Red Lantern Journeys takes travelers off the beaten path
“Bhutan is the country that measures gross national happiness and while it has been a relatively closed country, tourism is possible there,” says Ambrose Bittner... Read More
Evolution Capital brings a holistic approach to start-up banking
What’s it like being capital advisors to early-stage start-ups? “It’s one part investment banker, one part strategy consultant, one part coach, and one part shrink,”... Read More
Foster climbs U.S. News entrepreneurship ranking
U.S. News & World Report recently released its “Best Graduate Schools for 2012” rankings, and the University of Washington Foster School of Business was ranked... Read More
13 cultural characteristics of great companies
Greg Gottesman, managing director at Madrona Venture Group, spoke to UW Foster School of Business alumni and students about his tips for finding (or leading)... Read More
$22,500 awarded to clean technology winners
Teams who won the 3rd annual University of Washington Environmental Innovation Challenge invented solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental issues. Wind energy.... Read More
Clean technology: the next industrial revolution
Guest post by Trenten Huntington, UW Foster School of Business MBA student I recently had the opportunity to interview US Representative Jay Inslee (WA-01) about... Read More
UW Business Plan Competition: where start-ups begin
For 15 years, new business ventures and innovations have sprouted from ideas to successful start-ups via the University of Washington Business Plan Competition. This economic... Read More
GSEC 2011 Teams
Black Bengal Meats Company: A just not for profit social business targeted towards providing nutrition and employment at the Base of the Pyramid in Bangladesh.... Read More
$33,500 awarded to best social innovations
The 2011 Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) at the UW Foster School of Business brought in more than 100 entries from university teams around the... Read More
People’s Choice Award winner: Wello at 2011 Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition
Teams from around the world gathered for the 2011 Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition. Last night, Wello won the People’s Choice Award at the trade show,... Read More