General Business Resources
- Wisconsin Business Answer Line (for general business info and access to resources), 800-940-7232
- WWBIC (for business planning and workshops), 608-257-5450
- Small Business Administration, 608-441-5263
- SBDC (for workshops and business counseling), 608-263-7794
- SCORE (for counseling), 608-441-2820
- City of Madison Office of Business Assistance, 608-267-8721
- WEDC, 855-469-4249
- WEDC Business Resource (for statewide resources), 608-210-6700
- Wisconsin One Stop Business Portal (for licensing, permits and others), 608-250-4606
- Madison Public Library, 608-266-6300
- MadREP (for financing in an eight-county Capital region), 608-571-0420
Money Management Resources
- Green Path Debt Solutions (for personal debt management assistance), 800-550-1961
- Financial Education Center (for personal debt management assistance), 608-261-5077
Food Business Resources
- UW Extension – Food & Value Added Agriculture (for farmers and food producer resources), 608-224-3700
- Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (for information on starting a food business), 608-224-5012
- Wisconsin Farmers Union (for small grants for farm and rural organizations), 715-723-5561
- Organic Processing Institute (for education and resources for organic processors), 336-389-0438
- USDA Farm Service Agency (for small microloans for farmers), 888-361-2000
- Angelic Organics Learning Center (for small farmer financial capacity building), 262-490-1576
- Whole Foods Market (for low interest loans to local farmers and food artisans)