Startups Welcomed into 2019 Jones + Foster Accelerator
Eight early-stage startups (detailed below) hope to take their venture to the next level in the Jones + Foster Accelerator at the UW Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. Each startup in the 2019 cohort is eligible to earn up to $25,000 in follow-on funding if they reach measurable goals over a six-month period. Along the... Read More
Foster Accounting Students Win WSCPA Scholarships
This year the Washington CPA Foundation, which is part of Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants (WSCPA), awarded over $500,000 in scholarships to students pursuing accounting, in both undergraduate and graduate programs. The Foster School’s Master of Science in Taxation (MST) and the Master of Professional Accounting (MPAcc) have been fortunate to have five of their incoming 2019-2020 students... Read More
11 Questions with MS in Entrepreneurship Student Kelsey Lockard
1) Where are you from? I am from Sammamish Washington! 2) What did you do before entering this program? Before entering the program I was an undergrad at University of Washington majoring in Communications and minoring in both Marine Biology and Entrepreneurship! I graduated in August of 2018 after doing seal research at the UW... Read More
Sunny Days in Taichung
Guest Post by: Tina Liu, a Junior at Foster studying Information Systems and Marketing. Tina is currently on a Foster Exchange at the National Chengchi University in Taiwan. Because the NCCU campus is near the mountains, heavy rain was a constant factor during my spring semester exchange. However, the further south you go, the more tropical and... Read More
Seattle Growth Podcast 6.7: Building homes and building community
A collection of homes is often called a community. Episode 6.7 of the Seattle Growth Podcast looks at a specialized community among the builders of those homes, and an example of the community building that happens through volunteering. Laura Elfline, co-owner of Mighty House Construction and Mighty Energy Solutions, shares how a network of home builders is... Read More
A Taste of Home and the Unknown
Guest Post by: Kyle Watrous, a Foster School senior studying Marketing and pursuing a Certificate of International Studies in Business. He participated in Foster Exchange at Kobe University in Japan. Now that the semester has started and classes are underway, I am having fun exploring Kobe with my new friends. Recently, a group of us went... Read More
Independent Study at Foster
Experiential learning through student consulting projects is one-way Foster MBA students seek to solidify classroom learning and gain new skills. While UW Foster has a formal independent study program, many MBA students seek out independent relationships with companies they can work with to gain experience. “We were fortunate to spend the last two quarters of... Read More
8 Business Analytics Influencers Worth Following
The future of business leadership relies on data-driven decision making. As business intelligence and big data platforms and methodologies evolve, and expand to include emergent technologies, professionals in the field must keep pace or risk being left behind. Enter social media- the great gateway to innovative, bold minds. Social media is a great space for... Read More
Amy Sallin Named Director of the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship is pleased to officially introduce Amy Sallin as full-time director. Amy served as interim director during the 2018–2019 academic year following six years at the Buerk Center in assistant and associate director roles. She previously managed the Jones + Foster Accelerator and the UW Business Plan Competition (now Dempsey Startup... Read More
Soulful Concerts – in Seoul!
Guest Post by: Maya Lustgarten, a Foster Senior studying Business Administration and pursuing a Certificate of International Studies in Business. She participated in Foster Exchange at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. It’s been a while since I’ve sat down and written one of these, although it definitely doesn’t feel like much time has passed. I’ve been so... Read More