Wisconsin long has lagged other states in venture capital funding, but a new "fund of funds" could help change that. It's a great idea.
Think of a lush summer's garden - a difficult thought to conjure in early February, but bear with us.
To grow the garden, you will need to transplant vegetables from someone else's garden, tend the plants you already have or plant a lot of seeds and hope they germinate.
Economic development is something like that. For the Milwaukee 7 region to grow, business and government leaders must get better at the care and feeding of existing companies, attract new ones and grow our own.
So, we were encouraged by the recent news that a group of business and government leaders are planning to raise $100 million for a Wisconsin-based venture capital fund.
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