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WEDC awards 13 grants to support entrepreneurship programs throughout Wisconsin


More than $500,000 awarded to groups helping startups thrive
MADISON, WI. MARCH 8, 2021 – Thirteen Wisconsin organizations helping small businesses with training, legal services, coping with COVID-19 and more have been awarded grants totaling $529,000 from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).
Since their creation in 2016, WEDC’s Entrepreneurship Support Grants have invested more than $2.4 million in groups statewide working to improve and increase access to entrepreneurship resources. More than 800 entrepreneurs are expected to be served by the programs funded this year.
“These grants are really about creating an environment across Wisconsin that allows entrepreneurs to take their best ideas and turn them into successful businesses,” said WEDC Secretary and CEO ....

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Lafayette Square Appoints Don Baylor as Managing Director of Services


Lafayette Square Appoints Don Baylor as Managing Director of Services
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NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/  Lafayette Square, an impact-driven, minority-owned investment platform, announced today that Don Baylor Jr. has been appointed Managing Director of Services. Mr. Baylor joins from The Annie E. Casey Foundation and will lead Lafayette Square s efforts to develop targeted and impactful services that accompany the firm s investments and support economic opportunity in the areas of housing, jobs, and financial inclusion.
Mr. Baylor s role will complement Lafayette Square s unique model that combines capital and services to advance affordable housing residents health and livelihood, support small businesses, and improve employee work conditions. ....

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