Yakima Business Certificate Program adjusts to online learning
The Yakima Business Certificate Program hosted by the Consulting and Business Development Center completed on April 16th and 17th. The program focused on improving the... Read More
The Path to Making a Change
In the midst of all the chaos caused by COVID-19, a group of Foster staff and students are taking action to help small business owners... Read More
Student Consultants Collaborate on Solutions for Non-Profit
During my freshman fall quarter I was graciously accepted as a Freshman consultant in the University of Washington’s Business Impact Group (BIG). Working with such... Read More
Student Consultants Improve Web Presence with Piroshky Piroshky Bakery
This winter quarter, I had the opportunity to collaborate on a project for Piroshky Piroshky Bakery (PPB) as part of the Foster Consulting Program. I... Read More
Student Consultants Discover Real Solutions for Local Seattle Business Lumenomics
During this past winter quarter, I had the opportunity to be one of four freshman consultants selected to partake in the UW Foster Consulting... Read More
Foster Consulting and Business Development Center helps UW earn Carnegie Community Engagement Classification
The University of Washington has received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement. This important classification is awarded... Read More
UW Students Travel to Boston to Tackle the Northeastern CUIBE Case Competition
Over Halloween weekend, the four of us (Emily Albertson, Abdullah Al Farsi, Emily Kargl, and Karah Hsu) had the amazing opportunity to travel to Boston,... Read More
Ascending America
Through an ambitious partnership with JPMorgan Chase, Foster’s Consulting and Business Development Center is expanding its impact nationwide In Atlanta, Amari Ruff has added Fortune... Read More
Promoting Global Expansion in Minority-Owned Businesses through Foreign Market Consulting Projects
Last fall, the Global Business Center matched Foster undergraduate student teams with five foreign market research projects designed to grow revenues and profits for minority-owned, women-owned, and inner-city businesses. These projects... Read More
Nate Miles extends the financial and inspirational support that helped him succeed
A native of Pasco, Washington, Nate Miles (BA 1982) grew up in a very low-income family. “We weren’t poor,” says Miles. “There’s a difference between... Read More