New Green Bay program gives entrepreneurs a ‘blueprint’ for success
WEDC grant will be used for training and funding new businesses
MADISON, WI. JUNE 14, 2021 – A successful seed accelerator program based in Milwaukee is heading north with help from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and its Key Strategic Partners.
Blueprint Green Bay will focus on businesses developing new technology or working in e-commerce or advanced manufacturing. The initiative, which provides entrepreneurship training and helps plug entrepreneurs into networking and funding opportunities, will target businesses owned by people of color, women and veterans.
Blueprint Green Bay will be run by the Young Enterprising Society (the program’s creators), the Greater Green Bay Chamber and New North, an economic development agency working in 18 counties in northeastern Wisconsin. The accelerator program will be based at the Urban Hub co-working space in downtown Green Bay.
WEDC is supporting the initiative with a $150,000 grant to New North.
“Partnering with the chamber will assist us in scaling the initiative across our region,” said Barb LaMue, president and CEO of New North. “We also thank WEDC for its support of New North Inc. to provide seed capital to the founders upon successful completion of the program.”
The Blueprint program was created by the Young Enterprising Society, based in Milwaukee. The program was founded by brothers Khalif and Que El-Amin and will be a key part in the Community Within the Corridor development, which is holding its groundbreaking later this week. The Community Within the Corridor will be the state’s largest privately owned affordable housing development and will include community services such as a child care center and the Young Enterprising Society’s STEAM and entrepreneurship training.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.
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