Gateway Technical College

Gateway Technical College’s Center for Entrepreneurship provides an umbrella for entrepreneurs in Kenosha, Racine and Walworth Counties. Gateway provides academic offerings, customized training, one-on-one consulting, and an award-winning fab lab for prototyping.

About

Gateway Technical College provides a variety of services to entrepreneurs and serves entrepreneurs at all levels of the entrepreneurial continuum. From start-up to exit strategy we will work one on one with entrepreneurs to develop and gro their business. From personal coaching to 15 week classes whatever you need we will be able to customize services for you.  

Many of the services at Gateway are free or reduced-cost services. Meet with a coach to walk through your current business situation, get access to key financial resources, work with other community organizations or use our award-winning FAB Lab.  

Get creative in Gateway’s Fab Lab! Hobbyists, tinkerers, engineers, artists, inventors and everyone in between are welcome to use the Fab Lab’s 3D printers, vinyl cutter, milling machine, 3D scanner and laser engraver to manufacture nearly anything you can think of. If you can dream it, you can make it in the Fab Lab.  From students developing a passion for STEM-related careers to industry professionals conceptualizing and designing products to artists designing incredible 3D art pieces, the Fab Lab is full of endless possibilities.

At Gateway we are here for you!

Services Provided

Economic and Site Development

  • Economic Development
  • Economic Forecast
  • Environmental Compliance
  • Lease Review
  • Revitalization
  • Site Location Assistance
  • Watershed Planning

Buying or Selling a Business

  • Buying or Selling a Franchise
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • Purchasing or Selling an Existing Business

Business Planning

  • Business Plan Consulting (Specialty)
  • Business Succession Planning (Specialty)
  • Diversification
  • Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
  • Forming a Business (Specialty)
  • Identification and Research of Foreign Markets
  • Market Plan Development (Specialty)
  • Market Research (Specialty)

Human Resources, Workforce and Talent

  • Apprenticeship
  • Employee Development
  • Leadership/Professional Development
  • Policies and Templates
  • Recruiting
  • Workforce Incentives
  • Workforce Training

Internship Programs and Student Services

  • Internship Program (Specialty)
  • Student Marketing Projects (Specialty)
  • Student Placement (Specialty)
  • Student Research Projects (Specialty)
  • Student Training (Specialty)
  • Youth Entrepreneurship Education (Specialty)

Libraries and Research

  • Business Research Resources (Specialty)
  • Demographic/Census Data

Management Issues

  • Human Resources
  • Leadership/Professional Development (Specialty)
  • Recruiting Assistance

Manufacturing, High Tech, Life Sciences Development

  • Manufacturing Development (Specialty)
  • Quality Improvement (Supply Chain, Six Sigma)
  • Technology Transfer

Marketing and Sales

  • Advertising/Brochure Design
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Demographics/Census Data
  • E-Commerce/Internet Marketing
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Identification/Research of Foreign Markets
  • Market Plan Development and Training
  • Market Research
  • Student Marketing Projects
  • Website Development

Networking and Associations

  • Demographically Based
  • Geographically Based (Specialty)
  • Home Based
  • Industry Specific
  • International Trade
  • Small Business/General (Specialty)

Nonprofit and Social Enterprise

  • Accounting (Specialty)
  • Board Development (Specialty)
  • Funds Development (Specialty)
  • Human Resources (Specialty)
  • Organizational Audits (Specialty)
  • Strategic Planning (Specialty)
  • Technical Services (Specialty)

Space and Equipment

  • Conference/Meeting and Event Space (Specialty)
  • Makerspace / Hackerspace (Specialty)
  • Site Location Assistance (Specialty)

Operations and Logistics

  • Quality Improvement (Supply Chain, Six Sigma) (Specialty)

Regulatory Compliance

  • Patent Information
  • Registration, Licenses and Permits (Specialty)
  • Trademark and Copyright Information (Specialty)

Starting a Business

  • Business Research Resources (Specialty)
  • Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
  • Forming a Business (Specialty)
  • Home-Based Business Training (Specialty)
  • Registration, Licenses and Permits (Specialty)
  • Site Location (Specialty)
  • Startup Business Counseling (Specialty)
  • Startup Classes (Specialty)

Technical Assistance

  • Virtual Consulting and Online Services
  • Website Development

Training and Education

  • Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training
  • Budget, Cash Flow and Financial Statements Training
  • Business Management Training
  • Business Plan Training and Assistance
  • E-Commerce/Internet Marketing
  • Health and Safety Training
  • Home-Based Business Training
  • Human Resources Training
  • Marketing Plan Training
  • Online Courses and Videos
  • Startup Classes

Accelerators, Incubators, and Hubs

  • Accelerator

Events and Community Building

  • Hackathon / Startup Week or Weekends
  • Neighborhood Fairs and Festivals (Specialty)
  • Pitch Events (Specialty)
  • Startup Drinks
Contact Information
Edward Grochowski
Address
400 County Road H
Elkhorn, WI 53121