Hosted by the University of Wisconsin CEO chapter, the Warhawk Business Plan Competition features pitches by the top 5 student contestants.

Please join us at the Innovation Center for the Warhawk Business Plan Competition Wednesday April 10th.

5:15 PM: Refreshments & Networking

5:45 PM: Pitch Competition

7:15 PM: Pitch Competition Results

The Whitewater University Innovation Center hosts monthly Innovate Now meetup events on the third Thursday of the month.

Why attend? Learn, link, and leverage!

Overview:

12:30-1:00pm Networking & Check-in

1:00-1:45pm Innovate & Persevere by Tom Hapka & Elizabeth Thelen

1:45-3:30pm Open Networking (discussion, hang-out, play pool, enjoy)

Join us to hear from a local author about his journey from brain injury to survival. Learn how he innovated, made changes, persevered and lived. We can apply his insights to our business or project; what can we change to grow and persevere? If you need a dose of inspiration and perspective, we recommend coming to this Meetup!

Clients, students, faculty/staff, citizens, and partners are welcome to join at anytime or stay for the entire event. Snacks and beverages will be provided. You are welcome to bring some to share!

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. 

Twenty-five entries representing broad sectors such as advanced manufacturing, business services, information technology and life sciences will compete in the finalist round of the 2024 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Safepro Technologies is one of the 25 finalists.

Turn your passion into action. Learn how to take something that brings you joy and turn it into a business that supports the life you want to lead. Listen and learn from people who have done just that at the Arts & Creative Entrepreneurship Panel on April 16, 2024 at 5:00 pm. Panelists include Kristina Czarnecki with Kreative Solutions, Bruce Johnson (Ceramic Artist), Karlee Horlacher (Nimmer) with Heavenly Sleepers, and David Andersen with Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra

Fort HealthCare has announced the appointment of two new members to the organization’s board of directors, Lesley Baird Chapin, PsyD, and Roberta Wedl, MD.Lesley Baird Chapin, PsyD, serves as the Vice President and Executive Director of the Pauquette Center.

RoofMarketplace, Inc., a pioneer in property and casualty claims solutions, announces a groundbreaking transformation in the industry through strategic partnerships with leading Independent Adjusting Firms, including Team One Insurance Services, LLC and Eberl Claims Service. This collaboration revolutionizes the claims process with reduced cycle time, reduced loss adjustment expense (LAE), and improved indemnity control through actionable market bids.

The Wisconsin Innovation Awards (WIA) seek to celebrate and inspire innovation. The WIA highlights and honors the development of groundbreaking and innovative ideas

Wisconsin is known for making and growing things. So much of our industrial strength lies in manufacturing and agricultural production. StartingBlock is committed to accelerating the next generation of manufacturing, agricultural hardware and energy startups. There is no need to go to the coasts to get a world-class HardTech experience. The 16-week Wisconsin HardTech Accelerator is open to companies throughout the state. With a mix of virtual and in-person meetings, this program will move your hardtech company forward.

The Water Council's spring Tech Challenge is open through May 19! Water technology innovators from anywhere in the world—including inventive individuals, university students or researchers, water professionals or private sector and government labs—are invited to apply.