Tuition grants available for business-plan training
The UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center is now accepting grant applications for tuition reimbursement for its Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP).
The Wisconsin Department of Commerce will provide grants for 75 percent tuition reimbursement through the Small Business Development Center to qualified candidates prior to starting coursework.
Grant applications can be completed online at http://wenportal.org/grant_applications/ and by clicking on the Entrepreneurial Training Program link. Grant applications can also be requested through the Small Business Development Center. Grant requirements include attending the ETP program and submitting a business plan.
The Entrepreneurial Training Program by the UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center is a comprehensive series of classes and individual coaching designed to help entrepreneurs refine their business concept and attract financing. The goal is to complete a business plan that new or existing businesses can use to improve business management, apply for financing, or develop new strategic initiatives.
The 10-week program is offered in Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay. In Green Bay, the class will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday evenings beginning February 3. The Sturgeon Bay class will meet at the local Northeast Wisconsin Technical College campus from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday evenings starting February 1. It is co-sponsored with the Door County Economic Development Corporation.
For complete details on this and other business programs, please call the SBDC at (920) 496-2117 or visit www.uwgb.edu/sbdc.
The UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center is part of a statewide network that serves as a resource to businesses and entrepreneurs. The mission of the UW-Green Bay SBDC is to champion entrepreneurial growth in Northeastern Wisconsin. For more information visit www.uwgb.edu/sbdc/.
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