560.155(2)(b)1.
1. Businesses in industries with especially severe labor shortages.
560.155(2)(b)2.
2. Businesses in industries that the department determines are especially adversely affected by any federal requirements or policies.
560.155(2)(c)
(c) The department may not award more than $500,000 in grants under this section in fiscal year 2000-01.
560.155(2)(d)1.1. A grant under this section may not be used to pay more than 80% of the cost of any skills training or other education related to the needs of the recipient business that is provided to the owner of the business, the owner's spouse or a child of the owner.
560.155(2)(d)2.
2. A grant under this section may not be used to pay wages or compensate for lost revenue, if any, in connection with providing the training or other education, or otherwise.
560.155(3)
(3) A business that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the department, within 6 months after spending the full amount of the grant proceeds, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used.
560.155(5)
(5) In deciding whether to award a grant under this section, the department may not consider any factor or characteristic of the business other than the criteria established under
subs. (1) and
(2).
560.155 History
History: 1999 a. 177;
2007 a. 125.
560.157
560.157
Entrepreneurial assistance grants. 560.157(1)
(1) In this section, "new business" means a business organized in this state on a date not more than 12 months before the date on which the business applies for a grant under this section.
560.157(2)(a)(a) The department may award a grant of up to $3,000 to a new business from the appropriation under
s. 20.143 (1) (gv) for the business's expenses in hiring a student of a college or university in this state as a paid intern for the business to assist in conducting research, marketing, business plan development, or other functions relating to the creation of a new business. Grants under this subsection may be used only for the recipient's expenses in hiring students in the fields of business, engineering, information technology, or in a similar field, as determined by the department.
560.157(2)(b)
(b) The department shall enter into an agreement with a recipient of a grant under this section that requires the recipient to repay at least one-third of the amount of the grant no later than 2 years after the recipient receives the proceeds of a grant under this subsection. The department shall encourage a recipient to repay additional amounts when the business becomes profitable.
560.157(3)
(3) If the department awards grants under
sub. (2) to 3 or more businesses to fund internships for students of a single college or university in this state, the department may award a grant of up to $25,000 to the college or university from the appropriation under
s. 20.143 (1) (gv) for costs associated with hiring interns under
sub. (2). If the department lacks sufficient funds to award grants to all qualified applicants, the department shall allocate available funds to applicants who have the greatest potential to create jobs in this state.
560.157(4)
(4) The department shall actively pursue gifts and grants from private sources for funding grants under this section.
560.157(5)(a)(a) Not later than 4 years after July 1, 2009, the department shall submit to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2) a report evaluating the effectiveness of grants under this section.
560.157(5)(b)
(b) The department may not award a grant under this section after June 30, 2014.
560.157 History
History: 2009 a. 28.
560.165
560.165
International services; fees and assessments. 560.165(1)(1) The division of international and export development may charge fees for services it provides to cover the costs incurred by the division in providing the services. The division shall credit all moneys collected under this subsection to the appropriation account under
s. 20.143 (1) (g).
560.165(2)
(2) The department may assess a state agency on a premium basis for the cost of services that are provided by the department's international liaison and that are requested by the state agency. Any premium charged by the department under this section must be agreed to by the state agency paying the premium. The department shall credit all moneys received from state agencies under this section to the appropriation account under
s. 20.143 (1) (k).
560.165 History
History: 1997 a. 27;
2001 a. 16.
560.167
560.167
Wisconsin trade project program. 560.167(1)(a)
(a) "Eligible business" means a business operating in this state that manufactures a product or performs a service, or both, with a potential to be exported and that, together with all of its affiliates and subsidiaries, had gross annual sales of $25,000,000 or less in the calendar year preceding the year in which it applies for a reimbursement under this section.
560.167(1)(b)
(b) "Matchmaker trade delegation event" means a trade event that is planned by the U.S. department of commerce and that has prearranged meetings between new-to-market or new-to-export eligible businesses and prospective foreign representatives and distributors.
560.167(1)(c)
(c) "Trade show" means a trade event held in a country other than the United States that brings prospective foreign buyers to a central location and that is certified or coordinated by the U.S. department of commerce or the department.
560.167(1)(d)
(d) "United States trade show" means a trade event held in the United States that brings prospective foreign buyers to a central location and that is certified or coordinated by the U.S. department of commerce or the department.
560.167(2)
(2) Subject to
subs. (2m) and
(5), the department may make reimbursements totaling no more than $100,000 in a fiscal year from the appropriations under
s. 20.143 (1) (c) and
(ie) to eligible businesses for any of the following:
560.167(2)(a)
(a) Fees for participation in a trade show, U.S. trade show, or matchmaker trade delegation event.
560.167(2)(b)
(b) Costs associated with shipping displays, sample products, catalogs, or advertising material to a trade show, U.S. trade show, or matchmaker trade delegation event.
560.167(2)(c)
(c) Costs incurred at a trade show, U.S. trade show, or matchmaker trade delegation event for utilities, booth construction, or necessary modifications or repairs.
560.167(2)(d)
(d) Costs associated with foreign language translation of brochures or product information or with the use of translation services at a trade show, U.S. trade show, or matchmaker trade delegation event.
560.167(2m)
(2m) The department may reimburse the fees and costs under
sub. (2) that are related to participation in a U.S. trade show only if the eligible business seeking reimbursement for its participation has developed a high-technology product with worldwide application.
560.167(3)
(3) An eligible business seeking reimbursement under this section shall submit to the department an application containing all of the following:
560.167(3)(a)
(a) An export development plan and a description of how the activities for which reimbursement is sought will benefit the applicant's ability to export its product or service.
560.167(3)(b)
(b) An itemized budget for expenses expected to be incurred for all of the activities for which reimbursement is sought.
560.167(3)(c)
(c) A description of the proposed use of the reimbursement.
560.167(3)(d)
(d) Assurance that at least 50% of the manufactured value of the product or of the performance value of the service will be produced in this state.
560.167(4)(a)(a) The department may approve an eligible business for reimbursement after considering all of the following:
560.167(4)(a)1.
1. The extent to which the business' export development plan demonstrates the potential of the product or service to be exported in a particular foreign market.
560.167(4)(a)2.
2. The extent to which the business' proposed reimbursable activities relate to the potential success of the product or service to be exported.
560.167(4)(b)
(b) The department shall give priority for reimbursements under this section to eligible businesses participating in the department's export mentoring program.
560.167(5)
(5) The department may not do any of the following:
560.167(5)(a)
(a) Reimburse an eligible business more than $5,000 in a 12-month period.
560.167(5)(b)
(b) Reimburse an eligible business more than $5,000 for participation in a trade show, U.S. trade show, or matchmaker trade delegation event.
560.167(5)(c)
(c) Reimburse an eligible business for participating more than one time in the same trade show, U.S. trade show, or matchmaker trade delegation event held at different times or in different locations.
560.167(5)(d)
(d) Reimburse an eligible business more than $15,000 over the life of the program.
560.167(6)
(6) An eligible business that is approved for a reimbursement under
sub. (4) shall provide to the department, within 90 days after the trade show, U.S. trade show, or matchmaker trade delegation event for which the reimbursement is sought, documentation detailing the costs for which the reimbursement is sought.
560.167 History
History: 1995 a. 27;
2001 a. 16.
560.17
560.17
Rural economic development program. 560.17(1)(a)
(a) "Board" means the rural economic development board.
560.17(1)(bm)
(bm) "Job" means a position providing full-time equivalent employment. "Job" does not include initial training before an employment position begins.
560.17(1)(br)
(br) "Management assistance" means engineering and legal services and professional assistance in establishing or improving management systems, policies or procedures in such management concerns as financial planning, personnel, inventory control, production planning, purchasing, bookkeeping, record keeping and marketing.
560.17(1)(c)
(c) "Professional services" includes all of the following:
560.17(1)(c)1.
1. Preparation of preliminary feasibility studies, feasibility studies or business and financial plans.
560.17(1)(c)3.
3. Engineering studies, appraisals or marketing assistance.
560.17(1)(d)
(d) "Rural municipality" means any of the following:
560.17(1)(d)1.
1. A city, town or village that is located in a county with a population density of less than 150 persons per square mile.
560.17(1)(d)2.
2. A city, town or village with a population of 6,000 or less.
560.17(2)(a)(a) At the request of the board, the department shall make a grant or loan to a business to which the board has awarded a grant or loan under this section.
560.17(3)
(3) Subject to
sub. (4m), the board may award a grant under this subsection to a business if all of the following apply:
560.17(3)(a)
(a) The amount of the grant does not exceed $15,000.
560.17(3)(b)
(b) The business, together with any affiliate, subsidiary or parent entity, has fewer than 50 employees.
560.17(3)(c)
(c) The business is located in a rural municipality.
560.17(3)(d)
(d) The business is starting or expanding its operations.
560.17(3)(e)
(e) The proceeds of the grant will be used by the business as provided in
sub. (5).
560.17(4)
(4) Before awarding a grant under
sub. (3), the board shall consider all of the following:
560.17(4)(a)
(a) The extent to which the start-up or expansion of the business will create new jobs.
560.17(4)(b)
(b) The economic condition of the rural municipality.
560.17(4)(c)
(c) The number of new jobs created by the business in relation to the amount of the grant.
560.17(4)(cm)
(cm) In relation to the amount of the grant, the number of existing jobs that will be retained by the business if the grant is awarded and that likely would not be retained if the grant is not awarded.
560.17(4)(d)
(d) The degree to which the new or expanded operations of the business will provide beneficial services to the rural municipality where it is located.
560.17(4)(e)
(e) Whether financing is available from other sources.
560.17(4)(f)
(f) Whether the business would be able to start or expand its operations without a grant.
560.17(4m)
(4m) Of the total amount awarded in grants in a fiscal biennium under
sub. (3), the board shall award not less than 25% and not more than 50% for purposes related to an agricultural business. The board shall give priority under this subsection for grants that will be used for purposes related to a dairy farm, as defined in
s. 97.22 (1) (a).
560.17(5)
(5) A business shall use the proceeds of a grant under
sub. (3) to pay for any of the following:
560.17(5)(a)
(a) Professional services related to starting or expanding the business.
