Community & Upcoming Events

The 2024 Early Stage Symposium will be held Nov. 13-14, 2024 at the Monona Terrace in Madison.

This year’s conference theme is Piecing together success through investment.

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Gener8tor Accelerator is accepting applications for people looking for jobs in high-demand roles in their communities or working remotely for companies across the country. 

Graduates build their confidence alongside their technical knowledge in small cohort-based groups where they receive one-on-one support to achieve their goals.

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The Green Bay Packers Mentor-Protégé Program pairs emerging businesses (protégés) with established, knowledgeable and committed companies (mentors) to help provide exposure, resources and guidance in order to reach the next level of business growth. 

Mentor and protégé companies are expected to participate in program events and presentations, as well as meet monthly with their paired business during their time in the program. Through these activities, protégé companies can become empowered to pursue their business goals, and mentor companies can take an active role in enhancing the northeastern Wisconsin business community.

The program is currently seeking more mentors and protégés for its next session.

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National Entrepreneurship Week is a congressionally chartered week dedicated to empowering entrepreneurship across the United States. The annual initiative was relaunched in 2017 at National Entrepreneurship Week to bring together a network of partners from Maui to Miami to educate, engage, and build equitable access to America's Entrepreneurship Ecosystem. Read the relaunch story below. 

National Entrepreneurship Week will take place February 10-17, 2024.

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This annual, weekly, statewide event takes place in cities across Wisconsin. Join us in communities throughout the New North region, and right here in Appleton, for panel discussions, interactive events, tours, pitch competitions, pop-up shops and events that celebrate entrepreneurs.

Save the Date for November 2024!

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November 13, 2024
5 p.m.

What’s your big idea? We want to hear all about it. Will it change the world? Solve a problem? Meet a need? Apply now and participate in Fast Pitch!

Presenters have 4 minutes for their fast pitch presentation and will have up to 2 minutes for Q & A. The top two winners from the contest will receive prize money - $1,000 cash prize for first place, $500 for second place.

We are also excited to share that new this year, our event will have an "Audience Choice Award" of $500! This award is made possible through generous contributions from SCORE NE WI and King's Music, LLC.

Deadline to apply is October 31, 2024

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