If you are looking to start a business in Omro, there are multiple steps, but the City is here to aid in the process.
Below you'll find various resources as well as a guide on how to get started.
In Omro:
- Future Omro Chamber/Main Street: Future Omro works to enhance the quality of life in the community of Omro. They strive to make it a place people and employers are proud to call home by maintaining historic integrity and ensuring economic stability through integrated efforts in Organization, Design, Promotion, and Business Focus.
Surrounding Area:
- Fox Cities SCORE: SCORE can help you start, grow or successfully exit a business.
- Fox Valley Workforce Development Board The Fox Valley Workforce Development Board serves as a catalyst between public and private partnerships to provide accessible, high quality, efficient, and affordable training or employment opportunities.
- Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation (GO-EDC) GO-EDC promotes economic development in the greater Oshkosh area through diversifying the regional economic base, preserving the health of existing companies, connecting companies to workforce and talent development resources, enhancing the business climate, and promoting quality of life in the greater Oshkosh area.
- New North: New North, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, regional marketing and economic development Corporation fostering collaboration among private and public sector leaders throughout the 18 counties of Northeast Wisconsin, known as the New North region.
- Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UWO: The Small Business Development Center at UW Oshkosh helps entrepreneurs succeed at any stage. We offer no-cost, confidential consulting and business education across a wide region, primarily serving Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Outagamie, Waushara and Winnebago counties.
- Winnebago County Licensing & Permits
The City of Omro does not require a general business license for every business. However, several types of businesses require city, state or national licenses or permits. For information on City licenses or permits contact the City Clerk's office at (920) 685-7000. If you are unsure of the zoning necessary for your business, contact us.
- Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC): An agency in Wisconsin designed to assist business development and innovation through loans, grants, tax credits, and technical assistance programs.
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue: Helpful steps in getting your business registered with the State.
- Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD): The Department's primary responsibilities include providing job services, training and employment assistance to people looking for work, at the same time as it works with employers on finding the necessary workers to fill current job openings.
- Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA): WHEDA offers a diverse range of business financing programs designed to stimulate Wisconsin's economy, promote economic development in urban and rural areas, and maximize community impact through the creation and retention of living wage jobs.
- Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP): A specialized, not-for-profit organization providing targeted consulting services to small and medium manufacturers within their service territory in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin One Stop Business Portal: One stop where Wisconsin businesses can find requirements and tools needed to start a business in Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin State Bar Legal Counseling: The State Bar of Wisconsin provides small and emerging businesses throughout Wisconsin up to two hours of counseling from a business lawyer at no cost. This service is provided by members of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC): WWBIC’s primary focus is on women, people of color, veterans and low income individuals, providing direct lending and access to fair and responsible capital, quality business education, one-on-one technical business assistance and education to increase financial capability.
- Kiva: Provides crowdfunding small business loans at 0% interest in an effort to expand access to capital for entrepreneurs around the world.
- Small Business Association (SBA): The SBA is a is a federal agency that helps small businesses start, grow and recover.
- U.S. Department of Commerce: The Department of Commerce promotes job creation and economic growth by ensuring fair trade, providing the data necessary to support commerce and constitutional democracy, and fostering innovation by setting standards and conducting foundational research and development.