Local Business Assistance & Resources

Here are resources and contacts that can help people interested in starting a small business, selling a current business or considering capital improvements to a business.

Small Business Development Centers

• Southwest Community Action Program (SWCAP) – Call 608-935-2326
• Southwest Small Business Development Center – UW-Platteville (SBDC) Contact the SBDC at 608-574-1757, Business Answer Line at  1(800)940-7232 or E-Mail: http://brock.waterman@uwex.edu
• UW Extension Small Business Development Centers – Wisconsin (SBDC) Brock Waterman, Consultant – Phone 608-574-1757. Email:brock.waterman@uwex.edu

Small Business Administration

• Small Business Administration (SBA) Home Page
• Expanding a Business (SBA information)
• Financing a Business (SBA information)
• Starting a Business (SBA information)
• Writing Your Business Plan (SBA information)

Regional Economic Development

• Prosperity Southwest Wisconsin

Business Resources

• Alliant Energy
• Boscobel Economic Development – Arlie Harris, 1006 Wisconsin Ave, Boscobel, WI 53805, 608-375-5001
• Business Loans and Technical Assistance (Impact 7)
• Fennimore Economic & Industrial Development – Linda Parrish, Promotions Coordinator, 850 Lincoln Avenue, Fennimore, WI 53809 608-822-3599 or 1-800-822-1131
• Forward Wisconsin
• Fundunity LLC – Business Funding, Consulting, and Investment Opportunities. 608-574-1757. Brock Waterman, owner.
• Northeast Iowa Community College – Calmar, Iowa
• Platteville Area Industrial Development – Ela Kakde, Executive Director, P.O. Box 252, Platteville, WI 53818 Phone 608-348-3050
• Platteville Main Street Program – Contact Program Manager at 608-348-4505 or E-Mail: pvmainst@yahoo.com
• SCORE Business/Entrepreneur Counselors, Madison
• Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center (SHWEC)
• Southwest Wisconsin Job Centers
• Southwest Wisconsin Technical College (SWTC) – Fennimore. Contact Lisa Whitish at 608-822-2360 or E-Mail: lwhitish@swtc.edu
• Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
• University of Wisconsin – Platteville – Dr. Wayne Weber, Dean, School of Business Industry, Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1 University Plaza, Platteville, WI 53818, 608-342-1547
• UW Extension – Grant County – Funding resource guide for Grant County Cities, Villages and Towns, including Entrepreneurs and Start-Up Businesses
• Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network (WEN)
• Wisconsin Innovation Service Center (WISC) – Assistance with inventions & new products
• Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Program (WMEP)

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