A vision takes shape: columnist looks to become an entrepreneur like the ones she's written about
Brennan Nardi looks to create a coworking space
The idea of being my own boss has always appealed to me.
Author: Brennan Nardi
A coworking champion looks into becoming a coworking space founder
Nardi has an idea for a dog-friendly space
UpStart trains people like Brennan Nardi, who has an idea for a dog-friendly coworking space, to take risks worth the reward.
DirectHERy connects consumers to women-owned businesses
Business owners can find and support each other
Interested in looking up women-owned businesses? There’s a DirectHERy for that.
Filmmakers choose to base their company, Bravebird, in Madison rather than in Hollywood
Madison offers different opportunities
Alex Miranda Cruz and Noel Miranda told me they would’ve had a more difficult time launching Bravebird in their hometown of Los Angeles.
UpStart supports women and people of color in entrepreneurship
Take a look at the 10-week program through WARF
For the next few months, I’ll be writing this column about my experience as a student in UpStart.
Doyenne founders hope to support women entrepreneurs in seven cities by 2023
The founders are working on expanding
Seven years ago, two women looked around a room full of entrepreneurs and wondered out loud: “Where are the women?”
Aubree and Soha Javaherian make lab-grown diamonds
Couple launched a diamond jewelry company
Soha Diamond Co. specializes in laboratory-grown diamonds, which are 100 percent authenticated, true-blue diamonds.
Maydm helps kids of color earn their place in a tech future
Winnie Karanja connects coding and STEM education
There are so many brilliant and inspiring aspects of Winnie Karanja's entrepreneurial journey that it's hard to know where to start.
Madison's new entrepreneurial epicenter increases the city's profile as a startup hub
StartingBlock is making strides in the city
StartingBlock leadership built the brand and a permanent home that feel as if they've always been there.
Kiva City Madison makes micro investments around the globe
These small loans have a big impact
Kiva.org is a global online crowdsourcing platform that provides zero-interest loans of up to $10,000 to entrepreneurs and startup businesses in some 80 countries.
Madison's Thanksgiving Day good run
Berbee Derby celebrates 15th year
Forget turkey. And football. The best Thanksgiving Day tradition in Madison is the Berbee Derby.
Excerpt: John Roach's 'While I Have Your Attention'
Roach celebrates 25 years of writing
Madison Magazine columnist John Roach celebrates 25 years of writing with a second compilation of his favorite and most provocative columns from 2003 to 2018.
Goods Unite Us aligns consumer's spending habits with their political leanings
Startup takes aim at corporate money in politics
A Madison-based startup taking aim at corporate money in politics, allegiance to — or ignorance about — your favorite products could diminish your power at the polls.
CEOs of Tomorrow gives kids a taste of entrepreneurship
Organization is growing quickly locally
Most of us don’t look back on fifth grade as a defining period in our lives. CEOs of Tomorrow Founding Executive Director Roxie Hentz does.
Forward Fest puts a premium on inclusivity
Fest takes place Aug. 16-23 throughout the city
Madison leaders are doing a lot of good, intentional work on race and gender equity right now, and the entrepreneurial sector is no exception.
Wisconsin Coworking Collective launches this summer
Tiffanie Mark looks to harness collective power
Launching this summer, Wisconsin Coworking Collective aims to increase the industry’s profile and provide the general public with a better understanding of the unique value of co-working spaces.
A key to Madison's co-working spaces
Co-working spaces act as a third space
Our resident tech and startup savante scopes Madison’s landscape to offer a guide to co-working spaces built for cubicle-averse creatives.
Zach Blumenfeld is changing workplace culture through ThirdSpace
The startup tries to keep employees engaged
The startup ThirdSpace, which he co-founded with Scott Jens and Scott Kohl, is a cloud-based software platform designed to reform workplace culture.
Love Wisconsin project aims to connect people online
Jet Waller and Megan Monday launched in 2015
Jet Waller and Megan Monday are a formidable duo of creative entrepreneurs using their human superpowers in technology and storytelling to spur social change in Wisconsin.
Gourmet food company is run by women
molly&you takes off
Wilson’s story gives hope to local entrepreneurs who dream of turning their startups into companies with a national reach.
Entrepreneurial initiative booms on UW–Madison campus
The Weinert Center attracts many students
The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship, housed in the Wisconsin School of Business, is one that attracts students across the university’s many departments and disciplines.
Madison's pioneering women
Celebrate Women's History Month
March is Women’s History Month, a great opportunity to reflect on the positive contributions of women in our backyard.
CUNA Mutual Group spins off employment insurance tool
SafetyNet provides a needed safety net
Despite the substantial venture capital CUNA laid out for SafetyNet, the company operates like a startup, employing fail-fast strategies in product development and positioning itself as a social innovation that aims to disrupt the insurance industry.
Sector67 founder receives needed support
Community donates after explosion
News of Chris Meyer’s accident—a propane tank explosion inside the soon-to-be new headquarters of Sector67, in which Meyer was injured—spread so far and wide.
