conference
We had a great turnout for our 30th Annual Wisconsin Lenders Conference with 300 people in attendance for a day of learning and networking. Congratulations to the SBA award winners for their continued support of Wisconsin small businesses. And thank you to the committee members, presenters, sponsors, and exhibitors who helped made this event a success!

If you missed out this year's conference and would like to attend next year, please make sure to add yourself to our mailing list.
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Earn an MBA in Leadership and Applied Decision-Making at UW-Stevens Point

Our MBA is not like other MBAs. Our focus is YOUR skill development. It’s not just theory; it’s practical, useful and career-ready. Classes are developed by educators with industry experience to meet employers’ needs. You will gain marketable skills in the most sought-after areas of business including analytics, communication, economics, finance, leadership, management and marketing.

For more information, please visit the MBA program webpage . 
VETERANS RESOURCE GUIDE
SBDC Veteran Business Owner Resource Guide
Are you a vetrepreneur or know of one that would like access to the SBDC Business Owner Resource Guide?

Email us at uwspce-sbdc@uwsp.edu for a digital copy that is full of resources to assist veterans with starting, growing, financing, managing, or marketing their business. 
BUSINESS EDUCATION SERIES
Talent Attraction and Retention Tools for Businesses
Find Talent and Keep Them

Learn how to use digital and traditional marketing tools to gather job applicants and also how to attract them to work for your company.

Various dates and locations available. Click on the SBDC link to find a date and location near you.
Financial Analysis with QuickBooks
Get a Handle on Your Numbers

Understand how financial reports from QuickBooks can help you view the current and future state of your business by learning what those reports mean and how to analyze them.

Various dates and locations available. Click on the SBDC link to find a date and location near you.
DISASTER MICROLOAN PROGRAM
Business Disaster Recovery Microloan Program
Adams, Juneau, Portage, and Wood Counties

The Business Disaster Recovery Microloan Program provides no-interest, short-term loans to help small businesses with any costs incurred from the rapid spring-thaw flooding that occurred in March. Businesses within the counties of Adams, Juneau, Portage, and Wood are eligible to apply.

Please visit their website for more eligibility requirements and how to apply.
WANT TO BE A PART OF OUR BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
Showcase your business in our next newsletter

Are you a current/past SBDC client or Entrepreneurial Training Program graduate who'd like to be a part of our newsletter spotlight?

Email us at uwspce-sbdc@uwsp.edu.
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