Innovation, entrepreneurship and venture capital in the middle US are our topics in our interview with the co-founder and Managing Director of early stage VC firm Mercury Fund in front of an audience in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Startups and businesses seeking to expand are always in need of more support and small business champion Ossie Kendrix has the success stories to prove it.
What if home caregivers could PREVENT accidents rather than just respond to accidents among their senior care clients? OnKöl is using technology to create better communication between senior clients, their families and caregivers, better data and understanding of symptoms in order to improve client health and communication between all parties.
“Grain to glass” means sourcing ingredients locally, knowing the ingredients and making products on site. After that, it’s a leap of faith.
In startup land, it’s wonderful to have an idea or product; it’s quite another thing to build a profitable company around it. And it’s a lot harder to get funding if you don’t have a track record.
“We’re not a small business, we’re a growing business,” so says the teachings of Scale Up Milwaukee, an initiative of the Greater Milwaukee Committee that uses entrepreneurial growth to generate economic development.
In this era of small business and entrepreneurship, shared work spaces serve a specific need. Scott Lorenz takes his business development job seriously and is proud of the many benefits for clients working with Milwaukee’s business café.
Can the wine term “terroir” apply to craft beer? Well, why not?! Lakefront Brewery, a Milwaukee craft brewery and restaurant, is known for its hyper-local brews. Those brews are also innovative, organic and are produced in a brewery considered “green” by the state.
Data is no longer a by-product to be stored; it’s now capital—capital to build your business and drive revenue. Data should be used. Accessibility and transparency are critical to any data exchange; infrastructure must be improved. And Buzzi.io is all over it!
