WEDC to give $500K to help entrepreneurs

A new statewide grant program aims to award start-up funds to programs outside the vortex of Wisconsin`s metro areas.

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation announced plans Monday to award a total of $500,000 to 10 or so business development groups in cities or rural areas that may have been overlooked by past entrepreneurship programs.

The agency ultimately will award grants between $10,000 and $100,000 to projects across the state, said Aaron Hagar, WEDC`s vice president of entrepreneurship and innovation.