GSEC through the eyes of a mentor
Guest post by Tom Jensen, co-founder of Enterprise Futures network who helped source mentors for GSEC 2013, and mentor to Grand Prize winning team Jorsey... Read More
More than $30,000 awarded to social entrepreneurship startups
Increasing protein-based food in Nigeria, promoting coffee in Rwanda, reducing indoor air pollution from cooking in Bangladesh, building a wheelchair out of bamboo—these are a... Read More
GSEC 2013 teams
GSEC 2013 welcomes 14 semi-finalist teams – representing 9 countries and 12 universities – to Seattle for this year’s high-powered GSEC from February 25 – March... Read More
Social innovations inspire at GSEC Trade Show
Guest post by Jene Etheridge, Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) Ambassador, Foster undergrad and President of UW Social Entrepreneurship Club Entrepreneurs, students, engineers, and investors... Read More
Social entrepreneurship competition commences
Guest post by Kelly Shen, Foster undergrad and Certificate in International Studies in Business (CISB) student She is a Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) ambassador... Read More
GSEC – A look back, and looking forward
Guest post from Bob Ness, Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) Advisory Committee member. As we prepare for GSEC at UW next week, Bob reflects on... Read More
GSEC: just do it
Shannon Mills has been involved with GSEC since its inception in 2005. She shared her experiences as a competitor on a multi-disciplinary team, mentor and... Read More
Video: Starbucks VP Ben Packard on social entrepreneurship
Starbucks VP of Global Responsibility Ben Packard (Foster MBA 1998) spoke at the 2012 University of Washington Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition award banquet, emphasizing the... Read More
$34,000 for best social entrepreneur ideas of 2012
What do bee farmers, deaf people, jewelry artists, mature women and cataract sufferers have in common? Their lives will be improved by budding social entrepreneurs... Read More
Social entrepreneur people and investor choice winners 2012
Who won the 2012 University of Washington Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition trade show prizes of people’s choice and investors’ choice awards? Take a look at... Read More