Last call: Register today for our ‘virtual’ Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference!

Last day to register for the June 4^th Entrepreneurs’ Conference.  The virtual platform is full of networking, insightful panel sessions, collaborative workshops, an entrepreneurial award (see below!) and at the end of the day – the Governor’s Business Plan Contest awards.  We’ll have a “People’s Choice” (watch and vote here by midnight June 2), a “Bright New Idea” as well as category winners and a Grand Prize Winner!  You won’t want to miss this.  All sessions will be recorded for attendees for one year.

Click here to read the conference press releases: 
Not signed up yet for Entrepreneurs' Conference? Here are 10 reasons to be there (virtually) June 4 *
'Diligent Dozen' BPC pitches can be viewed ahead of June 4th Entrepreneurs' Conference
Discounted registration for vets, students available for June 4 Entrepreneurs' Conference 
Tech Council's virtual event platform launched for June 4 Entrepreneurs' Conference 
Exact Sciences CEO Kevin Conroy to receive the 2020 'Seize the Day' award June 4 at 'treps conference
Five interactive workshops to target post-COVID strategies at June 4 Entrepreneurs' Conference
Panels at virtual Entrepreneurs’ Conference will focus on COVID-19 economic recovery 
‘Virtual’ Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference will offer plenty of ways for attendees to engage
‘Siri, did you know your boss will speak June 4 at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference?’

Nothing beats live, but this conference will come close! Among the features of the conference over time have been the Governor’s Business Plan Contest (see more below) and the Wisconsin Youth Entrepreneurs in Science, or YES!, contest. A full release on the young people advancing in that competition is linked here, as well.

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WPR: Where stay-at-home orders and other COVID-19 restrictions are in effect in Wisconsin
WISN: Counties, municipalities that reopened & remain closed
TMJ4: Dane County issues its own order, continues Safer At Home measures
City of Milwaukee Health Department: COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee
Wisconsin State Journal: 13 of 72 Wisconsin counties and the city of Racine have extended stay-at-home orders
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Here's which Wisconsin counties and cities have continued or started new stay-at-home orders
Urban Milwaukee: Cities respond to pandemic with public space experiments
The Journal Times: After the coronavirus: Your next road trip may look like this
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: What we've learned about how to protect yourself from coronavirus in reopened Wisconsin
Milwaukee Business Journal: Employers need to weigh legal and health ramifications when reopening, experts say
Madison.com: As Memorial Day tempts people outdoors, precautions advised
The Cap Times: Some Madison restaurant owners wary about reopening dining rooms
Madison.com: How should I clean and store my face mask?
Wisconsin State Journal: How to manage COVID-19 risk as you leave your cocoon
BizTimes: Area restaurants carefully approach reopening dine-in service
Humana offers a Workplace Reentry Essential Guide in checklist format to assist employers
Forbes: Expert advice for behaving responsibly during the next phase of the pandemic
The New York Times: See how all 50 states are reopening

WisconsinINNO: Here are the 12 startups pitching at WI’s Governor’s Business Plan Contest
WisBusiness: The 2020 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference is Thursday
Northwestern Mutual: Challenges and opportunities: COVID-19’s impact on the venture capital landscape
WEDC: [Video] Focus Forward: ‘We’re All In’ Small Business Grant details
Milwaukee Business Journal: White business execs in Milwaukee use social media to support protesters, pledge changes
WMTV: [Video] UW-Madison researchers plan return to lab
TitletownTech: Wisconsin ag startup – SeedLinked – builds connection and resiliency in today’s seed economy
BizTimes: Support startups founded by minority entrepreneurs
CNN: US should have a 'couple hundred million' doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by the start of 2021, Fauci says
Morgridge Institute for Research: [Video] Overcoming COVID-19 and future pandemics: new tools to control viral threats
Leader-Telegram: Nutrition and recreation: Local fruit growers are key cog in region's agritourism
Wisconsin State Journal: An early start for UW campuses this fall? System leader asks state for calendar flexibility
WisBusiness: High demand puts Wisconsin spuds in a good spot
BizTimes: Medical College of Wisconsin awarded $24 million for research consortium
NPR: Anthony Fauci: 'Now is the time ... to care selflessly about one another'
BizWomen: To pee, or not to pee? Return to shopping means braving public restrooms
The Hill: Primary care doctors could be COVID-19's next victims
The New York Times: The C.D.C. waited ‘Its entire existence for this moment.’ What went wrong?
Epic: Identifying and addressing inequities intensified by COVID-19
TMJ4: [Video] Self-employed Wisconsin woman loses clients during COVID-19, then gets them all back
Forbes: Instagram shopping - A new dawn for social commerce
Psychology Today: Careers for generation COVID
BizWomen: Juggling work, children at home taking greater toll on moms
Milwaukee Business Journal: Black professionals want to see Milwaukee move forward. Here's how it happens
BioWorld: Exact Sciences highlights data backing value of Oncotype Dx in guiding neoadjuvant treatment decisions
Wisconsin State Journal: Downtown Madison businesses bearing brunt of community outrage
Forbes: Mass protests across the U.S. have no impact on stocks - what gives?

• Gov. Evers’ office has launched a statewide COVID-19 website that aggregates information and resources throughout state government.
• COVID-19 Volunteer Program
• Prioritizing Children’s Mental Health
• Religious Gatherings and Services
• DVA Assistance to Needy Veterans Program
• Call 1-800-WIS-VETS for Veterans Benefits Information
• Relief and recovery resources for your business: Reopen guidelines
• Gov. Evers Announces Badger Bounce Back Plan
• Helping minority-owned micro-businesses weather the storm: Ethnic Minority Emergency Grant
  
• The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development produced this helpful Frequently Asked Questions document.
• The Wisconsin Department of Revenue offers these information sources:
•       Business Development and Government Relations (BDGR)
•       COVID-19 Information and Announcements
• WEDC has compiled a comprehensive overview of their resources along with state and federal resources to assist Wisconsin citizens aimed at maintaining the viability of the companies upon which our economy depends.
• Report any scams or price gouging to Wisconsin Department of Justice: If you suspect fraud or a scam, Attorney General Kaul suggests filing a complaint online at datcp.wi.gov.
• Small Business Administration (SBA) has guidance for businesses, Pending congressional and presidential approval, the SBA may offer another round of low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) and Paycheck Protection Program loans for businesses and non-profits impacted by coronavirus
• Centers for Disease Control: Coronavirus latest updates
• Wisconsin Department of Health Services: COVID-19 Outbreaks in Wisconsin
• The FDIC has provided guidance to banking institutions and consumers affected by COVID-19 and encouraged financial institutions to work constructively with borrowers and customers in affected communities.
• The Department of Labor has issued guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Paid Leave Requirements.
• NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers are providing services to small- and medium-sized manufacturers such as connecting businesses that are pivoting their production in response to the coronavirus to new supply chains, connecting firms with state resources, advising companies on new operational issues, and providing workforce support.
• “Wisconsin COVID-19 Startup Talent” is a new project to help those displaced from jobs and employers now hiring
• The Department of the Defense has established the Joint Acquisition Task Force (JATF) for COVID-19 to assess and rapidly respond to challenges presented by this pandemic. They are collecting information from both government and non-government personnel who are interested in getting involved. All resources and solutions are welcome from industry, academia, venture capital firms, individual contributors and more. Request information here.
• Wisconsin Hospital Association releases a COVID-19 dynamic Situational Awareness Update
• View an interactive map of public wi-fi “hot spots” in Wisconsin