WEDC awards innovation grants to small businesses

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The companies, people and issues shaping business in Madison and the Capital Region.

“We’re All Innovating” contest

 and recently awarded several businesses in Dane County with awards. The award program recognizes 

small and startup 

businesses in all industries that demonstrate resilience, ingenuity, and compassion, and it awarded 17 first-place awards and 23

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 awards total to Wisconsin companies. About $3 million in total grants will help cover costs incurred since the pandemic began and ranged from $800 to $52,000 for each company. Dane 

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ounty winners and their categories were:

Innovation in service and business operations:

  • Madison Farmers Unite;
  • Ventris Learning; and
  • Morris Ramen.

Technology innovation to address COVID-19 impacts on health:

  • Innovation Strategies;
  • Simul8;
  • Semba Biosciences;
  • AIQ Global; and
  • Midwest Prototyping.

Technology innovation to address COVID-19 impacts on businesses:

  • Economic Empowerment Wisconsin.

Read more about each of the winners here.

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