New entrepreneurship grant program draws widespread interest around the state

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has announced that it received 32 applications for its new Entrepreneurship Support pilot program, which is designed to advance the climate for entrepreneurship throughout the state.

The pilot program, announced in September, will provide grants of from $10,000 to $100,000 to nonprofit organizations and communities for activities and projects that promote entrepreneurship and deliver key services and resources to Wisconsin entrepreneurs.

“WEDC was pleased by the number of responses we received and the quality of the applications,” said Aaron Hagar, vice president of entrepreneurship and innovation for WEDC. “We heard from organizations large and small from every region of the state, which is exactly what we were hoping for.”

WEDC expects to award grants to 11 organizations, and the recipients will be announced in early January....