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SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANIES HAVE INVESTED MORE THAN $768 MILLION IN WISCONSIN OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS.

Small Business Investment Company Impact in Wisconsin

  • SBICs have invested in 117 small businesses in Wisconsin since 2018.
  • SBICs have invested $768.5 million in Wisconsin small businesses since 2018, with $115.3 million invested in FY 2022 alone.
  • Wisconsin businesses that received financing from SBICs in 2022 supported 1,893 employees.

A sampling of the Wisconsin-based companies that have received SBIC financing:

Quaker Bakery Brands, Inc. (Appleton)

Quaker Bakery Brands, Inc. is Wisconsin’s leading manufacturer and marketer of homestyle fully-baked, frozen breads, buns, and rolls servicing leading foodservice distributors and restaurants in the Upper Midwest. The company also services major retail and c-store chains with its homestyle products as well as pizza manufacturers with par-baked crusts. The company markets under the Golden Home® brand to retailers, c-stores, and broadline foodservice distributors and the Quaker Bakery™ brand to commercial and non-commercial operators via its dedicated delivery routes in the Fox River Valley.

  • SBIC Investment: $8,583,705

 

Vintage Parts, Inc. (Beaver Dam)

Vintage Parts, Inc. assists durable goods manufacturers by purchasing and distributing slow moving and inactive parts inventory to authorized customers. This service frees tied up corporate resources and enables manufacturers to allocate funds, personnel, and space more efficiently. Among the company’s partners are multinational OEMs such as Ford, Caterpillar, and General Motors.

  • SBIC Investment: $16,175,000

 

Quick Cable Corporation (Franksville)

Quick Cable Corporation was founded originally as a battery manufacturing company in 1946 and has since transitioned into manufacturing connectors, cables, cable assemblies, and tools for the energy storage industry. The company serves the high-performance and reliability needs of industries such as renewable energy, transportation, logistics, construction, and aviation. Quick Cable Corporation has been ISO registered since 1999 and manufactures over 6,000 catalog products at its facilities in Franksville and Mississauga Ontario, Canada.

  • SBIC Investment: $13,425,000