Business & Innovation

The Governor’s Business Plan Contest, a longstanding initiative the Wisconsin Technology Council produced, has opened its 2025 call for entries. Designed to support emerging entrepreneurs across the state, the competition guides participants through a structured, multi-phase process that helps refine business concepts, strengthen market strategies, and increase the likelihood of securing capital. Open to Wisconsin residents 18 and older—along with teams from Wisconsin-based institutions—the contest also welcomes entrants from outside […]

Photo via NBA.com Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA champion and global superstar known for his on-court dominance, has made a decisive step into the business world with the launch of Build Your Legacy (BYL) Ventures. Announced on November 21, 2024, BYL Ventures is a venture capital initiative designed to invest in early-stage startups across entertainment, media, sports, consumer products, and technology sectors. The new venture reflects the Antetokounmpo family’s commitment to […]

Photo via Molson Coors Blog Molson Coors, a leading beer manufacturer, has significantly changed its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The company joins a growing list of corporations scaling back such initiatives. According to CNBC, Molson Coors plans to eliminate supplier diversity quotas. The brewer cites complexity and external factors as reasons for this change. "We have found that these metrics can be complicated and influenced by factors outside […]

Brew City Match has unveiled the schedule for its upcoming Business Crawls, a series of open house events showcasing local businesses across Milwaukee's North, South, and Westside neighborhoods. The events will take place on the first three Saturdays in September, offering residents an opportunity to explore and support local enterprises. The initiative, backed by Chase Bank, the State of Wisconsin, and other funders, aims to revitalize historically underinvested commercial areas […]