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Exciting changes are coming to Fox Valley Technical College’s Venture Center, all aimed at helping more entrepreneurs bring their visions to life. With a renewed focus on entrepreneurial development, the college has announced Doug Schacht, department chair of Entrepreneurship Studies & Venture Center, will serve as the center’s new leader, replacing director Amy Pietsch who

Fall 2020 The Venture Center has been helping businesses launch and grow since 2000. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the popular E-seed™ series—an entrepreneur training program that builds business plans and launches enterprises. In two decades, the program is responsible for helping more than 500 new businesses or expansions in the region. E-seed

The Venture Center at Fox Valley Technical College will hold its popular small business training series, E-seed Express, in Clintonville for the first time ever. In partnership with the Clintonville Chamber of Commerce, a kickoff event is scheduled for Saturday, September 28, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at FVTC’s Clintonville Regional Center, 525 S. Main Street, as a precursor

The Venture Center at Fox Valley Technical College is offering the region’s first-ever entrepreneur training designed specifically for returning United States military veterans. The initiative supports the unique leadership skills of veterans by providing them with coaching, resources and a pathway to success as small business owners. Thanks to a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

The Fox Valley Technical College Venture Center took center stage on CW 14’s Focus program, highlighting regional resources available to aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. Amy Pietsch, director of FVTC’s Venture Center, joined Dr. Ann Liebeskind, owner of Mobile Health Team, on the weekly talk show to share their successes in the both the world of small business training

Fall 2012 Carol Brauer (right) with client, Peg Driving Business Success When a business grows its staff from two to more than 60 employees in just six years, something is working.BrightStar owner Carol Brauer came to the Venture Center at Fox Valley Technical College right after she had launched her company six years ago. She wanted to

Fall 2013 For Marc Busko of Appleton, career inspiration came early in the form of two entrepreneurial endeavors. He credits his path and a bright future to Amy Pietsch, director of the Venture Center at Fox Valley Technical College. “Amy first helped me start a protein bar business when I was still in high school

Spring 2013 Making it Work Making machine parts for friends turned into a thriving business in just two years for one local entrepreneur, thanks to training at Fox Valley Technical College. “To be honest, I didn’t expect this business to take off so quickly,” says Chuck Duginski, owner of Grassroots Shop Services in Neenah, a

Spring 2010 Taking Care of Business The Pro-Seed™ program helped Dave and Gerry Kozlowski clarify their company’s direction and boost sales and profits. For a family-owned business, growth often leads to an unexpected turning point: hiring non-family employees to work in the company. Dave and Gerry Kozlowski, husband and wife owners of Kwik Investments, Inc., a