I & E Club
Grant County Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club
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Why Inventors & Entrepreneurs?
The Wisconsin rural landscape supports a high number of inventors and entrepreneurs. To be successful, these individuals need substantial technical, educational, social and community support. UWEX Grant County is working with inventors, entrepreneurs, and economic development experts to provide that support.
Purpose - The purpose of the Grant County Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club is to provide a venue for people to learn, share, and explore ideas.
When & Where? – The Club meets every other month on the second Thursday from 7 PM to 9 PM at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore, Room 492.
Schedule & Topics
- April 12, 2012: Financing & Grants
- Ed White - SWWRPC & Platteville Business Incubator, Inc., Economic Development Planner and Director
- February 9, 2012: Prototype Development
- Scott Fulton – Biosystems Development, Founder, CEO and Board Member
- December 8, 2011: Marketing
- George Krueger - UW Platteville, Assistant Professor of Marketing
- October 13, 2011: Market Research
- Les Hollingsworth – UW Platteville, Assistant Professor of Marketing
- August 11, 2011: Protecting Innovation
- Jeffery Glazer- UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, Attorney
- James Altweis - Gorst Valley Hops, Director, Horticulturalist
- June 9, 2011: Patents. Copyrights & Trademarks
- Erin Ogden - Murphy Desmond S.C. Attorney
For more information on these events contact Todd Johnson, Grant County CRD Agent at 723-2125 or email Todd at todd.johnson@ces.uwex.edu. You can also follow us on Facebook .
Resources:
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Development:
- Wisconsin’s Entrepreneur Network (WEN)
- Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
- Small Business Development Administration (SBA)
- Wisconsin Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC)
- Southwest Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SWSBDC)
- Southwest Wisconsin Community Action Program (SWCAP)
- Grant County Economic Development Corporation (GCEDC)
- SCORE (Local Chapters):
