Number Of New Wisconsin Businesses Increases in 2011

Wisconsin entrepreneurs formed 2.3 percent more businesses in 2011 than in 2010, according to a recent report by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.

The State of Wisconsin reports 33,190 new businesses formed in 2011, up from 32,458 the previous year.

In the fourth quarter of last year, 8,034 businesses were formed, up slightly – just 0.3 percent – from the last three months of 2010.