Fueling Innovation in the Rural Ecosystem
FIRE Programs
Networking & Pitch Events
The 2026 FIRE Consortium Event Series, sponsored by the WEDC, includes over $20k in prize money:
Vibe Madness
SCEDC Pitch Night: Sheboygan County
Progress Lakeshore & SCEDC Pitch Night open to Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Kewaunee, and Door Counties
ColorBold Business Association Virtual Pitch Competition
Investor Intros &
Capital Access
What is Vibe Coding?
How can I use AI to improve my business?
What do I do with my idea?
These questions, plus more are answered through a variety of programming including workshops, accelerators, and guest speakers.
Workshops & Accelerators
FIRE organizations are connected to many types of capital providers and can introduce startups and entrepreneurs to VCs, angel investors, pitch competitions, grants, banks, and more.
Who
we are
The FIRE Consortium is a group of organizations working towards a similar goal: helping founders ignite their ideas, launch, and scale startups.
We strive to connect founders with the resources and community necessary to help them hit their next milestone.
The FIRE Consortium is especially focused on supporting founders outside the “hubs”. Founders located in Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay have easier to access to most of the startup resources in the state. FIRE organizations are helping to bring the resources and programming out of the hubs and make them accessible to founders throughout rural Wisconsin.
Talent is equally distributed, Opportunities are not. But FIRE is working to fix that!
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