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Madison Enterprise Center


A place to build your business

The Madison Enterprise Center is an office and light industrial business incubator that serves start-up and expanding small businesses. The Madison Enterprise Center offers an affordable rental rate and shared services including high-speed Internet. The on-site manager is available to provide business assistance and resource-matching services to connect tenants with existing business support programs.

Businesses may stay at the Madison Enterprise Center from 3-5 years. To qualify for acceptance into the Madison Enterprise Center, a business must be a for-profit company, produce a product or provide a service and have the potential for future job creation. All applicants must prepare a business plan as part of the application package that is reviewed and evaluated by the Business Development Committee that makes all acceptance decisions.

For more information call Sarah at (608) 256-6565 or
email sarah@cwd.org
Madison Gas and Electric and Common Wealth Development formed a unique partnership in 1987 that launched the Madison Enterprise Center. Madison Gas and Electric owns the historic MEC facility and generously leases it to Common Wealth. Common Wealth manages the incubator facility and program.

Common Wealth Development is a WEN Partner.

Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network (WEN) provides statewide support for entrepreneurs and businesses in all industries and stages of development. The network offers business planning and access to capital and finance assistance, provides assistance with intellectual property and technology transfer issues and leverages existing public resources, as well as those available in the marketplace. It also helps businesses with high growth potential reach the next level.

Madison Enterprise Center Available Space

Updated May 20, 2009

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Madison Enterprise Center-based artist Nick Wroblewski was commissioned to create a print featured on the 2009 Art Fair on the Square's posters and program booklets, and on t-shirts available for purchase at the fair. Wroblewski’s original print, titled Waterline Meets Skyline, will be among the items available to the highest bidder at the Silent Auction Tent.

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Madison Enterprise Center Tenant Businesses

MEC Acceptance Criteria

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MEC Application

Wisconsin Business Incubation Association
National Business Incubation Association
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