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Entrepreneur Internship Program<br />
La Macchia Enterprises Makes a Major Gift<br />
to Support Entrepreneurship Initiatives<br />
William E. La Macchia<br />
La Macchia Enterprises, the parent<br />
company of The Mark Travel<br />
Company and Trisept Solutions,<br />
has announced a gift of $250,000 in<br />
Nicholas Lab<br />
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and institutional investors, the fi rm concentrates<br />
on independent, primary<br />
research and performance, offering low<br />
cost and low minimum investments to its<br />
clients. It boasts $3.5 billion in assets<br />
under management.<br />
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree<br />
in fi nance and information technology<br />
from <strong>UW</strong>-Madison, David Nicholas<br />
accepted a position as a Credit Analyst at<br />
First Wisconsin. He joined the Nicholas<br />
Company in 1986, and became President<br />
in 1998. Today, in addition to serving as<br />
both President and Chief Investment<br />
support of the Lubar School’s entrepreneurship<br />
program and initiatives.<br />
“We are happy that our gift will contribute<br />
to nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit<br />
and skills of <strong>UW</strong>M’s Lubar School<br />
students, who are so vital to the economic<br />
future of our region,” said William E.<br />
La Macchia, Chairman of the company.<br />
The gift will support La Macchia Enterprises<br />
Entrepreneur Interns, professional development<br />
for students to attend national and<br />
regional entrepreneurship conferences,<br />
and other related activities and events.<br />
In addition, the gift will establish an annual<br />
business plan competition in the Lubar<br />
School, set to launch this fall, which will<br />
Offi cer of the fi rm, David is the Portfolio<br />
Manager for two of the fi rm’s mutual funds.<br />
David Nicholas enrolled in the MS-Finance<br />
program at <strong>UW</strong>M while working at First<br />
Wisconsin — working full-time while<br />
getting his graduate degree, as do the<br />
majority of Lubar School graduate students.<br />
He continues to be actively involved at<br />
<strong>UW</strong>M, as a member of the Lubar School’s<br />
Business Advisory Council and the <strong>UW</strong>M<br />
Foundation Board of Directors, and as a<br />
major fan and supporter of Panther<br />
Basketball.<br />
provide students with the opportunity to<br />
learn about entrepreneurship through<br />
the development and presentation of an<br />
innovative new venture idea to a panel of<br />
judges. Participants in the competition<br />
will have an opportunity to attend<br />
work shops on the elements of business<br />
plans, and to compete for cash prizes that<br />
could be used to further the successful<br />
commercialization of their ideas.<br />
“This most generous gift from La Macchia<br />
Enterprises is refl ective of the exemplary<br />
entrepreneurial spirit and achievements<br />
of Mr. William La Macchia, the company’s<br />
founder, “said Dean V. Kanti Prasad. “It<br />
will provide tremendous opportunities for<br />
our students, and will have a great impact<br />
on the next generation of entrepreneurs.”<br />
“David Nicholas is a thoughtful and<br />
generous business leader who helps in<br />
so many ways to enhance the stature of<br />
<strong>UW</strong>M and the Lubar School,” stated<br />
Prasad. “We are delighted and honored<br />
to be working with him to expand our<br />
capabilities in the area of investment<br />
fi nance, and to provide our students with<br />
valuable expertise and hands-on learning<br />
experiences in investment management.<br />
The state-of-the-art Nicholas Lab will be<br />
a ‘win-win’ for the Lubar School, our<br />
students, and <strong>Milwaukee</strong>’s investment<br />
community.”<br />
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