When it comes to building a healthy environment for startups, the conversation almost always comes down to capital. As I report in today’s print edition of The Business Journal, Wisconsin is taking steps to give entrepreneurs more access to capital. Gov. Scott Walker has proposed nearly $6 million for seed accelerator and capital investment programs, and there’s rumblings of new venture capital legislation. But advocates tout academic research and developing talent as other important pieces of Wisconsin’s entrepreneurship puzzle. Between the research juggernaut that is the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the strong partnerships in southeastern Wisconsin between its bevy of universities and large corporations, Wisconsin has a lot going for it in that regard.
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