State Help

• WI Business Wizard

The Business Wizard covers licensing, permitting and regulatory requirements for the State of Wisconsin. It also covers certain federal and local regulations. When reviewing your results page, be aware that the list of licensing, permitting and regulatory requirements may not be complete. Depending on your specific business type and geographic location, additional federal and local regulations may apply.

• Permit Primer

• WI Permit Information

• Business Procurement Assistance Center (BPAC)
  

  Serves Wisconsin businesses interested in selling their products and/or services to government entities.

• Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI)
  

  Is a non-profit organization that was established in 1987 to bridge the Gap for Wisconsin companies and organizations interested in selling to Federal, State, local government agencies and prime contractors.

• Business Development in WI

  The mission of the Division of Business Development is to help Wisconsin businesses prosper in a marketplace that is subject to constant change.

• WI Workforce Development

  The Department's primary responsibilities include providing job services, training and employment assistance to people looking for work, at the same time as it works with employers on finding the necessary workers to fill current job openings.

• Contaminated Lands Eviromental Action Network (CLEAN)

The Contaminated Lands Environmental Action Network (CLEAN) is an inter-linked system providing information on different contaminated land activities in Wisconsin, to assist with the investigation, cleanup and eventual re-use of those lands.

• WI Department of Commerce

• WI Department of Economic Advisors

  The Office of Economic Advisors (OEA) assists economic data users to better understand the relationships between labor markets and other economic and demographic specifics. OEA helps users interpret labor force data and focus on the issues and trends influencing employment growth in the State of Wisconsin.

• Impact Seven

  We are headquartered in Almena, Wisconsin. Impact Seven is also a certified Community Development Financial Institution, manages several Small Business Administration (SBA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan programs, provides venture capital, and is part-owner of a community development bank, started in conjunction with a partner Community Development Corporation (CDC).

Financial

• Merrill

• Tomahawk
  

Grants & Loans

• Brown Fields Grant

  Brownfields are abandoned, idle or underused commercial or industrial properties, where the expansion or redevelopment is hindered by real or perceived contamination. Brownfields vary in size, location, age, and past use -- they can be anything from a five-hundred acre automobile assembly plant to a small, abandoned corner gas station.

• Focus on Energy Renewable Grants

• Revolving Loan Funds

  • RLF Loan Summary

  • RLF Loan Application

• Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corporation

  Wisconsin Business Development (WBD) continues to expand our goal of lending support to small business by adding new products and services that increase the availability of solutions that work. We take great pride in the achievements of all the businesses we serve and we value the talent and experience of our staff to provide a statewide network for lending support to small businesses.

• US Department of Agriculture Rural Development

• Small Business Administration

• Facts About Government Grants

  Grants from the Federal government are authorized and appropriated through bills passed by Congress and signed by the President. The grant authority varies widely among agencies. SBA has authority to make grants to non-profit and educational organizations in many of its counseling and training programs, but does not have authority to make grants to small businesses. The announcements for the counseling and training grants will appear on grants.gov. If Congress authorizes Specific Initiative Grants, organizations receiving such grants will receive individual notifications.