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Happy New Year

Wishing you happiness, health, and prosperity in the new year!


In 2025, the City of Whitewater will be changing its office hours and will be available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.


UWW is available anytime at 262-893-3345 or email thelene@uww.edu or the center email / phone number

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Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest 

The annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is accepting entries online for the 2025 competition until January 31.  


The Wisconsin Technology Council produces the contest to encourage entrepreneurs statewide in the startup stages of tech-based businesses. It links up-and-coming entrepreneurs with a statewide network of community resources, expert advice and mentoring, management talent and possible sources of capital.


Over time, the contest has led to valuable exposure for each year’s top business plans while spurring company and job growth in Wisconsin. In 2024, finalists shared in about $120,000 in cash and service prizes.


For those who want to learn more about the contest before they finalize their free, 250-word entries, there will be an online Jan. 22 information session. 

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Client Anniversaries

StriveOn

Celebrating 12 years with StriveOn! StriveOn empowers members to discover their communities through location-based audio and video guided tours.

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iButtonLink

Celebrating 11 years with iButtonLink! From commercial products to custom solutions, iButtonLink designs, manufactures, and distributes real-time sensors and data loggers for a wide variety of applications.

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Ideawake

Celebrating 10 years with Ideawake!  Ideawake provides an easy to use innovation platform combined with programs, services, and expertise that supports your innovation program from idea collection to measured results.

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Kreative Solutions

Celebrating 7 years with Kreative Solutions! Kreative Solutions offers website design, branding, marketing, logo design, and graphic design services.

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Iron Forge Development

Celebrating 7 years with Iron Forge Development! Iron Forge Development builds software that stands the test of time. Their custom projects are 100% designed, developed, and maintained in America.

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Pauquette Center

Celebrating 4 years with Pauquette Center! The Pauquette Center has compassionate professionals ready to serve your psychological needs. As a multidisciplinary clinic, they provide a range of psychological and mental health services for depression, anxiety, addiction, and so much more.

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News & Success Stories

Conference Room Rentals

Host your meeting at the Innovation Center!


Amenities:

  • 24/7 secured electronic access
  • High-speed fiber optic internet
  • Brainstorming tools & whiteboards
  • VoIP phone
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Shared Office Space Available

For startups and early stage companies, the Innovation Center provides professional office space with 24/7 secured electronic access, high-speed fiber optic internet, access to meeting rooms, and business mentoring services. 

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Are you a client with news to share? Please notify us of your recent accomplishment or news by replying to this newsletter directly or by completing a form on our website.

Startup Success Q&A

Finding the Right Coach

A business coach is a great ally to have on your team! Once you have identified the need for a business coach, you need to conquer the challenge of finding the right coach. 

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Business Outreach Services

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is one of our three partners who made the Whitewater University Innovation Center possible. The University of Wisconsin - Whitewater serves businesses in the region through a variety of outreach centers.

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Upcoming Events

Exiting Your Business & Retirement Planning

January 16, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Exiting Your Business & Retirement Planning will focus on life after your business and how to create income throughout retirement


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Fika

January 27, 2025 9:30 am

Local business owners! Enjoy a morning break that includes conversation with coffee and sweet treats by The Sweet Spot.

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From Ideas to Products

January 30, 2025 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

You have an idea, you may have started the initial research on it, and now you're trying to see what's next? Join us to learn more about lean startup mechanics, the SBIR/STTR program, and the services that are provided by the CTC.


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NIH SBIR/STTR: Proposal Preparation Intensive

February 5, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

For basic research advancing beyond the academic realm into product development, the NIH provides non-dilutive federal funding through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. 

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Is it the Real World? Or is it AI?

February 12, 2025 9:30 am - 10:45 am

You’ve heard plenty about Artificial Intelligence being a “game changer” across industries – but what does that mean for your day-to-day work? We asked ourselves this question – and how AI could level the playing field for small businesses – and did some investigating.

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2025 Virtual Road Tour

February 13-15, 2025

America’s Seed Fund Week is a free online event to connect entrepreneurs across the nation working on advanced technologies and the organizations that support them to America’s Seed Fund, the country’s largest source of early-stage funding.

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