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.