Calendar of events
A page within Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
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The UWL SBDC will adjust, reschedule or cancel its programs and events as circumstances change. If you have registered for a program, you will receive an email with an update on the program. If you have questions, send an email to sbdc@uwlax.edu.
Upcoming Small Business Opportunities:
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is providing access to various training opportunities. Training events and resources available through this program are available to owners, employees, and staff members of any small business based in Wisconsin that has fewer than 500 employees and is currently operating. The cost of the training will be paid for by WEDC. To Learn More Click Here
Build your business through these training opportunities:
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- Writing Your Business Plan Plus Workshop, 2026 dates TBD:
- Introduction to Financial Management, 2026 dates TBD:
- The Introduction to Financial Management can be taken as a standalone workshop or in conjunction with the Financial Management Series. This session will lead into the three-part Financial Management Series.
- Financial Management Series 2026 dates TBD:
To view all training opportunities through this program: CLICK HERE
ETP
Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP) Informational Session | Virtual:
Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP) Winter 2026 | January 22, January 29, February 5, 12 and 19; from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and March 6 from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Click Here to register.
Economic Indicators
Thursday, March 26, 2026
7:00 – 9:00 a.m.
The Bluffs at the UWL Student Union
Presented by State Bank Financial
Hosted by the College of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
Individual tickets are $30.
Register here to reserve your spot by March 20, 2026
Topic: AI in the Driftless: How Local Firms Are Adopting, Adapting, and Learning
Panelists Include:
Corey Mensink, Executive Vice President and Director of Commercial Lending at Sunrise Banks
John Kruger, Co-founder of Incubation Studio
Rebecca Wells Director, Enterprise Analytics and Enablement Trane Technologies
Jane Stull Director of Solutions Marketing - Smart Buildings & Services Trane Technologies
UWL I-Innovate
(student business competition)
March 11, 2026
Wittich Hall
Click Here to Register
Additional Information
Click here for Supervisory Management Certificate Program information.
Click here for Economic Indicators information.
Click here for Financial Management and QuickBooks series information.
Click here for ETP information.
Click here for Digital Marketing information.
Click here for News.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the SBDC office by email, sbdc@uwlax.edu, or phone 608.785.8782.
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The Wisconsin SBDC Network is a proud part of the Office of Business & Entrepreneurship in the Universities of Wisconsin. The SBDC is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the SBDC office at 608.785.8782 or sbdc@uwlax.edu.
Universities of Wisconsin
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.