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Focus Forward - We're All In' Small Business Grant: More Details on Eligibility and Deadline
In her weekly livestream, WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes gave more information about the We’re All In Small Business Grant Program, which is open for applications from June 15-23, 2020. The program will award $2,500 grants to 30,000 Wisconsin-based small businesses. WEDC expects that the app...
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Focus Forward - Applying for the 'We're All In' Small Business Grant & Next Steps
In her weekly livestream, WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes gave more information about the We’re All In Small Business Grant Program, which is open for applications from June 15-23, 2020. The program will award $2,500 grants to 30,000 Wisconsin-based small businesses. WEDC expects that the app...
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Focus Forward - Fostering Rural Prosperity and More Details on the 'We're All In' Grant
WEDC Secretary Missy Hughes discusses the Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity. She also discusses the We're All In small Business Grant Program, which will provide $2,500 grants to 30,000 small businesses, is designed to help small businesses get back on their feet amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Focus Forward - We’re All In Grants
WEDC is supporting 30,000 Wisconsin-based businesses by distributing $75 million in grant dollars to help them recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This video outlines parts of the application process and gives business owners a head start in assembling documents and information that...
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Focus Forward - 'We're All In' Small Business Grant Details
WEDC Secretary Missy Hughes discusses the We're All In small Business Grant Program, which will provide $2,500 grants to 30,000 small businesses, is designed to help small businesses get back on their feet amid the COVID-19 pandemic while encouraging them to adopt best practices to keep employees...
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Best Practices to Keep Employees and Customers Safe
Getting Wisconsin’s economy back on track requires collaboration and open dialogue between businesses, employees, customers and the community at large. This video provides practical tips and answers common questions relating to workplace safety as we all seek to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic in ...
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Focus Forward - Reopening with Safety in Mind
Some local governments have now issued their own Safer at Home orders, while others are allowing businesses to determine their own reopening schedules. Because the risks of COVID-19 have not gone away, it’s important for every business to protect the lives of employees, customers and their entire...
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Updated guidelines: Reducing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace and managing outbreaks

The guidelines have been updated to reflect new public health guidance about testing, vaccination and boosters and to incorporate the latest knowledge about how the virus is transmitted. Read More

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Stay in-the-know about important Wisconsin business and economic news, community announcements and new programs and resources available for your business.

COVID-19 exposure notification tool now available

The tool, which can be enabled in iPhone settings or downloaded as an app for Android, can help reduce virus transmission by notifying people who have been in close contact with someone who tested positive. Read More

Now available: updated vaccine guidelines for employers

The document has been updated to reflect developments including the rise of the Delta variant and COVID-19’s movement toward becoming an endemic virus rather than one that is transmitted in isolated outbreaks. Read More

Grant program to help small businesses find homes in Wisconsin

Businesses and nonprofits considering moving into a vacant Wisconsin commercial space may be eligible for a $10,000 Wisconsin Tomorrow – Main Street Bounceback Grant through a newly created program. Read More

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