West Coast Research Symposium inspires novel research
Faculty researchers from 50 major universities across the United States and from as far away as Singapore and France met on September 8 and 9,... Read More
Electrifying cars, one fleet at a time
In 1909 Henry Fold laid down the law: “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is... Read More
Kids with hats are on track
Kohl Crecelius is a young man of many hats: a social entrepreneur, a dedicated practitioner of crocheting and CEO and co-founder of Krochet Kids, a... Read More
Out to launch: great start-up stories from CIE alumni
In the 14 years that CIE has produced its annual Business Plan Competition, we’ve had 2,768 students (891 teams) participate in the spring event. We’ve... Read More
Video: Richard Tait on entrepreneurship and Cranium
Cranium co-founder Richard Tait discusses his passion for entrepreneurship, the inspiration behind Cranium and his latest business venture, Golazo. He considers himself an inventor and at... Read More
Entrepreneurship in action: Lavin class of 2011
The Lavin Entrepreneurial Action Program prepares a select group of entering University of Washington undergraduates for careers as entrepreneurs and is graduating its first class... Read More
PotaVida purifies water, wins $25K Grand Prize at UW Business Plan Competition
The numbers say it all: 891 teams. $1.08 million in seed funding. 2,768 students from 21 colleges and universities. Those are just a few of... Read More
Economic impact of UW Business Plan Competition
Failure rates for start-ups are notoriously high, and college-aged entrepreneurs face even higher hurdles. At the University of Washington, we’ve been running our Business Plan... Read More
A fresh crop of entrepreneurial summer fellows
Every summer, the UW Foster School of Business Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE) funds graduate student fellowships designed to focus entrepreneurial skills on innovative... Read More
$60,000 for winners of 2011 UW Business Plan Competition
Budding entrepreneurs from universities across the Pacific Northwest created start-ups in clean technology, medical technology, retail, agriculture, software and other areas at the 2011 University... Read More