UW Extension Grant County works with federal, state, and local agencies to provide educational resources that enhance the regional economy.
Small Business:
- Small Business Startups: National Resources
Webinars:
- ‘The Case for Supporting Entrepreneurs in a Jobless Recovery’ (archived)
- ‘Marketing Food Specialty Products Online‘ (archived)
Grants, Loans, & Technical Support:
This publication from the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection is a resource guide that identifies funding and assistance for agricultural and rural projects. Please check in periodically for it is updated almost daily.
Local Resources:
- Grant County Economic Development Corporation and Music Video
- Grant County Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club Facebook Page
- Southwest Wisconsin Small Business Development Center
- Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program (SWCAP)
- Platteville Business Incubator Inc. (PBII)
- Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SWWRPC)
- SCORE (Dubuque)
- SCORE (Madison)
State Resources:
- Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
- Wisconsin Economic Development Assocation (WEDA)
- Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Housing
- Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
- Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Network
- Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) and Facebook Page
- USDA Rural Development-Wisconsin