Besides creating a business or product, being entrepreneurial can also refer to an attitude or approach that result in an ideal business owner, or even an employee whose innovative drive leads to new growth. “The entrepreneurial spirit is a key attribute that extends beyond starting a new business or creating a new product,” said Kim Peterson, chief marketing and strategy officer at Neenah-based Alta Resources, which has a long-standing partnership with UW Oshkosh to develop an entrepreneurial culture in the region. “In addition to looking at the concept of business from a complete, 360-degree view, from development to marketing, entrepreneurs are hungry to learn, they embrace change, they like opportunity, they work hard. Our organization seeks those qualities when recruiting and hiring because they create ideal contributors within a larger organization.”
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Emergent Labs, a technology accelerator in Milwaukee, is working with northeast Wisconsin leaders to create the Emergent Technology Center. The Milwaukee managing director, Emil Harmsen, saw the entrepreneurial talent in the region and envisioned a “self-sustaining mentor/apprenticemodel seed accelerator, training academy and co-working/ meetup space,” said Scott Blamey, a business systems architect at wisnet.com in Fond du Lac and founding coordinator of Emergent. “Two Fond du Lac community strengths are the willing collaboration of its local government and community organizations, and a common goal to attract, develop and retain regional talent,” Blamey said. “The (Emergent) organizational committee is diverse and well-represented by members of the city, county, education, legal, economic development, technology, engineering and manufacturing institutions. And of similar significant value, the organization includes active entrepreneurial, angel investment and (Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.) representation.” Emergent Technology Center will fill a gap in non-traditional services for technology entrepreneurs by providing launch methods such as lean startup and Business Model Canvas, a tool for documenting and developing business models. “Three features will make the ETC unique when it is established,” Blamey said.
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