WASHINGTON — Wisconsin entrepreneurs are visiting the White House for the Midwest Small Business Summit, part of the Biden administration’s efforts to promote its economic plans and policies during an election year.
Ashley Stork, a Madison native who runs a digital marketing company that helps organizations and businesses in Wisconsin, was excited to hear about the government’s initiative to help businesses with fewer than 20 employees.
“We also asked how they could help us through access to capital, but also create initiatives and resources to help us grow our revenue, so they’re not taking on debt but helping us grow from a revenue standpoint,” said Stork, who is president and founder of Marketini Media.
Collin Hendrickson works as an in-home child care worker in New Glarus, south of Madison. She said caring for children helps contribute to the workforce and allows parents to go to work. Hendrickson said her pay has increased from $8 to $12 during the pandemic thanks to funding from the American Rescue Plan.
“One of the things we have to work on is making sure we have funding so that parents aren’t put off by rising child care costs and so that we’re not burdened with those costs as child care workers and the workforce,” said Hendrickson, owner of Collins Little Explorers.
This week, the Biden administration announced it would expand small business access to capital to help them realize clean energy projects, such as adding solar power.
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