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About The Incubator

How Does It Work?

Incubator tenants get the support of business expert coaches, they become part of a like-minded entrepreneurial community and benefit from below market rate rent. Businesses may stay at the Platteville Business Incubator for 3-5 years, although some companies graduate sooner.

To Apply For Entrance, 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 two-page business plan summary as part of the application package that will be reviewed and evaluated by the Board of Directors.

Where Do I Fit In?

We have 26,000 sq. ft. under one roof with offices as compact as 175 sq. feet to industrial spaces of 5000 sq. feet. Monthly fees start at $0.42 to $0.54 sq. foot. Apply Here.

How Do I Find Out More?

Email us: kate@pbii.org

Call us: (608) 348-2758

Stop by for a tour: 52 Means Drive, Suite 100, Platteville, WI 53818

Some Of Our Services

  • Entrepreneurial Community
  • Fiber Optic Internet
  • Business Coaches
  • Onsite Daycare
  • Group Insurance
  • Commercial Kitchen
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Driftless Makers

Monthly Makers Mash Up - Platteville

Join us on the Second Wednesday of the Month In Platteville and Richland Center, for fun networking, food and a dollop of education. Housebroken pets, kids and partners are welcome. 4-6pm.

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Monthly Makers Mash Up - Richland Center

Join us on the Second Wednesday of the Month In Platteville and Richland Center, for fun networking, food and a dollop of education. Housebroken pets, kids and partners are welcome. 4-6pm.

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Driftless Makers Market

Wednesday, Sept 27 4pm to 7pm

Why Show Up? Be a visitor or a vendor - see what the locally grown businesses have to offer, grab some food, sample the beer and learn more about starting or growing your own business. 

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Delta 3 Profile

Engineering Success
In 2003 three UW Platteville engineering grads Bart Nies, Dan Dreessens and Scott Chyko launched Delta 3 Engineering from a 1200 square foot office at the Platteville Incubator. They flew the incubator coop in 2010 and have built a lasting legacy over the years of many successful projects.
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Applied Micro Profile

Strategic Growth

Kip Schreck and his two partners launched Applied Micro , a computer and networking company working with both businesses and individual consumers, in 1993. The company grew organically, but decided to move into the Incubator in 2002 to increase their service area and offerings.  

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L&M Corrugated Container Profile

Incremental Improvement
L&M brought its corrugated packaging manufacturing plant to the Platteville community in 2006. When it was decided that they needed to have administrative team closer to manufacturing, they set up shop in the Platteville Incubator in 2010. Since then the company has tripled in size.
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