Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest

The mission of the Governor’s Business Plan Contest is to encourage entrepreneurs in the creation, start-up and early-growth stages of high-tech businesses in Wisconsin. Participants have the chance to win seed capital, valuable services that will help them launch their businesses and share in more than $100,000 in cash and in-kind prizes. Since its inception in 2004, nearly 2,300 entries have been received and about $1.5 million in cash and services (such as legal, accounting, office space and marketing) have been awarded.

The 10th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest will begin accepting entries online for the 2013 competition on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. For more information, click here.

Produced by the Wisconsin Technology Council and a growing list of partners, the Governor's Business Plan Contest engages contestants in a six-month process that includes mentoring and comments from judges on selected plans. It will also lead to valuable public and media exposure for the best business plans submitted by contestants and spur economic growth in Wisconsin. In addition, past finalists have raised a reported tens of millions of dollars in private equity, such as angel and venture capital.

Watch Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch’s video on why entrepreneurs should enter the 2013 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest here.