By: Linda Chase, Guest Columnist | linda@ablehire.org There are many wannabe entrepreneurs out there who…
Entrepreneurship: Why Wyoming?
Jessica Madden | Impact 307Sep 16, 2023 While Wyoming might not be the first place…
Deadline for Sheridan Start-Up Challenge applications Monday
September 13, 2023 SHERIDAN — The deadline for the 2023 Sheridan Start-Up Challenge is Monday.…
Tyson Group and UW College of Business Partner for Sales Training Boot Camp
Published September 08, 2023 In an effort to bridge the gap between business acumen and…
Support for local entrepreneurs
Posted Sep 6, 2023 Application closes September 20 GOSHEN COUNTY – Have a business, product or…
307 Startup Challenge Opens for Wyoming Blockchain Stampede and Wyobuildathon
Published September 01, 2023 New blockchain businesses will compete in the 307 Startup Challenge Wednesday,…
Sweetwater County Start-Up Challenge Accepting Applicants
Published August 29, 2023 Sweetwater County entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to receive free business…
You’re Invited to Impact 307’s FREE Business Education Events
8/25/23 FOR A LIST OF ALL EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT: https://impact307.org/events/ AUGUST 31STLunch+ Learn: Innovation12:00PM –…
IMPACT 307 Start-Up Challenge winner went from concept to product during competition
August 21, 2023 Sheridan IMPACT 307 presents a challenge to potential entrepreneurs to compete with…
IMPACT 307 announces the 2023 Start-Up Challenge is now taking applications
August 17, 2023 For the seventh year, Sheridan IMPACT 307 will present a challenge to…
Day Launches Big Horn Records
August 16, 2023 Local musician and entrepreneur Shawn Day has launched a new record company…
Three Businesses Named Winners at Uinta County Start-Up Challenge Pitch Night
Published August 15, 2023 Three companies were the big winners in the recent Uinta County…
Column: Sheridan Start-Up Challenge welcomes new ideas
By Scot Rendall | IMPACT 307 — Sheridan Aug 5, 2023 As August arrives and…
UW’s IMPACT 307 Start-Up Challenge Underway in Goshen County
Published August 03, 2023 The second annual Goshen County Start-Up Challenge is underway to help…
Uinta County Start-Up Challenge Finalists Announced
Evanston, Wyo. – 6/15/2023 The Uinta County Start-up Challenge (UCSC) is a start-up competition which…
Startups Win Seed Funding in UW’s Southeast Wyoming Innovation Launchpad
Published June 02, 2023 Three startup companies received crucial seed funding to propel their ventures…
Impact 307 Pitch Night Has Big Impact
The Surbrugg-Prentice Auditorium at Laramie County Community College (LCCC) was buzzing with entrepreneurial spirit as…
Column: Pivoting toward passion, purpose
By Jessica M. Madden | IMPACT Sheridan May 6, 2023 Things have changed occupationally since…
UW’s IMPACT 307 Names New Assistant Director
Josh Keefe (April 26, 2023) IMPACT 307, a startup business development program of the University…
Your 2023 Fremont County Startup Challenge pitch night winners are…
4/28/23 (Lander, WY) – The IMPACT 307 2023 Fremont County Startup Challenge finalist pitch night took place at…
UW working to keep grads in Wyoming
Since its inception, the University of Wyoming has worked to prepare its graduates for the…
Winners of Casper Start-Up Challenge announced after night of pitches
CASPER, Wyo. — The four finalists of the seventh Casper Start-Up challenge pitched their business…
Aspiring entrepreneur says LCCC will help his dreams take flight
CHEYENNE — Just six days before the semester began, Tate Schrock signed up for classes…
First Park County start-up pitch night funds new entrepreneurs
Brandon Christiansen had an idea that he couldn’t let go. The more he thought about…
Taking a shot: Hunting companies among the winners at startup challenge
From a company with an electronically activated bipod to a business specializing in durable and…
UW’s Casper Start-Up Challenge Announces Pitch Night April 13
April 10, 2023 IMPACT Casper has scheduled the 2023 Casper Start-Up Challenge Pitch Night Thursday,…
Economic development commission elects officers
EVANSTON — The Uinta County Economic Development Commission (UCEDC) met on March 1, for the first…
Finalists selected for the 2023 Fremont County Start-Up Challenge
(Fremont County, WY) – On Wednesday, March 1 a panel of local judges selected five finalists…
IMPACT Park County Announces Start-Up Challenge Finalists
March 15, 2023 IMPACT Park County, the Big Horn Basin’s business incubator, has announced five…
UW IMPACT 307’s Uinta County Start-Up Challenge Application Period Open
March 7, 2023 The Uinta County Start-Up Challenge is a startup competition that is run…
IMPACT Goshen County Start-Up Challenge winners will make HVAC hemp filters
Dust and allergens can be everywhere and never so prominent as in a tractor’s cab.…
UW’s IMPACT 307 SEWYIL Application Period Open
IMPACT 307 is accepting applications for its fifth annual Southeast Wyoming Innovation Launchpad (SEWYIL) through…
Ingenuity and lots of work; Buffalo woman invents horse massage tool
BUFFALO — Inspiration can strike at any time. Buffalo’s Megan Welles’ “aha” moment came while she…
Governor Declares National Entrepreneurship Week in Wyoming
Gov. Mark Gordon has declared Feb. 12-18 as National Entrepreneurship Week in Wyoming. The proclamation…
Entries open for inaugural start-up challenge
Aspiring entrepreneurs from across Park County will have the chance to compete for start-up funds…
Sweetwater County Start-Ups Receive Seed Funding
SWEETWATER COUNTY — The Sweetwater County Commission will have its first meeting at its new 9…
Casper Start-Up Challenge in Final Week of Accepting Applications
The 2023 Casper Start-Up Challenge is in its final week of accepting applications, and entrepreneurs…
Application Period Opens for First Park County Start-Up Challenge
IMPACT Park County has kicked off the inaugural Park County Start-Up Challenge with the opening…
UW Startup Company Unlocked Labs Selected for NIH Market Research Grant
Unlocked Labs, an innovative startup company incubated at IMPACT 307 Laramie and a client of…
Local start-up businesses invited to compete for $50K
Applications for the 2023 Park County Start-Up Challenge, which is offering up to $50,000 to…
Last chance to submit your application for the 2023 Casper Start-Up Challenge
CASPER, Wyo. — The 2023 Casper Start-Up Challenge is in its final week of accepting…
Business briefs for January 2023
Wyoming Energy Authority executive director announces resignation The Wyoming Energy Authority has announced that Glen…
Column: Risk or regret? That is the question.
We all face various risks throughout life. We also encounter the emotional wrath of regret.…
Four Start-Ups Funded by the First Carbon County Start-Up Challenge
January 25, 2023 — The first Carbon County Start-Up Challenge (CCSC) had its first Pitch…
Second Fremont Co. Start-Up Challenge Now Taking Applications
IMPACT 307 is accepting applications for its second annual Fremont County Start-Up Challenge through Monday,…
2023 Fremont County Start-Up Challenge now accepting applications
(Fremont County, WY) – IMPACT 307 has announced they are accepting applications for their 2nd annual…
Carbon County Start-Up Challenge Pitch Night Jan. 19
The first Carbon County Start-Up Challenge has four finalist teams that will compete for seed…
The 2023 Fremont County Startup Challenge application period has opened
1330 KOVE AM / 107.7 FM’s Coffee Time host Vince Tropea sat down today with Brian Young from IMPACT…
Start-Up Challenge winners making strides
Winners of the 2022 Sheridan Start-Up Challenge, Megan Welles, creator of HorseWell and Louisa Crosby,…
UW partners with rural schools of similar demographics
LARAMIE — The importance of leaning on one another when there are few resources to…
IMPACT 307 provides progress updates on 2022 Fremont County Startup Challenge winners
(Lander, WY) – As the 2023 Fremont County Startup Challenge enters the early stages and prepares…
TW Foundation Honors Neil McMurry With Gift to UW’s IMPACT 307
December 12, 2022 A gift of $1 million to the University of Wyoming from the…
Column: Sheridan Start-Up Challenge launches new area businesses
Today’s Community Perspectives column allows me to introduce our three 2022 Sheridan Start-Up Challenge winners.…
Laramie seeks $20M state loan for Plenty research center
The next step in approving a $20 million business commitment grant for a 60,000-square-foot research…
Goshen County Start-Up Challenge Announces Pitch Night Winners
Three businesses were named winners at the first-ever IMPACT Goshen County Pitch Night, which took…
Blockchain businesses receive money for start-ups
Three new technology companies got an extra cushion to help get up and running after…
Finalists Selected for the 2022 Goshen County Start-Up Challenge
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (Release) – A panel of local judges have selected five finalists for the…
Pitch Night Results
The WYO Theater in downtown Sheridan was the site for Pitch Night Tuesday evening for…
Start-Up Challenge Finalist Series- Gannett Health
We conclude our series today on the finalists for Impact 307’s Sheridan Start-Up Challenge entrepreneur…
Start-Up Challenge Finalist Series- Cannoli Bliss
We continue our series today on the finalists for Impact 307’s Sheridan Start-Up Challenge entrepreneur…
Start-Up Challenge Finalist Series- I Call Shotgun
We continue our series today on the finalists for Impact 307’s Sheridan Start-Up Challenge entrepreneur…
Start-Up Challenge Finalists- HorseWell
We continue our series on the finalists for Impact 307’s Sheridan Start-Up Challenge entrepreneur competition.…
Sheridan Start-Up Challenge Finalists- Solid Hitch
We continue our series today on the finalists for Impact 307’s Sheridan Start-Up Challenge entrepreneur…
Start-Up Challenge Finalists- O. clarkii Reels
We begin our series today on the finalists for Impact 307’s Sheridan Start-Up Challenge entrepreneur…
Column: Great ideas from six Sheridan Start-Up Challenge finalists
IMPACT Sheridan is in the home stretch of the 2022 Sheridan Start-Up Challenge. Earlier this…
‘UW in Your Community’ Event Oct. 26 in Carbon County
Students will learn more about the University of Wyoming, UW alumni will connect with their…
Winners of 307 Startup Challenge Include Two Businesses of UW Students
October 11, 2022 Three companies, including two started by University of Wyoming students, have been…
Don’t know where to start? Get help from those who already have – Business Networking Event
Join us on Thursday, October 13th for the Business Networking Encore Event by the Bootstrap Collaborative. You will…
Local Entrepreneurs Win $37,500 in Funding From Sweetwater County Innovation Launchpad
Six Sweetwater County startup companies won $37,500 in funding at the first Sweetwater County Innovation…
Facing the challenge
Impact 307 and other organizations look to help entrepreneurs with Carbon County Start-Up Challenge. All…
Sheridan Start-Up Challenge finalists announced
SHERIDAN — IMPACT 307, Sheridan’s business incubator, announced the finalists for the 2022 Sheridan Start-Up…
UW’s Wyoming Blockchain Stampede Features Prominent Speakers
Charles Hoskinson, a world leader in digital asset technology and entrepreneurship, will be the keynote…
Eight Finalists Compete for $25,000 in Seed Money at 307 Startup Challenge at UW
Eight entries have been selected as finalists for the inaugural 307 Startup Challenge during the…
Blockchain and digital assets conference convene at UW for the fifth year
This year is the fifth anniversary of the Wyoming Blockchain Stampede. The week’s programming kicks off…
Sweetwater County Innovation Launchpad Pitch Night Set Sept. 27
The first Sweetwater County Innovation Launchpad (SCIL) is down to six finalist teams that will…
Six Finalists Advance to Sweetwater County Innovation Launchpad’s Pitch Night
ROCK SPRINGS — Sweetwater County Innovation Launchpad (SCIL) participants attended two Bootcamps in August where accounting and…
UW’s IMPACT 307 Announces First-Ever Carbon County Start-Up Challenge
IMPACT 307 has expanded into Carbon County and is launching the first-ever Carbon County Start-Up…
Column: Sheridan Start-Up Challenge a ticket to new business launch
Though current temperatures may indicate otherwise, fall is just around the corner, and with it,…
307 Startup Challenge Competition at UW Seeks Entries From New Blockchain Businesses
New blockchain businesses will compete in the 307 Startup Challenge Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the…
Sheridan IMPACT 307 Start-Up Challenge taking applications
For six years IMPACT 307 has presented a challenge to potential entrepreneurs to compete with…
Application Period Open for Sixth Annual Sheridan Start-Up Challenge
Kickoff of the 2022 Sheridan Start-Up Challenge is Monday, Aug. 15, with the opening of…
Jerred Selected as UW IMPACT 307’s Senior Director
Derrek Jerred has been selected as the new senior director of IMPACT 307, the University…
VISION FOR THE FUTURE
Community survey will provide direction for economic development organizations SHERIDAN — A short three-question survey…
Sweetwater County Innovation Launchpad Finalists Selected
Six local companies are competing for seed money through the inaugural Sweetwater County Innovation Launchpad…
Business incubator will offer opportunities to Big Horn Basin entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs in the Big Horn Basin will soon be able to tap into new opportunities…
Powell mayor to advise business incubator
Powell Mayor John Wetzel was selected to be the new business counselor for 307 IMPACT…
Semifinalists Chosen for Sweetwater County Innovation Launchpad
Nine semifinalist companies have been selected to move on to the next stage of the…
UW’s IMPACT 307 to Host ‘Lunch and Learn’ Series Webinar July 27
IMPACT 307, a University of Wyoming program, will host “How to Recruit, Hire and Retain…
UW’s IMPACT 307 to host ‘START 307’ webinar June 30
The University of Wyoming has announced that IMPACT 307, a UW will host “START 307,”…
Four businesses received seed funding at Wind River Startup Challenge Saturday
(Riverton, WY) – The 3rd annual Wind River Startup Challenge happened on Saturday, May 4 at…
Column: Beginning businesses with end in mind
At IMPACT 307, we work with entrepreneurs with an innovative idea that provides the spark…
Sweetwater County Innovation Launchpad Extends Deadline to June 3
Due to entrepreneurial interest in southwestern Wyoming, IMPACT Sweetwater is extending the Sweetwater County Innovation…
Manufacturing Works Approved for $3.5M in Federal Funding
May 20, 2022 A Wyoming program that helps manufacturers achieve success has been approved for…
Ucross Welcomes Heather Heath as Development Associate
From SheridanWyoming.com / Cynthia Vannoy Heather Heath (courtesy photo Ucross) Ucross, the renowned artist residency…
UW’s IMPACT 307 to Host ‘Lunch and Learn’ Series Webinar May 25
IMPACT 307, a University of Wyoming program, will host “Data Room Best Practices,” a new…
Three local entrepreneurs earned a spot for seed funding Thursday night
(Riverton, WY) – The very first Fremont County Start-up Challenge came to a close with the…
Coffee Time: Listen in for details on the Fremont County Startup Challenge pitch night
(Lander, WY) – 1330 KOVE AM / 107.7 FM’s Coffee Time host Vince Tropea recently sat…
UW IMPACT 307 Incubator Business Acquired by Markforged
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) – Teton Simulation Software, an incubator business in IMPACT 307,…
UW’s IMPACT 307 to host ‘Lunch and Learn’ Series webinar May 18
The University of Wyoming has announced that their IMPACT 307 program will host “Building a…
Casper Startup Challenge announces three winning pitches
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) – At 5:30 p.m. on April 19, Impact 307 hosted…
Impact 307 to offer webinar on 10-step business model
SHERIDAN — IMPACT 307 will host a free webinar set for April 21 from 4-5:30…
Six finalists compete in Casper Start-Up Challenge pitch night
CASPER, Wyo. — Pitch night for the six finalists for the sixth annual Casper Start-Up…
Nationally recognized Wyoming entrepreneur spreads human trafficking awareness
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) – A Wyoming lawyer was recently recognized by USA Today as one…
UW’s Casper Start-Up Challenge Announces Pitch Night April 19
IMPACT Casper has scheduled the 2022 Casper Start-Up Challenge Pitch Night at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday,…
UW Grad’s Food Production Vision Hits New Level of Success
April 8, 2022Plenty Inc.’s new 95,000-square-foot vertical farm in Compton, Calif., uses technology developed at…
Sweetwater County Innovation Launchpad Provides Opportunities for Local Entrepreneurs
The first Sweetwater County Innovation Launchpad (SCIL) is now accepting applications from entrepreneurs through Friday,…
Casper Start-Up finalist’s juice bar–grade blends outgrowing home operation
CASPER, Wyo. — Former school counselor Anna Studer debuted her cold-pressed juice business at the…
Casper Start-Up finalist Jadon Williams looking to turn profit from brakes and adaptors into proprietary rifle
CASPER, Wyo. — “I’ve been ripping guns apart and putting them back together for as…
Casper Start-Up finalist Audrey Jeans aiming to export child-as-hero custom storybook concept to studios
CASPER, Wyo. — With 25 years of experience as a studio photographer and conceptual artist,…
Brewery manager Seeton’s Start-Up pitch connects private landowners with hunters, anglers, and adventurers
CASPER, Wyo. — Sam Seeton, general manager of Black Tooth Brewing’s Casper location, said that…
IMPACT 307 looks for growable businesses in Wyoming
An expanding program based out of the University of Wyoming is giving small and start-up…
Casper police officer and Start-Up finalist hoping to meet demand for his adaptive tech with shop in Casper
CASPER, Wyo. — Casper police officer and 13-year military veteran Preston Atwood told Oil City…
Finalists selected for the 2022 Fremont County Start-Up Challenge
On Wednesday, March 23rd a panel of local judges selected five finalists for the first…
2021 Casper Start-up Challenge winner Linda Olsen poised to launch Earth Throne this summer
CASPER, Wyo. — As the sixth Casper Start-Up challenge gets underway, one of last year’s…
Six finalists announced for Casper Start-Up challenge: $50,000 in seed money at stake
CASPER, Wyo. — IMPACT Casper has announced the six finalists for the sixth annual Casper…
IMPACT Laramie Client named one of USA Today’s Women of the Year
March is Women’s History Month, and today, we’re thrilled to share that AFRJ’s founder, Ashleigh…
IMPACT 307 deadline approaches for the Fremont County ‘Start-Up Challenge’
FREMONT COUNTY, March 3, 2022 (Fremont County, WY) – Brian Young with Impact 307 sat…
Application deadline approaching for Fremont County Start-Up Challenge – Apply today!
(Fremont County, WY) – IMPACT Fremont announced the kickoff of the 2022 Fremont County Start-Up Challenge with…
Shift to remote work improves access to capital for Wyoming startups
Baylie Evans – Managing Director, gBETA (gener8tor.com/gbeta/wyoming ) Wyoming companies raised approximately six times as much…
LCCC to be home of UW’s fourth IMPACT 307 Incubator
LARAMIE COUNTY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022 – LCCC News – The University of Wyoming’s business incubator…
University Of Wyoming Business Incubator Program Expanding Statewide
February 1, 2022 The landscape and opportunities for entrepreneurs in Wyoming are growing. IMPACT 307,…
UW business program continues to expand throughout Wyoming
Local business startups have unique access to resources that will soon spread throughout the state.…
Application period open for inaugural Fremont County Start-Up Challenge
After seeing the success of the launchpads in Laramie, IMPACT Casper began offering the annual opportunity for local entrepreneurs and innovators in and around Natrona County.
Western Collaborates with IMPACT 307
Southwest Wyoming entrepreneurs soon will have local access to a University of Wyoming IMPACT 307 incubator, in addition to the business advising program currently available. IMPACT 307’s incubators provide space for entrepreneurs to start their businesses.
IMPACT 307 Now Offering In-Person Advising in Fremont County
The IMPACT 307 incubator program is now offering in-person business advising and executive startup coaching in Fremont County. The recently appointed IMPACT Assistant Director, Brian Young, announced his relocation to the county with plans to establish offices in both Lander and Riverton.
UW & LCCC Announce 2022 Southeast Wyoming Innovation Launchpad
University of Wyoming’s IMPACT 307 business incubator program, in coordination with Laramie County Community College and…
UW Receives $2.4M CARES Act Grant to Support Entrepreneurs
Services and support for entrepreneurs across Wyoming will be expanded as a result of a $2.4 million CARES Act Recovery assistance grant to the University of Wyoming from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA).
The 2021 Casper Start-Up Challenge Launches
After seeing the success of the launchpads in Laramie, IMPACT Casper began offering the annual opportunity for local entrepreneurs and innovators in and around Natrona County.
History of the Launchpads
Back in 2016, when Donne and Sue Fisher first spoke with the University of Wyoming and IMPACT 307 about starting an entrepreneurial program for UW students, they likely had little idea that their generosity would help launch so many young entrepreneurs’ careers through the Fisher Innovation Challenge, later termed the Fisher Innovation Launchpad.