Micro grants now offered to UW-Madison entrepreneurs

The Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) announces the availability of UW-Madison Startup Initiative Micro Grants to assist faculty, staff and student entrepreneurs to build business and financial connections leading to development and growth of their startup companies.

Using a Micro Grant of up to $500, an early-stage campus entrepreneur can offset up to 75 percent of the cost of participating in a conference or a seminar, or joining a business/trade association that will enable the entrepreneur to establish contacts with potential customers, partners and investors for his/her company.

Grants require that a 25 percent cash match be contributed by the awardee. For more information and to apply for a grant visit http://corprelations.wisc.edu/microgrants.html or contact Pam Munoz at OCR at 263-2840.