MONROE — A Growth Opportunity Fund workshop will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 at the Enterprise Center at Blackhawk Technical College, Monroe campus to benefit Green County business owners. The center’s entrance is located on the north end of BTC, across from Alp & Dell Cheese Store. 

The workshop will include important information on how to present a competitive application for the Growth Opportunity Fund, along with tips on what the selection committee is looking for. The workshop is free. 

Green County Development Corporation administers the Growth Opportunity Fund, which provides gap funding to startup and new businesses that have been in business five years or less in Green County or within a municipality partially in Green County. Businesses could be advanced manufacturing, agriculture or food processing, information systems or software, medical devices, bioscience, or energy. There is no job-creation requirement to be eligible. The loan fund may not be used for multi-family housing.  

GCDC is raising funds totaling $375,000 from local donations, with a matching $375,000 in funds from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. As money is repaid with interest, funds are lent to help other businesses — a revolving loan fund. 

More information is available from GCDC at 608-328-9452 or by emailing gcdc@tds.net.