Achieve your goals with the SBDC
Looking for a competitive advantage? Need to focus and prioritize? Leverage our dedicated network of experts for impartial guidance. We’ll help you make informed decisions. Because when you craft your plan for success, you gain the confidence to realize your goals. The Wisconsin Small Business Development Center is a nationally accredited network offering consulting, education, data and connections that work for you.
Start Your Business
Launch your idea with SBDC’s wraparound support of consulting, classes (like First Steps To Starting a Business) and other resources.
Grow Your Business
Explore the opportunities you’ve been considering and learn more about others, from new products/services/markets to acquisition or succession strategies.
Finance Your Business
Gain access to capital and financial savvy to run or improve your operation. We can help with business models, projections, loan options and more.
Market Your Business
Generate more sales by improving your processes and skills. And fill that sales funnel with more customers and higher volume with a customized marketing approach.
Protect Your Business
Understand the cybersecurity threats to small businesses (hint: they’re worse than you think). When you secure your data, you secure your very livelihood.
Improve Your Business
Become more efficient to ease your stress and boost your bottom line. Find solutions to your management, staffing and other operational challenges.
Your gateway to education
The SBDC at UW-Milwaukee is part of Continuing Education, which offers a portfolio of professional development and certification offerings, including our premier Entrepreneurial Training Program. You can tap into a multitude of local, regional and state resources through your local campus. We are strategically located in downtown Milwaukee and have a parking ramp adjacent to the building for easier access.
Your connection to an entire network
You have ambitious goals but don’t always have the direction or connections to get there. The SBDC can be your go-to resource to build a strong network. We work closely with banks, chambers of commerce, economic development organizations and others across southeast Wisconsin to match your specific needs with the best solutions. Plus, the Wisconsin SBDC is part of the Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship, which offers additional statewide resources.