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  • New CBD Beverage Mix Business in Sheboygan

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    Editorial Student

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    The Small Business Development Center at UW-Green Bay collaborated with the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation to assist Justin Hopf and Matt Swanson in the opening of Drinkin’ Buds. This new beverage mix business has a focus on Hemp and CBD-infused products and opened in Sheboygan.

  • Research on the Rise: SBDC Helps Businesses Survive, Thrive

    Research on the Rise: SBDC Helps Businesses Survive, Thrive

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay’s Office of Grants and Research, in partnership with the Advancement Office, featured the many ways research is on the rise at UW-Green Bay and the positive affect it has on the region. In this feature, Reynolds Packaging CEO Lisa Reynolds, discusses the support from the Small Business Development Center at UW-Green Bay. See…

  • OPINION: The ‘Midwest-nice’ phenomena shouldn’t be taken for granted – Indiana Daily Student

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    Sue Bodilly

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    I had just made my third trip around a block on Eighth street in New York City. Not wanting to circle it another time, I decided to ask someone for directions. I turned to the first person I saw, and before I could fully get out where I needed to go, they brushed past me…

  • SCEDC: Sheboygan County economy remains resilient | WisBusiness

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    Sue Bodilly

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    SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI — A primary mission of the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) is to partner with service providers that provide specialized services to entrepreneurs. The SCEDC takes a symbiotic approach to entrepreneurship, collaborating with a wide range of organizations to assist small businesses with all different types of endeavors. Partnerships like that…

  • Green Bay Packers Mentor-Protégé Program Seeking Mentors and Protégés

    Green Bay Packers Mentor-Protégé Program Seeking Mentors and Protégés

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    Sue Bodilly

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    For many years, the UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center and the Green Bay Packers Mentor-Protégé Program have worked together to serve the area minority and women-owned businesses. The Green Bay Packers Mentor-Protégé Program currently is seeking mentor and protégé applicants for its 12th year of partnerships to foster business growth, economic development, and job…

  • UW-Green Bay SBDC named Wisconsin State Center of the Year

    UW-Green Bay SBDC named Wisconsin State Center of the Year

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Small Business Development Center was voted Center of the Year by the Wisconsin SBDC Network. The Green Bay Center received statewide recognition for accomplishing their goals for the past five years and for their role in assisting businesses during the pandemic financial crisis.  The center is a top performer in…

  • Elevate Yoga: Rises in downtown Sheboygan with help from SBDC | WisBusiness

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    Sue Bodilly

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    SHEBOYGAN, WI — The Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) and Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Green Bay aim to provide a wide range of services, resources, and expertise to help encourage entrepreneurial opportunities in Sheboygan County, including start-up businesses that promote physical fitness, health, and wellness. With the help of the SCEDC and…

  • Insight Publications | Project features Sheboygan women-owned businesses

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    Sue Bodilly

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    An upcoming virtual event will shine a spotlight on women-owned businesses in the Sheboygan area.Developed by Belladonna Film Project, with assistance from the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corp. and Small Business Development Center at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, “Rising Tides” includes short film segments of women-owned businesses, a live question-and-answer session and a panel…

  • Local Filmmaker Looks to Make Waves With “Rising Tides” (SBDC) | 1330 & 101.5 WHBL

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    Sue Bodilly

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    (WHBL) – Sheboygan County may not strike you as “red carpet” material, but one filmmaker is convinced that her hometown area might be just right for feature film production and the arts opportunities that it would bring for local students. Bea Travis grew up in Plymouth, studied filmmaking at UW-Madison and Prague, Czechoslovakia, and became…

  • LOCAL RESTAURANTS GIVEN A LIFELINE DURING PANDEMIC | 1330 & 101.5 WHBL

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Sheboygan County restaurants, pummeled by pandemic conditions, are being given a lifeline through a collaboration between the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation and the Small Business Development Center at UW-Green Bay.  The two entities have worked together to steer funding and consulting resources from the Wisconsin Restaurant Initiative towards hard-hit Sheboygan County restaurant owners, many of…