WisconsinNewcomers bring new money--just for your start-up.

Start-up and early-stage firms in Wisconsin searching forventure financing now have access to an additional $50 million infinancing capital through three new participants in the CertifiedCapital Company Program (CCCP).

There are general CCCP requirements that businesses must meet tobe eligible for the financing, as well as individual requirementsfor each venture fund. Specifically, business owners must be unableto obtain conventional financing, and the businesses'headquarters must be located in Wisconsin with principal businessoperations in the state. Companies must have no more than 100employees, 75 percent of whom must be employed in Wisconsin. Duringthe two most recent fiscal years, average annual net incomescan't have exceeded $2 million, and there are limitations onthe industries considered by investors.