Accelerate Sheboygan County

06/13/2026

Innovation was on full display at our recent Pitches & Pizza event! With support from the FIRE Consortium and WEDC, Accelerate Sheboygan County awarded $2,000 in prize money to five outstanding entrepreneurs.

Congratulations to Liz Kroll (Laundry Bus), Ricky Wakefield (RAW TEK), JoAngela Klima (Alive N Vibrant), Vera Trepanier (Best Pitch Award), and Grace Hameister (FoodFixr). Your ideas and passion are helping drive entrepreneurship and innovation throughout Sheboygan County.

A special thank you to the volunteers of the Sheboygan County Innovation Council for making events like this possible!

06/11/2026

💡 Have a great business idea? Ready to showcase your innovation on a national stage?

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Freedom 250 Patriot Pitch Competition is awarding a total of $1 million in cash prizes to innovative small businesses across America. Entrepreneurs will compete for funding, national recognition, and the opportunity to pitch live in Washington, D.C.

The competition celebrates 250 years of American entrepreneurship and highlights the small businesses that continue to drive innovation, create jobs, and strengthen communities.

Could your business be America's next success story? 🚀

Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary For 250 years, small businesses have powered innovation, created opportunity, and strengthened local communities. Main Street Builds America – and through Freedom 250, SBA is honoring that legacy while investing in the next generation of builders, makers, ...

06/11/2026

We recently hosted a successful Pitches & Pizza event at 3 Sheeps Brewing, bringing together nearly 60 entrepreneurs, innovators, and community supporters for an evening of networking, free pizza, and startup pitches!

Congratulations to all of our award winners: 🏆 Liz Kroll (Laundry Bus) – 1st Place, 🥈 Ricky Wakefield (RAW TEK) – 2nd Place, 🥉 JoAngela Klima (Alive N Vibrant) – 3rd Place, ⭐ Vera Trepanier – Best Pitch Award, and ⭐ Grace Hameister (FoodFixr) – Innovation Council Award.

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped celebrate the entrepreneurial energy growing across Sheboygan County!

05/18/2026

💡 Got an idea you can explain in 60 seconds?

That’s all you need for Pitches & Pizza! No business plan. No pitch deck. No experience required.

Just bring your idea, your energy, and maybe your appetite for free pizza 🍕

🎤 Pitch your idea live
🏆 Compete for cash prizes
🤝 Connect with local entrepreneurs

Register to pitch today:

05/17/2026

🎤 Fast pitches. Big ideas. Great pizza.

Pitches & Pizza is bringing together entrepreneurs, creatives, supporters, and community members for an evening packed with innovation and fun.

Come vote for your favorite ideas and help crown the People’s Choice winners 👏

Free event + free pizza = easy yes.

Register here:

05/15/2026

🚀 You don’t need to have it all figured out to get started.

Pitches & Pizza is for the “what if” ideas, side hustles, creative concepts, inventions, and dreams that deserve a chance to be heard.

One minute. One idea. One supportive room full of people cheering you on.

📍 The Loft at 3 Sheeps Brewing
🗓 May 21 | 5:30–8 PM

Sign up to pitch or attend:

05/14/2026

Your next big idea deserves a microphone. 🎤

At Pitches & Pizza, anyone can pitch — whether it’s a side hustle, invention, creative concept, nonprofit idea, or future business.

One minute could spark your next opportunity!

🍕 Free pizza
💰 Cash prizes
👏 Community support
📍 May 21 at 3 Sheeps Brewing!

Sign up to pitch or attend:

05/13/2026

🍕 Come for the pizza. Stay for the ideas.

Join us for a fun night of community, creativity, and entrepreneurship at Pitches & Pizza on May 21 at !

Hear fast-paced one-minute business ideas from local innovators and help vote for the People’s Choice winners 🏆

You never know what idea might become the next big thing in Sheboygan County.

FREE to attend — register here:

05/12/2026

🚨 Calling all entrepreneurs, dreamers, makers, and problem-solvers! Have an idea you've been sitting on? This is your sign to share it.

Pitches & Pizza is designed to make entrepreneurship approachable, fun, and welcoming for everyone! 🍕🙌📣

No polished presentation needed — just your idea and one minute to pitch it.

Register now: