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Madison College Center for Entrepreneurship

Bryan Woodhouse, Executive Director

TRUAX, Room D3631
1701 Wright Street
Madison, WI 53704

CALL: (608) 246-6337
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Center for Entrepreneurship

The mission of the Madison College Center for Entrepreneurship is to strengthen communities through education, innovation and collaboration. We strive to plant the seeds of entrepreneurial thinking and to foster a culture of entrepreneurial action across all of Madison College.  Our goals are to:Entrepreneurship Center Madison College

  • Assist in the creation of new businesses within our district.
  • Assist in the retention of businesses within our district.
  • Provide tools for startups to launch and for early stage businesses to improve planning and to achieve growth.
  • Focus on providing resources to underserved populations within our district such as women and minority entrepreneurs.

Our Center seeks to leverage the talents of our distinguished faculty, and our world class campus infrastructure to add value to our regional entrepreneurship ecosystem while collaborating with existing organizations and promoting what others do best.

Business Planning

Business Planning

The Madison College Business Planning workshop series is designed to provide hands on information and planning tools for both novice and experienced entrepreneurs alike. This ongoing series will take participants from the exploratory stage of learning what entrepreneurship is, through the fundamental elements of putting together a business plan. Registered Madison College students are eligible to enter the Madison College Challenge business plan competition and compete for cash and in kind prizes, including a $5,000 grand prize.  

The Business Planning Series is free to Madison College students and to the general public. Entrepreneurs from communities surrounding Madison, Wisconsin are encouraged to attend. 

All events are 6 - 8 p.m. Register for our entrepreneurship workshops below.

Creating and Launching a Facebook Ad Campaign

June 20, 2017 | Truax Campus, Room B1285 

Are you ready to invite customers to your business? This hands-on class will walk you through setting up or improving your Facebook page, creating an ad (including choosing targets demos), writing effective ad copy, choosing appropriate images and how best to maximize your budget (including some best-of tricks). This class will be held in a computer lab. A Facebook account is required. 

Register

Social Entrepreneurship 101

August 23, 2017 | Truax Campus, Room B3243 

Do you have an interest in opening a for-profit or non-profit organization aimed at addressing a social, cultural and/or environmental issue you care about? This highly interactive workshop will introduce you to the expanding and evolving field of social entrepreneurship. Explore the meaning of social entrepreneurship, examine businesses that are doing well and making a difference at the same time, and brainstorm potential social enterprise ideas of your own.

Register

Chef Series

Chef Series

The Madison College Chef Series focuses on the entrepreneurial journey that each of our guest chefs has embarked on and the challenges they faced and overcame along the way. The evening will also cover methods of preparation they use, a cooking demonstration, and serving of appetizers prepared by the chefs.

Each presentation will be hosted in our new Culinary Arts program demonstration kitchen, located at the Truax campus in Madison, Wisconsin. The Chef Series is free to Madison College students and $25 for non-students. 

Fall 2017 Chef Series lineup will be announced soon.

Events

Events

Legal Education Events

The Madison College Paralegal program, along with community partners, presents a series of hands-on professional development opportunities. These legal education programs focus on technology use in the law office. Each session is designed to help make life easier by leveraging technology in easy, meaningful ways.  

View current offerings

Resources

Resources

Madison College Challenge

The Madison College Challenge is a three phase business plan competition for registered Madison College students. Finalists who make it to the third and final phase have a chance to win upwards of a $5,000 cash prize. This can be awarded to an aspiring entrepreneur (or team of entrepreneurs) designated for startup funding within the Madison College district.  

Madison College Libraries

  • Resources on Entrepreneurship

  • Creator Studio The Madison College Libraries Creator Studio is a place that encourages innovative thinking and creative exploration for group and individual learners. It is designed to build community and self-discovery by providing tools that offer hands-on experiences and learning

WiSys Technology Foundation

Madison College has a formal technology transfer agreement with the WiSys Technology Foundation.  If you are a Madison College student, faculty, or staff with an idea or product in development WiSys may be able to help you protect your intellectual property and/or commercialize your product.  WiSys works with innovators with discoveries from all disciplines as well as stage of development.

For more information on how to access WiSys resources contact entrepreneurcenter@madisoncollege.edu

American Family Dream Bank

The American Family Dream bank offers valuable talks and events for entreprenuers.  View their current offerings.