CITY OF MILWAUKEE
EMERGING BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM (EBEP) RESOURCE LIST
The following agencies can assist emerging and/or existing small business with financial and technical assistance:
Please note: As a service we have offered many links to other sites on the Internet.
We are not responsible for the content or the availability of these sites.
African American Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Curtiss Harris, Chairman
6203 West Capitol Drive
Milwaukee WI 53216
Phone: (414) 462-9450
Fax: (414) 462-9452
Email: aaccmilw@yahoo.com
Website: www.aacc-milw.org
African American Contractors Association Milwaukee (Chapter)
Contact: Victory Simmons
1915 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Suite 240
Milwaukee WI 53212
Phone: (414)731-5666
Fax: (414) 267-2421
American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin
Contact: Craig Anderson, Executive Director
10809 W. Lincoln Av. Suite 102
West Allis WI 53227
Phone: (414) 604-2044
Fax: (414) 604-2070
Email: craig@aiccw.org
Website: www.hccw.org
Big Step – (WRTP) Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership
Contact: Earl Buford
3841 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee WI 53208
Phone: (414)937-3600
Fax: (414) 342-3546
Email: http://eabigstep@yahoo.com
Business Educational Consortium, Inc. (BECI)
6618 N. Teutonia Avenue
Milwaukee WI 53209
Contact: Ruby Brooks
Phone: (414)540-9380
Fax: (414)540-9382
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin
Contact: Maria Monreal –Cameron, President
816 W. National Ave.
Milwaukee WI 53204
Phone: (414) 643-6963 Fax: (414) 643-6994
Email: mcameron@hccw.org
Website: www.hccw.org
Milwaukee County
Disadvantaged Business Development (DBD)
DOT/DBE Certification
Contact: Mildred Hyde-Demoze, DOT Ctf. Mgr.
2711 W. Wells St. Suite 830
Milwaukee WI 53208
Phone: (414) 278-4747 / (414) 278-5248
Website: www.milwaukee.gov
Milwaukee Economic Development Corp
(Business Loans and Grants)
809 N. Broadway
Milwaukee WI 53201
Phone: (414) 286-5112
Fax: (414) 286-5778
Milwaukee Urban Entrepreneur Partnership
Contact: Tina Beckett
425 W. North Avenue
Milwaukee WI 53212
Phone: (414)264-2905
Fax: 414-562-8620
Email: tkbeckett@milwaukeeuep.com
Website: www.milwaukeeuep.com
Milwaukee Enterprise Center – North
Contact: Brian O'Malley
2821 N. 4th Street
Milwaukee WI 53212
Phone: (414) 272-3936
Fax: (414) 227-4152
Milwaukee Enterprise Center – South
Contact: Reuben Reyes
816 W. National Ave.>
Milwaukee WI 53210>
Phone: (414) 374-5850
Fax: (414) 374-1995
Milwaukee Urban League
Contact: Lori Morrison – Economic Development Manager – Franchise Initiative
435 W. North Ave.
Milwaukee WI 53212
Phone: (414) 374 – 5850 ext. 129
Fax: (414) 374-1995
Email: mulmgmt@aol.com
National Association of Minority Contractors
Contact: Robert Gonzalez
310 W. Concordia Ave.
Milwaukee WI 53210
Phone: (414)871-1074
Fax: (414)871-1074
Email: rjgonzalez@usa.com
North Avenue Community Development Corporation
Contact: Damon Dorsey
3331 W. North Ave.
Milwaukee WI 53208
Phone: (414) 871-4793
Fax: (414)871-4794
Email: nadc@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.northavenuecdc.org
Prism Technical Institute
Contact: Layfayette L. Crump
6114 West Capitol Dr. Suite 200
Milwaukee WI 53216
Phone: (414)847-0990
Fax: (414)847-0992
Email: lcrump@prismtechnical.com
Website: www.prismtechnical.com
Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board
Contact: Don Sykes, CEO
2338 N. 27th Street
Milwaukee WI 53210
Phone: (414) 270-1800
Fax: (414) 225-2375
Email: dsykes@milwjobs.com
Website: www.picmilwaukee.com
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Business Counseling Assistance
310 W. Wisconsin Ave. Suite 425
Milwaukee WI 53203
Phone: (414) 297-3942
Fax: 297-1377
Email: score@execpc.com
Website: www.score.org
Small Business Administration (Wisconsin Office)
Financial and Technical Assistance
Contact: Eric Ness
310 W. Wisconsin Ave. Suite 400
Milwaukee WI 53203
Phone: (414) 297-3941
Fax: (414) 297-1377
Email: Eric.Ness@sba.gov
Website: www.sba.gov
State Department of Commerce
Bureau of Minority Business & State Certification Assistance
Contact: Bill Bowers
201 W. Washington Ave.
Madison WI 53707-7970
Phone: (608) 267-9550
Fax: (608) 267-8379
Helpline: 1-800-HELP-BUSINESS
Website: www.commerce.state.wi.us
Small Business Development Center - UWM
Classes and Business Counseling
Contact: Tim Peterson
161 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 6000
Milwaukee WI 53203>
Phone: (414) 227-3240
Fax: (414) 227-3142
Email: sbdc@uwm.edu
Website: www.sce-sbdc.uwm.edu
State of Wisconsin Department of Administration
State of Wisconsin Minority Business Enterprise Program (MBE)
Contact: Godwin A. Amegashie, Director
101 E. Wilson Street, 6th Floor
P. O. Box 7867
Madison WI 53707
Phone: (608) 267-7806
Fax: (608) 267-0600
Email: godwin.amegashie@doa.state.wi.us
Website: www.doa.state.wi.us/deo/mbe
State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT)
Disadvantage Business Enterprise Program (DBE)
2401 W. St.Paul Ave.
Milwaukee WI 53233
Phone: (414)342-4174
Taxpayer Education & Communication
Office of Internal Revenue Service
Small Business Self- Employed Div- IRS
Start-up Business Packets and Tax Assistance
Contact: Roy Block
310 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Stop 4700 MIL
Milwaukee Wisconsin 53203-2221
Phone: (414) 231-2156
Fax: (414) 297-3001
Website: www.irs.gov
Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce
Ruben Hopkins
3020 W. Vliet St.
Milwaukee,WI 53233
Phone: 414-755-2904
Fax: 414-933-1656
Email: rubenhopkins@aol.com
Website: www.twbcc.com
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development (WHEDA)
Emerging Business Program
Shaleta J. Dunn
140 S. 1st Street, Suite 200
Milwaukee WI 53204
Phone: 414-227-1850 (Milwaukee)
608-266-9782 (Madison office)
Fax: 414-227-4349
Email: Shaleta.dunn@wheda.com
Visit us at www.wheda.com
Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corp. (WWBIC)
(Training, Lending, Business Education, Incubator Program, Incubator Networking)
2745 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Milwaukee WI 53212
Phone: (414) 263-5450
Fax: (414) 372-2142
Website: www.wwbic.com
Revised: 11/6/07