Our Resource Organizations

Bringing opportunity

to Rural Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), its economic development partners and other organizations around the state offer a range of resources on all aspects of economic well-being, from childcare and education to businesses and housing. The support organizations listed here have all contributed programs to our resource directory.

  • Sift Consulting LLC

    Sift Consulting LLC is an all-female firm offering a full suite of services to nonprofits and small businesses to help them articulate their vision and achieve greater impact.

    With backgrounds in local food systems, sustainability, and law, we are uniquely positioned to support passionate, mission-driven organizations and hardworking small businesses.

  • Food Finance Institute

    The Food Finance Institute (FFI) leverages and supports a collaborative network of professionals focused on building and funding profitable businesses in the food, beverage and value-added agriculture sector. We work to make sophisticated financial technical assistance available for every growing food, beverage and value-added agriculture enterprise.
    FFI is a proud part of the Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship in the University of Wisconsin System.

  • University of Wisconsin Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic

    The UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic provides free legal services for startup businesses throughout the state of Wisconsin. The L&E Clinic is designed to help entrepreneurs develop businesses that create a positive economic impact for the state of Wisconsin.

    We select applicants with a connection to Wisconsin who would otherwise be unlikely to obtain qualified legal advice. This usually means the applicant has not received a significant round of outside funding or financing from investors. We are also interested in whether the work requested presents an interesting educational opportunity for our students.

  • Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance

    Strong Rural Schools, Stong Rural Communities.

  • Wisconsin Department of Transportation

    WisDOT supports all forms of transportation.

  • Community Design Team of Wisconsin

    The Community Design Team is an opportunity to bring a volunteer team of planning and design professionals into your community to help you discover the short-, medium-, and long-range visions of your future.

  • Wisconsin Farmers Union

    Wisconsin Farmers Union, a member-driven organization, is committed to enhancing the quality of life for family farmers, rural communities, and all people through educational opportunities, cooperative endeavors, and civic engagement.

  • healthTIDE

    healthTIDE is a network of statewide and place-based community partners who work together to create change around nutrition and physical activity. healthTIDE staff work to connect, align, and unite multi-sector partners across Wisconsin who are working to make the healthy choice the easy choice and reduce health disparities so that everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

  • University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives

    Our team of cooperative development specialists is available to help you start a new co-op, strengthen an established co-op, or convert an existing business to the cooperative structure.

  • Focus on Energy

    On behalf of 107 Wisconsin electric and natural gas utilities, Focus on Energy’s information, resources and financial incentives benefit all Wisconsinites by implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that otherwise wouldn’t happen, or in some cases years sooner than scheduled.

  • Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

    Protecting and enhancing our natural resources to provide a sustainable environment for all people in their work and leisure.

  • The GRID

    Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development, currently incubated by Nicolet College