Fifty-two entries from 30 distinct communities — including 23 from Dane County — have advanced to the semifinal round of the annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, according to a recent press release.
The semifinalists are spread among four broad categories: advanced manufacturing (14), business services (11), information technology (13), and life sciences (14). Within those categories, plans range from industrial automation ideas to medical device and diagnosis innovation, and from food and beverage innovation to technologies to improve use of water and land.
Thirty-five entrants come from outside the state’s two largest cities; nine entrants are women; and 16 represent people from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
The top contestants will give live presentations at the annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference June 5 in Milwaukee. Category winners, as well as the 2024 Grand Prize Winner, will be announced June 6 during the conference.
The full list of semifinalists is available here.
