On 9/8/06, we sent questions (below) to candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and U.S. Senate. Responses so far:

Governor Nelson Eisman (WI Green) Gov. Jim Doyle (D)

Lieutenant Governor Leon Todd (WI Green) Jean Hundertmark (R)

U.S. Senate Robert Gerald Lorge (R) Ben Glatzel (Independent) U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D)

Questions According to the 2003 U.S. Census data for the state of Wisconsin, over 400,000 people work for a business organization with less than 5 employees (including nonemployer firms), and over 500,000 people work for a business organization with less than 10 employees (again, including nonemployer firms). 1. If you are elected, do you have any plans regarding how you are going to help these extremely small or microbusinesses in Wisconsin? 2. Could you give at least one example of what you have accomplished in the past to specifically help microbusinesses in Wisconsin?

Articles for MicroBusinesses

August 16th, 2006 WWBIC at Wisconsin Governor's Mansion Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation loans up to $35,000 to micros.  Multimedia

Small Business Expo 2006 Walks their Talk Over 1200 people, including exhibitors, attended the 8th Annual Minnesota 2006 Small Business Expo & Conference at the Convention Center, on March 29th, 2006, according to Amber Bullock, Administrator of the American Association of MicroBusinesses (AAM). Ron Wacks, President of the AAM, claims that the Expo is the largest small business event in the Midwest. Yet, he adds that not one penny was spent on traditional advertising...

The Phenomenon of MicroBusinesses Listen to Ron Wacks, President of the American Association of MicroBusinesses, on Mind Your BIZness  Part 1: January 27th, 2006 Part 2: February 10th, 2006