Empowering rural entrepreneurship
This year’s second annual CEC conference drew more than 200 people. 48 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties were represented at the event, in addition to attendees from Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, and Florida.
New UW Extension Program to support innovation in the rural economy
The Rural Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Initiative aims to equip rural entrepreneurs with business development assistance and access to financing, as well as developing Wisconsin’s rural entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Spring Green, Mazomanie vet clinics switch to cooperative ownership
Forming a cooperative ensures local residents will have a veterinarian nearby to care for their dogs, cats, and other animals.
Bringing legal services to rural Wisconsin
Jeff is a clinical professor at the UW-Madison Law School and supervising attorney with the law school’s Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic. For the past several years, his focus has been on the rural economy.
Growing her own rural roots in the Kickapoo Valley
For a mental health professional, the issues that emerge in counseling sessions in farm country are not miles apart from those in urban areas, Susan notes—but farmers can be reluctant to seek counseling.
