Tesa Tapuriah is the owner of Quality Care Preference and one of our Entrepreneurship Bootcamp graduates. Learn more about her #entrepreneur journey in this profile!
Entrepreneur in Training Partnership
Higher Education
West Allis, Wisconsin 44 followers
University of Wisconsin Madison-Extension
About us
The Entrepreneur in Training Partnership (EITP) facilitates free entrepreneurship, job readiness, and personal development training for currently and formerly incarcerated community members. The EITP is a collaboration between UW-Madison Extension and Defy Ventures, a national organization dedicated to helping end recidivism by training formerly incarcerated people to become entrepreneurs. Using the Defy Ventures curriculum and program model, we train justice-involved community members and connect them with coaches from the local business community. Entrepreneurs In Training (EITs) in our programs receive practical wisdom on how to start a thriving business and lifelong access to our alumni community.
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http://go.wisc.edu/EITPartnership
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- Higher Education
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- West Allis, Wisconsin
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Thank you to the American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact for this amazing video of our program at Ellsworth Correctional Center! We couldn't do this program without their support and our partnership with Defy Ventures.
As Fair Chance month comes to an end, we wanted to highlight the great work Andrew Glazier and Defy Ventures are doing around the country. We partnered with them and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections at the Ellsworth Correctional Center to provide support to the facility's Entrepreneurs in Training. 95% of people incarcerated will get out. Giving them tangible skills and hope for when that happens is essential. Our colleague Monique Williams leads this partnership to #CloseEquityGaps and we thank her for it.
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Check out our profile on Marcus Hart, owner of Caine's Clothing in Eau Claire, WI. One of our favorite things is seeing our EITs and their businesses thrive!
Entrepreneur Profile: Marcus Hart
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Connie Martin, owner of Brightspace Cleaning, is one of our Entrepreneurship Bootcamp graduates! Learn more about her journey in this article! We are so proud of her success!
Entrepreneur Profile: Connie Martin
Entrepreneur in Training Partnership on LinkedIn
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Connie Martin, owner of Brightspace Cleaning, is one of our Entrepreneurship Bootcamp graduates! Learn more about her journey in this article! We are so proud of her success!
Entrepreneur Profile: Connie Martin
Entrepreneur in Training Partnership on LinkedIn
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Join us June 7-8 at Summit Place in West Allis! Our keynote speaker Que El-Amin will be highlighting new ideas for post-covid business. We will also have sessions on fair-chance hiring, business funding, and creating co-ops! Register before Sunday, May 12 for an early bird discount at linktr.ee/EITpartnership. (EITs and volunteers check out our last newsletter for promo pricing!) Thank you to our sponsors Defy Ventures, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact for making this conference possible!
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We are very proud of our Entrepreneurs! We've started a new profile series all about them. Check out our new profile about Entrepreneur and EIT alum Quentin Wood:
Entrepreneur Profile: Quentin Wood
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🚀 Exciting News! The Inaugural Wisconsin Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) Conference is coming to Platteville on May 30-31, 2024! 📆 Join us for two days of exploring Platteville's entrepreneurial ecosystem, networking with community champions, and gaining technical skills for small-town development. Get ready to be part of a game-changing experience! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/g4KFKXUj #WICEC2024
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Our next cohort of Entrepreneur Bootcamp starts in January! This is a free class for justice-impacted folks to develop entrepreneurship and personal development skills needed to run a business. Applications are due by December 22! See the full class schedule and register at linktr.ee/eitpartnership
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Congratulations to Quintessential Quentin and all the finalists who pitched last night in Green Bay!
We are excited to announce the three winners of the NEW Launch Alliance Pitch contest who competed last evening at TitletownTech, hosted by New North: 1st Place: NEW Compost, presented by Connor Freimuth 2nd Place: Preempt Physical Therapy, LLC, presented by Sara Ziegele 3rd Place: Kids In Combat Boots, presented by Deanne Herber, MPA "No matter who wins this evening, you are all winners," said TitletownTech's Craig Dickman who celebrated the achievements of all 12 founders who were competing for the final awards after participating in one of the qualifying events. Special thank you to our local partners for hosting events in communities throughout #NortheastWisconsin: Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation, Greater Green Bay Chamber, Envision Greater Fond du Lac, Fox Valley Technical College Venture Center, Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce, SBDC at UW Oshkosh, UW Extension, Progress Lakeshore, Inc., Door County Economic Development Corp. and Kewaunee County Economic Development Corporation. NEW Launch Alliance chair Timothy Feldhausen of Amundsen Davis, LLC emphasized that the event represents entrepreneurs from throughout our region, highlighting that innovation is happening in all of our communities. "We extend our sincere gratitude to TitletownTech for being the location sponsor, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) as our reception sponsor, WBD Inc. for its financial sponsorship of the local and regional award funds, and Headway - Digital Product Studio for its application-platform technology," said Barbara LaMue. Also, thank you to our judges: Tara Carr, UW-Green Bay SBDC; Brenda Dvorachek, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen); Taylor Reetz, Nicolet National Bank; Jeff Sachse, Rawley Point Economic Advising, Tyler Swenson, WBD Inc.; Lisa Taylor, MBA, NWTC Congratulations to all of the founders - we are proud to support innovation and entrepreneurism in the New North! Presenting founders included: AMW Arts, presented by Arianna McCormick-Wilson Bodhi Bow Wow LLC, presented by Quentin Wood Food FiXR, presented by Grace Hameister HeyGov, Inc. — ClerkMinutes, presented by Dustin Overbeck Little Sips Play Café, presented by @Mikala and Joey DeBone Molo Asian BBQ, presented by Ping Cheng Protean Footwear, presented by Michaela Heling SmartWell, LLC, presented by Christian Timm Vente Tours, presented by Emily Hubbard
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