Capital Entrepreneurs

Bokos Featured in Wisconsin State Journal

Forrest Woolworth — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:11:08 +0000

Bokos, maker of a one-piece rubber sandal, was recently featured in the Wisconsin State Journal. The article highlights their journey getting their company off the ground, in particular focusing on the unique challenges they encountered sourcing manufactures for their product.

“I’ve always been a bit of an entrepreneur. You get to do a lot of cool things and meet great people. That’s what my passion is.”
- Matt McManus, Co-founder of Bokos

Bokos is currently selling sandals online, and are also expecting to get placement in retail stores this summer. Check out the full article here.

Sector67 Offers ‘Summer Makerships”

Forrest Woolworth — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:41:12 +0000

Sector67 is offering a small number of youth ‘Makerships’ this Summer. A ‘Makership’ gives students a 3 month opportunity to use Sector67 to complete a project of their choosing. It includes free membership, $100 for project materials, as well as a mentor to help them complete their project.

Any project is eligible, as long as it involves making something (software, crafts, electronics, mechanics, etc). Sector67 is accepting applications until June 1, and this program is only available to students under 18 years of age. For more information and to apply, go here.

Fetch Rewards Wins UW Innovative Minds Prize

Forrest Woolworth — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:26:05 +0000

Fetch Rewards won the $10,000 Innovative Minds Prize on May 10 at UW-Madison. Fetch Rewards is a mobile application designed to reinvent the grocery shopping experience by adding several benefits to the environment. The mobile phone application lets shoppers directly scan purchases into their phones, providing a running tab of the grocery bill and automatically triggering available coupons. It also saves the shopper time at the checkout aisle.

The Innovative Minds Prize recognizes the top UW student innovation of 2013 that is best positioned for commercial development. For more, go here.

2013 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference June 4-5

Forrest Woolworth — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:36:58 +0000

The 2013 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference will be held June 4-5 in Middleton this year. Conference highlights include speakers Jason Lucash (Co-founder of OrigAudio; Named Emerging Entrepreneur of 2012 by Entrepreneur Magazine) and Roy Thiele-Sardiña (Managing partner of HighBAR Partners), as well as the Finalists from the Governor’s Business Plan Contest. In keeping with the year’s “Back to Basics” theme, the conference will provide hands-on information, advice and best practices for companies as they launch, grow and succeed with their innovative ideas.

For more information and to register to attend, go here.

Featured Sponsor Welcome: Fine Point Consulting

Forrest Woolworth — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:25:16 +0000

Capital Entrepreneurs would like to welcome our newest Featured Sponsor – Fine Point Consulting. Sponsors provide financial support to fund core Capital Entrepreneurs operations and meeting events. If you would like to get involved as a sponsor, contact us.

Fine Point Consulting provides outsourced accounting CFO advisory services. We love to help businesses succeed. We help our clients focus on delivering quality to their customers while we provide quality information to help you make better business decisions. Our standardized workflow process offers you anytime, anywhere access to your financial information with built-in fraud protection and internal controls. Fine Point Consulting is like having your own accounting department just down the hall. Experienced, professional, and always available, we complement your business with industry-leading financial services and accounting solutions and best-of-the-breed technology. And we’re a fun group of people to boot. Learn more at www.finepointconsulting.net.

TEDxMadison Returns June 1

Forrest Woolworth — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:44:13 +0000

Ever find yourself on TED.com wondering why there isn’t a local TED event to showcase Madison’s innovators? Well this year, there is! TEDxMadison is a 1-day conference held at MMoCA on June 1 that will feature 11 of Madison’s forward-thinkers spreading their ideas.

This is the 2nd TEDx event in Madison, with the first event happening in 2011. The theme of the 2013 event is ‘FORWARD’ which incorporates both the spirit of TED as well as Wisconsin. More information is available here.

SnowShoe Joins TechStars

Forrest Woolworth — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:15:20 +0000

SnowShoe (makers of the SnowShoe Stamp) was selected for the TechStars summer program in Boulder, CO. SnowShoe is the fifth Madison startup to take part in TechStars, and they are the first to join the program’s Boulder location. The program starts today and runs through August 9th.

“We are extremely excited to be taking part in TechStars this summer.” – SnowShoe CEO Claus Moberg

TechStars provides participating companies with a small amount of funding, direct mentorship from successful entrepreneurs, and access to a world-wide network of alumni and supporters. The incubator was started in Boulder in 2006, and also runs programs in New York City, Boston, San Antonio, Chicago, and London. Read more here.

UW Innovative Minds Prize

Forrest Woolworth — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:06:11 +0000

UW Student entrepreneurs have another shot to win big this Friday (May 10) at the Innovative Minds Prize, held at 3:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Town Center.

A number of student teams will be competing for the first-ever $10,000 Innovative Minds Prize, awarded to the student team that demonstrates the year’s most market-ready innovation. Judges will choose from winning entries from the university’s signature competitions: Innovation Days, the Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Prize, the Wisconsin Energy and Sustainability Challenge, and the G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition. The prize is sponsored by the law firm Perkins Coie LLC.

The keynote address will be given by Patrick Heaney, who earned master’s (2007) and Ph.D. (2009) degrees in materials science and turned his dissertation into a successful local company, NCD Technologies. NCD applies a nanoscale diamond coating technology to a new generation of super-strong tools.

More info is available here.

Ronin Featured in InBusiness

Forrest Woolworth — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:45:17 +0000

Educational training game maker Ronin Studios and Consulting was recently featured in InBusiness magazine. Ronin makes mobile and web based games used by businesses and organizations for corporate training and other business objectives. Ronin’s games put a new spin on traditionally dry corporate training. For more on Ronin, check out the full article here.

MobCraft Hosts Craft Beer Week Dinner

Forrest Woolworth — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:19:57 +0000

Chef Tom Baertschy and MobCraft Brewer Andrew Gierczak are teaming up to put together a four course beer dinner at 8 Seasons Grille in Madison as part of the Third Annual Madison Craft Beer Week.

The dinner will feature four of the MobCraft startup’s own beers, each paired with a food course. The event takes place Saturday, May 11 at 7pm. For more information and to reserve your spot, go here.