Meet Deb Hagen-Lukens, Environmental Innovation Practicum Instructor
Environmental Innovation Practicum instructor Deb Hagen-Lukens taught Entrepreneurial Marketing for 10 years at UW following two decades of consulting, investing, and mentoring clean tech, consumer product,... Read More
Entrepreneurship Fest Hands You the Keys to Success
We have the keys. Now is your time to take entrepreneurship out for a spin. The 2017-2018 school year kicks off with a series of... Read More
Remembering Leonard Lavin, Champion of Entrepreneurship
Alberto-Culver founder Leonard H. Lavin passes away at the age of 97 We, the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, admit passionate and driven students into the... Read More
Summer Podcast List for Student Entrepreneurs
We know podcasts help listeners build their own images of the story in their mind. The result is an active way for the brain to “process the... Read More
Introducing the 2017 Jones + Foster Accelerator Cohort
The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship accepted nine student-created teams into the 2017 cohort of the Jones + Foster Accelerator (J+FA). These new entrepreneurs will work... Read More
Summer Reading List for Student Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs see summer for what it really is—an opportunity. Maybe now is the extra time you need to perfect that prototype, craft that business plan,... Read More
New Chapter Begins at Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
Rob Adams named director as Connie Bourassa-Shaw transitions into new role at UW Foster School Seasoned entrepreneurs understand the challenge of replacing the “heart and... Read More
Photo Diary: Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge 2017
The Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship reaffirmed its dedication to addressing climate change and the environmental challenges our world faces through student entrepreneurship in 2017.... Read More
Top Prizes Awarded at Milestone UW Business Plan Competition
A team of chemical engineering and business students from the University of Washington earned the top prize at the 20th Anniversary of the UW Business Plan... Read More
Sweet 16 Chosen for 2017 UW Business Plan Competition
Proving your business idea can make it in the real world is tough enough for most experienced entrepreneurs. That is why the journey of the top 16... Read More