Statewide by design
Not a single-metro membership club. Programs are built to reach traditional small businesses in every region of Wisconsin.
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Statewide technical assistance for Wisconsin small businesses adopting technology and AI. We strengthen Wisconsin’s entrepreneurial and small-business ecosystem with measurable, replicable technical assistance.
365+
Businesses assisted (target year 1)
Statewide
Coverage
1:1 ready
Match posture
12-month cycles
Project cadence
Why WTAC
Designed against the criteria that matter
Feasible delivery, community support, novel approach, measurable outcomes, and statewide sustainability — the posture public technical-assistance funders evaluate.
Technical assistance first
Budget and staff time prioritize businesses served — clinics, roadmaps, mentorship hours — not brand campaigns.
AI that fits Main Street
Practical adoption for real operators: manufacturers, service firms, and local employers — not hype theater.
Measurable outcomes
We track businesses assisted, individuals engaged, leverage, and completion of roadmaps — the metrics funders actually ask for.
Funder lens
Built to the scorecard
Project alignment & feasibility
Four productized programs with fixed durations, deliverables, and year-1 capacity targets totaling 365+ businesses assisted.
Community support
Ecosystem Bridge model: regional ED orgs, technical colleges, chambers, and Tribal entities co-host delivery instead of competing with them.
Novel & innovative approach
AI-native technical assistance for traditional SMBs — readiness clinics + implementation sprints — not generic networking events.
WEDC strategic priorities
Focus on traditional small business growth, entrepreneur support, and geographically inclusive capacity across Wisconsin.
Programs
Technical assistance that ships
AI Readiness Clinics
Main-street, professional services, and light manufacturing SMBs
Structured diagnostics that identify high-value AI use cases, data readiness, risk, and a 90-day implementation plan owners can actually execute.
- AI opportunity map
- Risk & governance checklist
- 90-day roadmap
Tech Ops Sprints
Founders and operators who need systems that scale
Time-boxed technical assistance on stack choices, automation, CRM/ops tooling, cybersecurity hygiene, and vendor selection — without the consultant fog.
- Stack audit
- Automation backlog
- Vendor shortlist
Founder Path
Early-stage tech and tech-enabled founders statewide
Mentorship, peer cohorts, and milestone coaching focused on customer validation, AI product strategy, and capital readiness.
- Mentor matches
- Milestone plan
- Pitch & metrics review
Ecosystem Bridge
Chambers, colleges, economic development orgs, Tribal entities
We plug local partners into a shared technical assistance model so rural and regional communities get the same quality of support as major metros.
- Partner playbook
- Shared metrics
- Co-branded clinics
Ready to build the stronger application.
If you are a partner organization, mentor, regional ED group, or funder evaluating technical assistance capacity in Wisconsin, we want the conversation.
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