A Joint Initiative Between     Heart of Wisconsin     Business & Economic Alliance and     Community Foundation of Greater     South Wood County

-Home -About Us -B2B Club -Breaking News -Contact -Donate -Events / Programs -Feedback -Ideas Incubator -Industry Clusters -Links / Resources -Progress Funds -Progress Teams -Public Art / Murals -Publications		Creating a Business Friendly Culture In this increasingly competitive and mobile world, communities with a business friendly culture attract successful businesses. These innovative programs encourage the expansion of existing businesses, provide technical assistance to start-up businesses, link to investment capital, and proactively build a diverse and dynamic business base for the South Wood County and Town of Rome region. Industry Cluster Networks Industry clusters networks will be responsible for examining industry segments in search of local opportunities, business impediments and key issues in major and emerging industry segments. Cluster findings will be instrumental in shaping the region’s future business culture. The industry segments are: Agriculture; Financial Services; Small Business; New Industries (Technology, Research, Health Care); Downtown Revitalization; Education and Workforce Development; Tourism; and Paper and Forest Products. Community Seminars & Business Creation Workshops Seminars and workshops to better understand the multiple facets of creating progress. These community educational offerings will initially focus on the stimulation of local businesses, creating regional recognition and identifying opportunities for revitalizing downtowns. Entrepreneur Assistance Programs An arsenal of tools available to assist entrepreneurs in start-up and existing businesses to be more successful. • Boot Camps – Intense, three to four-day “camps” featuring case studies of successful enterprises. Participants are given action oriented training in business start-ups and operations, and how to think innovatively to generate success. • Technical Support – One on one counseling and business development assistance linking available resources for start-up and expanding businesses. • “E” Teams Mentoring Groups – A network of business leaders committed to mentoring and offering peer-to-peer advice for technical support and other important issues of start-up and expanding business owners. • Angel Investor Network – This Network provides a potential source of equity financing for new business ventures from local investors seeking new investment opportunities.		Breaking News
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