Community Development
PROGRAM MISSION
Extension’s Community Development Institute provides educational programming to assist leaders, communities, and organizations realize their fullest potential. We work with communities to build the vitality that enhances their quality of life and enriches the lives of their residents. We educate in leadership development, organizational development, food systems, community economic development, local government education and much more. In short, the Community Development Institute plants and cultivates the seeds for thriving communities and organizations.
Lighthouse Launch Business Pitch Event
Lighthouse Launch Business Pitch Event
Hear local entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to local judges to receive a prize and advance to a regional competition to pitch their business idea. The Kewaunee County Economic Development Corporation, Door County Economic Development Corporation, and UW-Madison Extension Kewaunee County will be holding the Lighthouse Launch Pitch contest on Wednesday, November 12, at 6:00 as part of the NEW North regional pitch contest. The Lighthouse Launch Pitch Event will be held at the Robert Ray Gallery in Algoma, https://robertraygallery.com. The entrepreneurs that applied to pitch their business idea will have the opportunity to win funds to advance their proposed business based on the description of a business in four minutes and two minutes of questions. To find out more, contact Door County Economic Development Corporation, devin@doorcountybusiness.com or Patrick Nehring from UW-Madison Extension Kewaunee County, patrick.nehring@wisc.edu or (920) 391-4616.
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Links to Community Resource Development Topics
- Small Business Planning
- Organizational Development
- Food Entrepreneurship
- Natural Resources
- Economic Development
Helpful Links
If you have any questions regarding Community Resource Development in Kewaunee County, please contact:
Meet the Team
Patrick Nehring
Community Development Educator
920-391-4616
patrick.nehring@wisc.edu
625 3rd Street
Luxemburg, WI 54217
