Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge awards $37,500 to student innovators
“Alaska Airlines wants to get better and better at being a leader in environmental responsibility, so today we’re here to learn from you,” said Joe... Read More
Taste of Foster: The Business of Wine
Whether it’s tech, aerospace, or retail, Foster alums are often at the forefront of innovation and entrepreneurship. And in Washington’s wine industry, things are no... Read More
TMMBA Alumni Profile: Rick McMaster (TMMBA 2006)
After competing in the UW Business Plan Competition and graduating from the Technology Management MBA (TMMBA) Program in 2006, Rick McMaster caught the entrepreneurship bug. McMaster... Read More
Better batteries, recycled building materials, and smart diapers: Environmental Innovation Challenge 2015
How do you foster innovation to address pressing environmental issues? Get college students engaged! The Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge at the University of Washington... Read More
Storyform is shaking up online storytelling
Sam Altman, the president of Y Combinator, says you should never s do a startup just to do one. “There are much easier ways to... Read More
YourSports: connecting the world online through sports
March Madness is coming, and athletes, coaches, and fans all over the country are gearing up for another exciting season—the sweat, the competition, the glory!... Read More
$160,000 awarded to student-led startups
The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship’s Jones + Foster Accelerator, now in its fifth year, helps student-led startups get off the ground. Companies accepted into this... Read More
Todd Fishman, Nathan Kaiser, and Katlin Jackson: marketing your startup
Startups are hard—identifying opportunity, developing a business plan, understanding legal issues, marketing your product. Luckily, you can learn a lot about navigating the startup world... Read More
Alaska Airlines takes the Environmental Innovation Challenge to new heights
If you’ve taken an Alaska Airlines flight recently, you may have noticed some changes on board—in-flight recycling, drinks served in InCycle Cups, 100% recycled paper... Read More
Terry Drayton and Adina Mangubat on business planning and risk
Buerk Center Resource Nights: Business Planning and Risk Startups are hard—identifying opportunity, developing a business plan, understanding legal issues, marketing your product. Luckily, you can... Read More