On-line Business Assistance:
Virtual Business Incubator www.vbi.biz.
CAP developed the Virtual Business Incubator in 1999 to improve rural residents' access to technical assistance for both pre- and post-business starts.
VBI was the first of its kind in Wisconsin and unique among other small business sites on the Web because of its partnership with industry experts
(Sentry Insurance, Clifton Gunderson LLP, M&I Bank, the law firm of Anderson, O'Brien, Bertz, Skrenes & Golla), state-specific information and no-cost availability.
The site offers understandable, easy to use materials on accounting, banking/finance, insurance, business law, and marketing. Sample documents and templates
can be easily downloaded, and links to additional business resources are provided.
VBI sees monthly traffic of 6,000 visitor sessions, 35,000 hits and 14,000 page views. The majority of the visitors access more than 10 pages at the site per visit.
For more information, contact:
Nancy Ross, Business Development Coordinator
715.343.7135
nross@capmail.org
