Where Economic Vitality
Meets Quality of Life
Wisconsin River, Stevens Point
Resources that are currently available to assist business owners:
Small Business 2020 / WEDC
WMC Business Resource Center
U. S. Small Business Association (SBA)
Restore Your Economy / IEDC
Central Wisconsin Economic Development Fund, Inc. (CWED)
Additional resources available:
Department of Workforce Development
Facebook Small Business Grants
Find out more about Coronavirus (COVID-19):
Portage County Public Health Department
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC)
U.S. Department of State
We’ve got our economic development proposition
down to three words. It’s better here.
Actually, its much better here, but that’s four words.
Our Mission:
PCBC’s priorities for our members and the community are retention and attraction of businesses and employees..
Our Values:
Engagement
Listening to the important priorities from
members and engaging change
Growth
Sharing member, community, regional and statewide
resources to enhance our partnerships.
Innovation
A creative economy and entrepreneurial culture
supported by a vibrant work ethic.
Leadership
Taking the initiative for positive, proactive opportunities.
Network Development
Connecting member employees and promoting
the interaction of those networks.
Partnerships
Teamwork with business, education, government,
visitors, arts and our citizens.
Did you see the Hot Deals?
sponsored by the Portage County Government
Portage County Newsroom
Business X-Change
This April program was our first presented as a Live Webinar. If you were unable to attend, you can view the recording of the event here.
Protect Healthcare Workers—Donate Your Homemade Masks!
Please consider making handmade fabric masks to donate to Family Health/La Clinica to help keep their staff safe.
#HowWiHelp Movement
By Portage County Business Council
Wisconsin is full of friendly, kind and compassionate people. That’s just who we are. And when we’re faced with challenges, our true colors shine even brighter.
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Experience a strong sense of belonging. The Portage County Business Council – your Chamber of Commerce partner.
Talent Development
Our workforce development belief?
The cream always rises to the top.
Well, it’s not just that the cream always rises to the top, it’s that our workforce development efforts produce the cream of the crop.
Leadership Portage County –
insights from the insightful.
Hands down, the Partners In Education program is the hands on favorite for school to business partnerships.
University of WI-Stevens Point
Portage County Living
Choose your you.
You like to recreate, be outdoors all four seasons, be with friends, you like fall colors and colorful people, good food and craft beverages, oh and yes, you like to work with talented people. You can do all of that and more in Portage County, the one place you can choose your you. Portage County, has been making appearance after appearance on national lists of America’s best cities. With small-town appeal and college-town sophistication, Portage County is the place to be.
