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For more information, contact:Christina Knudsen, Chief Operations Officer414-263-5450 • cknudsen@wwbic.comU.S. Bank & WWBIC Provide Equity Injections to 17 Wisconsin Small Businesses "Journey to Growth" Program Including an Accelerator, Pitch Competition and...

On Sunday, May 3, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) presented Jaci Sulley of Hayward with the 2026 Wisconsin, Regional and National Women’s Business Center of Excellence Award for the North Central office of the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) in Washington, D.C. The award was presented as part of National Small Business Week which has taken place from May 3-9, 2026.

The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and WWBIC are teaming up this spring to offer free trainings to veterans! Veteran attendees of any of these sessions will in turn be eligible to win one of 20 laptops loaded with QuickBooks software valued at $1,200 and/or enter a pitch competition where eight veterans will be awarded $5,000 each.

Your business could be awarded $5,000! If you own/operate a business in Wisconsin and are a current WWBIC client, you could be eligible for a $5,000 equity injection.

When we talk about “Putting Dreams to Work” at WWBIC, we’re talking about our clients – small business owners across Wisconsin who are pursuing their entrepreneurial dreams. WWBIC is excited to announce the launch of our new Shop Local Wisconsin initiative, which...

Thank you to all attendees!Thank you to all of the 900 WWBIC funders, partners, clients, volunteers and staff who attended our annual luncheon on Tuesday at the Brookfield Conference Center! Scroll through the photo gallery provided below or click on the following...

Over 100 small business owners came to Schlitz Park in Milwaukee on Tuesday, September 16th for the Small Business "Seeds for Growth" event sponsored by Huntington Bank and presented by WWBIC. Attendees had several opportunities to receive valuable info and resources...

On Tuesday, August 12th, the annual WWBIC statewide celebration took place in Madison, Wisconsin. Check out the photos and videos of those in attendance.

The WWBIC Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathryn Dunn as the new WWBIC President/Chief Visionary Officer, effective May 1st.

View the WWBIC training schedules for each region here and sign up for the training sessions you wish to attend today!