Business Help InformationBusiness Assistance Guide for Downtown Madison – Everything you always wanted to know about starting and operating a business in central Madison.

Business Development Information

Small Business Development Center – Run by the acclaimed School of Business at the University of Wisconsin, the Center offers free business counseling and many short courses on owning and operating a business.
Build Your Business – State of Wisconsin website on starting or expanding your business. Includes information on incorporations, taxes, workers compensation and unemployment insurance.

Business Wizard – State of Wisconsin website using a question and answer online program to identify permit, license, tax and employment requirements specific to your business.

Consumer Protection

Consumer Information – State of Wisconsin consumer protection information.
Better Business Bureau – A Milwaukee-based business organization promoting fairness in the marketplace.

Transportation Information

Dane County Regional Airport – Find out about the air service offered at the second largest airport in Wisconsin.

Metro Bus – The City of Madison’s Metro system – includes bus schedules, system maps, and fare information. Employers can offer their employees buss passes as a benefit!

Workforce Development Information

University of Wisconsin Madison – Whether you are recruiting employees or looking for a research partner, the UW has it all.
Madison Area Technical College – Offering Associate degrees, apprenticeships and customized training for individual businesses, MATC can help your company.

Goverment Procurement

City of Madison – bidding and vending information for businesses wishing to sell goods and services to the city.
Business Procurement Assistance Center – free technical and marketing assistance to Wisconsin businesses selling to federal, state and local government.
VendorNet Systems – information on how to do business with the State of Wisconsin.
Dane County – information on doing business with the Dane County government.

Madison Business Associations

South Metropolitan Business Association – a business organization covering City of Madison, Town of Madison and City of Fitchburg.
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce – a business organization for Madison and Dane County.