Having a real impact
Gabriel Heckt (BBA 2016) reflects on his experience as a summer student consultant with the UW Consulting & Business Development Center. One of the most unique... Read More
Checking in on YEOC: The May session
“The building bridges program’s primary goal is to assimilate prospective workers into a more international cultural body, and to succinctly mend the gap between differing... Read More
Congratulations 2014 Rotary Club of Seattle scholarship recipients
For the last 17 years, members from the Rotary Club of Seattle have mentored students from the UW Foster School of Business in their work... Read More
Minority Business Hall of Fame and Museum opens
On May 13 the Minority Business Hall of Fame and Museum was unveiled at the UW Foster School of Business Center for Consulting and Business... Read More
Checking in on YEOC: The March and April sessions
March: International Experiences In an ever-connected world, with the lines that divide nations, ethnicities and philosophies becoming blurrier with each passing year, cultural competency will... Read More
Checking in on YEOC: The January and February sessions
January: iCreate Imagine going to a meeting and finding out that you and your team must write, film and produce a commercial for a client... Read More
YEOC students take on inequity in higher ed and business: The November and December sessions
For one Saturday a month, 145 high school students from across Washington State converge on the UW campus for their monthly YEOC session. YEOC, which... Read More
Dean Emeritus William Bradford, seminal supporter of minority business development, takes a bow
Bill Bradford is not exactly a founding father of the Foster School’s Consulting and Business Development Center. But he could be called a funding father.... Read More
Leadership Team: aiding students advance their professional careers
Guest post by Charissa Chin, Vice President of the Leadership Team Each quarter, the Leadership Team (a student organization that partners with the Consulting &... Read More
Collaborating for increased opportunities: A new BEDC partnership to further develop minority-owned businesses nationwide
The National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.® (NMSDC®) and the University of Washington’s Business and Economic Development Center (UW-BEDC) announced a partnership agreement to further... Read More