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Enterprise goes where it’s welcome

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So, I say “Madison,” and your first thought is . . .

Romantic? Maybe: USA Weekend calls it a top romantic destination, for some reason.

Corrupt? Sure, that’s top-of-mind. Weedstock? Legendary for puffery, to be sure.

But entrepreneurial? The People’s Republic of Madison, entrepreneurial?

Yes, argue some people close to Wisconsin’s growing biotech industry: The reason research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has led to a slew of new companies is that the university and the community are congenial to entrepreneurs. The rest of Wisconsin can take a lesson from that.

Enterprise goes where it’s welcome

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Entrepreneurial? The People’s Republic of Madison, entrepreneurial?

Yes, argue some people close to Wisconsin’s growing biotech industry: The reason research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has led to a slew of new companies is that the university and the community are congenial to entrepreneurs. The rest of Wisconsin can take a lesson from that.

“Our policies,” says Phil Sobocinski, assistant director of the UW Office of Corporate Relations, “are all entrepreneur-friendly.”