Pacific NW Zero Waste Innovation Hackathon Winners
The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship sponsored and helped judge the first annual Pacific NW Zero Waste Innovation Hackathon on November 30, 2020. The following press... Read More
Innovation Practicum Courses Ready for Virtual Learning
Students experience it every year at the University of Washington. By enrolling in the Innovation Practicum courses in the Foster School of Business, they come... Read More
2020 Jones + Foster Accelerator Cohort Announced
Startup founders embrace new ideas and unknown circumstances almost as a rule. That kind of boldness to forge ahead during challenging times makes the 2020... Read More
2020 Dempsey Startup Competition Prizes Awarded
A son’s innovative, entrepreneurial mindset paired with his father’s expertise produced the grand prize winning idea at this year’s all-virtual Dempsey Startup Competition. Judges awarded... Read More
Sweet 16 Selected in All-Virtual Dempsey Startup Competition
Thirty student teams cast a spell over the judges at this year’s all-virtual Investment Round of the 2020 Dempsey Startup Competition. Each team performed digital... Read More
Alaska Airlines, led by Foster alumni, steps up COVID-19 response
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the airline industry. And Alaska Airlines has not been immune to its ill effects. The virtual standstill in air travel... Read More
Top 30 Teams Advance in All-Virtual Dempsey Startup Competition
Thirty student teams will showcase creativity, ingenuity, and business and digital savvy at this year’s all-virtual Investment Round of the Dempsey Startup Competition. The 23rd... Read More
2020 Finalists for Virtual Environmental Innovation Challenge
College students from across the Pacific Northwest stand ready to tackle some of the largest environmental problems facing the world today. Judges selected 23 finalist... Read More
Resource Nights: Positioning and Messaging
Each week you can read a recap of the previous Entrepreneurship Resource Nights (Business Plan Practicum) session. This past week, instructor John Zagula (founder, Ignition Capital) led a class focused on... Read More
Resource Nights: The Reality of Running a Business
Each week you can read a recap of the previous Entrepreneurship Resource Nights (Business Plan Practicum) session. This past week, instructor John Zagula (founder, Ignition Capital) led a class focused on... Read More