Progress Lakeshore has teamed up with Green Bay’s SBDC Entrepreneurial Training Program to offer you invaluable assistance in crafting a comprehensive strategy for a successful and profitable business venture. Throughout this program, you will acquire the skills to identify your target market, assess their requirements, and utilize this valuable insight to create a practical and viable plan for launching or expanding your business.
You will learn to:
Through instruction and guest speakers, the course serves those entrepreneurs who are considering starting a business, owners of existing businesses who want to get a handle on all the details, and those owners with successful companies who want to grow.
Class Dates: September 25, 2025 – November 20, 2025 (No Class November 13)
Time: Thursday nights from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM CST
Location: Progress Lakeshore Office, 202 N. 8th St, Suite 101, Manitowoc, WI, 54220
Fee:
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will offer qualified applicants an Entrepreneur Training Grant* that covers 75% of the $1,000 course fee, reducing the cost to $250.
United One Credit Union is offering a limited number of $200 Scholarships*, bringing your final cost to $50! Space in the course is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
In-person registrants are eligible for grant and scholarship opportunities.
To qualify for the grant and scholarship:
Participants who do not meet these requirements will be responsible for the full $1,000 course fee.
Once registered, the Green Bay SBDC will follow up with details on the WEDC grant process.
To apply for the United One Credit Union $200 scholarship, contact Ann Flad-Jesion at ann@progresslakeshore.org.
Prefer the flexibility of learning remotely? The online version of the Entrepreneurial Training Program offer the same great curriculum, expert instruction, and business planning tools–accessible from anywhere.
Class Dates: September 25, 2025 – November 20, 2025 (No Class November 13)
Time: Thursday nights from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM CST
Location: Online
Fee: