Local Resources & Strategies for Business Success

September 16, 2025
Whitewater Community Engagement Center
Resources
- Event "Big Papers"
- WCEDA's H.E.L.P. Loan
- UW-Whitewater Knowledge Centers
- WWBIC Business Lending
- WBD SBA 504 Loan
- WBD Lender Services
- Business Lending Partners: SBA 504 Loan & SBA loan guarantee program
- Wisconsin Youth Apprenticeship Program
- Checklist For Good Corporate Governance
- UW-Whitewater Incubation Program
- Small Business Development Center Free Business Consulting
- UW-Whitewater Wisconsin Innovation Service Center
- UW-Whitewater Fiscal and Economic Research Center
Event Video
Missed the event or want to rewatch? Click below for the full event recording.
Event Speakers

Heather Lux, WWBIC
heather.lux@wwbic.com

Derek D'Auria, Walworth County Economic Development Alliance
262-564-3211
derek@walworthbusiness.com

Wesley Walsh, Business Lending Partners
wesley@blp504.org

Zac Schneider, WBD
zschneider@wbd.org

Shane Griffin, Associated Bank
shane.griffin@associatedbank.com

Chris Trottier, Elkhorn School District
trotch@elkhorn.k12.wi.us

Bill Stengrevics, UW-Whitewater Continuing Education
StengrevWE08@uww.edu

Russ Kashian, UW-Whitewater
kashianr@uww.edu

Elizabeth Thelen, UW-Whitewater Innovation Center
thelene@uww.edu

Patrick DeMoon, Sweet & Maier
pdemoon@wisclaw.com


