Meet Our GBC Board Members
Meet Jeri Wait, Global Business Advisory Board Chair and Co-founder of OrcaWave, a globally oriented software company providing revenue assurance solutions for telecommunications companies in... Read More
Grow smarter
AJ Ghambari, 2007 University of Washington Foster School of Business alumnus, has owned Seattle Bagel Bakery since October 2010. The previous owner was ready to... Read More
Food on wheels: a foodie blogger dishes with food truck owners
Food trucks are not a fad. There are over 80 operating in Seattle currently and the number continues to grow. If you want to know... Read More
TMMBA + Seattle 2.0 Startup Day = winning combination for entrepreneurs!
Written by: Tracy Gojdics, Director & 2007 TMMBA alumnus The UW Foster Technology Management MBA Program (TMMBA) is a premier sponsor for the 2012 Seattle... Read More
EntreWeek: Film premiere celebrates China’s Jack Ma and Alibaba
Since Jack Ma first launched the business in his apartment in 1999, Alibaba has transformed into one of China’s largest internet companies and Ma has... Read More
Making shabu “chic”
Kien Ha describes himself as a risk-averse entrepreneur. And given that restaurants are notoriously risky start-ups, Ha went with a concept he knows well –... Read More
Less pivot, more mountaintop
Erik Viafore, the CEO of Mountains Plus Outdoor Gear is Mr. Focus. His small Seattle-based start-up has seen 237 percent three-year sales growth by focusing... Read More
Accelerating first-time start-ups
The start-up process is messy and unpredictable. And student start-ups are certainly no exception. When teams that wow judges and win competitions move to the... Read More
Challenges drive environmental innovation
Why are “challenges” so crucial in driving innovation? We asked Connie Bourassa-Shaw, the director of UW’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship about this, specifically in... Read More
What is The Lavin Program?
Interested in Entrepreneurship? The Lavin Program at the University of Washington Foster School of Business delivers a unique curriculum + hands-on learning for undergraduate students... Read More