$40,000 awarded to world changing business ideas
“GSEC gets to the noble purpose of business.” – Dean James Jiambalvo Every year, the UW Foster School of Business holds the Global Social Entrepreneurship... Read More
Science & Technology Showcase highlights student innovations
Many students at the University of Washington are working on science and technology-based innovations that have potential for commercialization. The annual Science & Technology Showcase... Read More
$120,000 awarded to student-led startups
The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship’s Jones + Foster Accelerator is a TechStars-like program that helps student-led startups get off the ground. This year, five teams... Read More
WCRS: an incubator for novel ideas
For entrepreneurs, collaboration can be key to innovation. The same is true for doctoral students and scholars in entrepreneurship. Faculty and graduate students from across... Read More
Coffee, a start-up and Saudi Arabia
Coffee and start-ups might seem more Seattle than Saudi Arabia, but not to Lateefa Alwaalan (TMMBA 2011). Yatooq, founded by Alwaalan, makes it easier and... Read More
Entrepreneur reading list
Throw these in your beach bag! Emer Dooley and Jacob Colker recommend the following summer reads: The Startup Owners Manual (Steve Blank) Teaches you the... Read More
BPC bonanza
Guest post by Claire Koerner, co-founder of nomON and Foster School class of 2014 nomON is a randomized food delivery app. Claire and the rest... Read More
$68,220 awarded to UW Business Plan Competition winners
May 23, 2013 – Seattle’s Bell Harbor buzzed with energy as a record $68,220 in seed funding was awarded to winners of the 2013 UW... Read More
Global change marketplace: how the GSEC Trade Show brings the world to UW
Over its nine year history, the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business has brought awareness of pressing... Read More
The “Sweet 16” compete for a sweet $25,000
Of the 91 student-led teams that submitted business plans to the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship‘s 2013 Business Plan Competition (BPC), only 16 remain. After an initial... Read More