Global Business meets Global Health at the Inaugural Global Health Business Case Competition
Blog post written by GHBCC student competition managers and founders Henry Milander and Jonathan Bannick. Seattle has many unique qualities. In addition to the temperate... Read More
From bamboo to business
It started with walking sticks. High-quality, handmade bamboo walking sticks for propelling hikers up mountains and through forests. Dan Sedlacek, founder of Uphill Designs, has... Read More
The beauty of a simple shower
In 1998, James Peet was a former police officer and park ranger turned PhD candidate in geography when he saw the poster advertising the University... Read More
A bright idea from Ario Living
One year after finishing his master’s degree in electrical engineering at the University of Washington, Bing Chen sits in a coffee shop with caffeine in... Read More
The 2015 UW Business Plan Competition: Co-chair perspective
Last year, I had the pleasure of serving as one of the two MBA co-chairs for the Buerk Center of Entrepreneurship’s annual Business Plan/New Venture... Read More
A new challenge for health innovators
March 2016 will mark the advent of the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship’s latest endeavor: the new University of Washington Health Innovation Challenge (HIC). Healthcare has... Read More
$77,500 awarded to student-led startups
May 21, 2015 – “No matter how smart we are, or how smart we think we are, we all need advice,” said keynote speaker LInda Derschang,... Read More
What do business plan competitions accomplish?
I had lunch with a good friend last week—someone who supports tech entrepreneurship and the larger Seattle startup community. He asked if there was research... Read More
Meet the UW Business Plan Competition Sweet 16
37 student-led startup teams from colleges and universities across Washington state gathered at the University of Washington HUB yesterday to compete in the 2015 Business... Read More
GBCC student teams tackle solar energy
This Saturday, the Global Business Center hosted its 17th annual Global Business Case Competition (GBCC) – where twelve teams representing eight countries competed for the title... Read More