WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Division of Business Development
www.commerce.wi.gov/BD

The mission of the Division of Business is to help Wisconsin businesses prosper in a marketplace that is subject to constant change.

To accomplish this task, the Division utilizes a combination of technical and financial assistance programs that have been designed to assist businesses at all points of the continuum including: business planning, site selection, initial capitalization, permitting, employee training, research and development, and business expansion.

There are a wide range of resources available to businesses in Wisconsin, whether initiating a new idea or expanding a business, including topics such as:

• Entrepreneurs and Start-ups: Ideas for Starting a Business
• Your Best Resources to Launch a New Business
• Business Growth and Retension
• Resources to Help Businesses Join or Remain a Part of the Growing Wisconsin Economy
• Minority and Women-Owned Businesses: Loan Programs, Entrepreneurship Resources, and Certification
• Regulatory Assistance and Advocacy
• Community Economic Resources
• Community and Local Economic Development, Revolving Loan Funds, Resources for Plant Closings
• Tax Credit Programs
• Technology Business Development (Technology business financing, new business venture, tax credit programs, and more)
   

For additional information about these and other services, go to www.commerce.wi.gov/BD or email BD@commerce.state.wi.us

WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS & COMMERCE (WMC)
www.wmc.org

WMC is a business association working to advance policies  that are in the public interest of our state and nation.  Currently, the association has nearly 4,000 members that include both large and small manufacturers, service companies, local chapters and specialized trade associations.  Promoting a healthy business climate since 1911, it is a merger of the Wisconsin Manufacturers Association, the State Chamber of Commerce and the Wisconsin Council of Safety.

FORWARD WISCONSIN
Wisconsin's Leading Source for Economic Development
www.forwardwi.com

Forward Wisconsin's role in the economic development arena is to help businesses establish profitable Wisconsin operations.  Wisconsin financial information and a variety of other consulting services to perspective expanding businesses.  In Wisconsin, business assistance is very important to us.  To enhance the site selection process, we also offer a database of available buildings and sites complimented by community profile information.

WISCONSIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (WEDA)
www.weda.org

The Wisconsin Economic Development Association (WEDA) is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to expanding the economy of the State of Wisconsin.  Since 1975 WEDA has successfully represented the collective economic development interests of both the private and public sectors by providing leadership in defining and promoting statewide economic development initiatives.