Student Consulting Program – student perspective
Guest post by Rai Huang, Foster undergraduate I initially enrolled in the BEDC Student Consulting Program without really understanding what consulting means; my impression was... Read More
BEDC grad students provide consulting for Ketchikan Indian community
The BEDC is again working to support small business growth in Southeast Alaska. A team of four UW Foster MBA students has spent winter quarter... Read More
Consulting as career catalyst
Guest post by Melon Feleke, Foster alumna My name is Melon Feleke and I am a first generation immigrant. I was born in Addis Ababa,... Read More
Launching a new business division: a conversation with Ray Risco, President of Weyerhaeuser Solutions
Ray Risco is the President of Weyerhaeuser Solutions, a division of Weyerhaeuser that offers consulting and management services designed to help clients develop, manage and... Read More
Chase Foundation makes leadership investment to expand impact of Foster School’s Business and Economic Development Center with $600K grant
The University of Washington Business and Economic Development Center announced today the receipt of a $600,000 grant from the JP Morgan Chase Foundation. The grant... Read More
Transformational gift from JPMorgan Chase
Guest post from Michael Verchot, Director of the Business and Economic Development Center at the University of Washington Foster School of Business On December 6... Read More
BEDC director authors chapter on diversity in global supply chains
The Business and Economic Development Center’s national influence is extending beyond supporting the launch of business school programs based on the BEDC model to one... Read More
Students taking charge of improving our community
The Business and Economic Development Center Leadership Team is a student organization with a mission to provide students with opportunities to improve their professional growth... Read More
Building economic bridges in South Park
Since the South Park Bridge closed for renovation in 2010, Raymundo Olivas has felt shut off from the surrounding city, as if on an island.... Read More
Professor Spratlen on minority history + legacy
UW Professor Emeritus of Marketing Thaddeus Spratlen, founding faculty director of the Consulting and Business Development Center (formerly the Business & Economic Development Center), discusses... Read More