
Upcoming Events, classes & workshops
Call 715.298.0084 or email info@mcdevco.org to register!

Women’s Leadership Summit - Navigating Negotiations
Join us on Friday, October 17, 2025, as MCDEVCO celebrates National Women’s Small Business Month with the presentation of our 2025 Women’s Leadership Summit – Navigating Negotiations.
Speakers and Facilitators Heidi Lewerenz and Stephanie Perkins will empower you to Elevate Your Voice, Your Value, and Your Outcome!

GEARS Certificate of Entrepreneurial Excellence - Registration Closed
Are you ready to make your entrepreneurial dream a reality or take your existing business to the next level?
Register now for this 13-week program to obtain the skills, tools, and strategies to get your venture off to a great start or grow your existing business.

Business Start-Up Information Session - August 12, 2025
Entrepreneur ready?!
Please join us for this informational Lunch & Learn held via ZOOM. August 12, 2025
Kimm Weber, Executive Director - MCDEVCO, will provide direction on Planning, Key Financial Decisions, Legal Documents, Education, and Resources.

Business Law & Intellectual Property Presentation - July 22, 2025
MCDEVCO hosts the UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic again in 2025.
Request one of eight individual consultations with L&E Attorney.
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 10:00AM.

Sales & Use Tax Workshop 2025 - May 13 & 20, 2025
Are you an accountant who deals with manufacturing and retail clients? Are you a retail or service business that charges sales tax?
If you answered YES to either of these questions, join MCDEVCO in this two-day workshop with Holly Hoffman, owner of Sales Tax Advisory Network, as we navigate the nuances of Wisconsin Sales and Use Tax.
Tuesdays, May 13 & 20, 2025 from 6:00 - 8:00pm

Social Media Success 201 - April 1 & 8, 2025
Are you ready to take the social media world by storm?
Join MCDEVCO and Bryson Bernarde, owner and founder of United Social Media Marketing, in this 2-day workshop.
Tuesdays, April 1 and 8, 2025 from 6:00 - 8:00pm

Public Speaking 101 - January 28, 2025
Does the thought of speaking to an individual or a group make your knees knock?
Let MCDEVCO’s very own Melanie Xiong raise your confidence in presenting yourself in this one-day workshop.
Join us on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM

The Art of Selling - May 14, 2024
Are you ready to close the sale?!
Join MCDEVCO and Tim McKeough, founder and CEO of Q Up Success, in this 1-day sales workshop.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 from 6:00 - 8:00pm