Meet the Foster D-Prize teams
Foster D-Prize is dedicated toward expanding access to poverty-alleviation solutions in the developing world. Many solutions to problems of poverty already exist; the challenge is... Read More
Foster D-Prize Competition: using business principles to solve issues of global poverty
There are more than 2 billion people who live on less than $2 per day. The good news? Effective poverty solutions have already been developed.... Read More
GSEC press room
Below is a collection of press on the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition. 2013 June 14, 2013: GSEC 2012 ICT prize winners makes “Startup of the... Read More
$40,000 awarded to world changing business ideas
“GSEC gets to the noble purpose of business.” – Dean James Jiambalvo Every year, the UW Foster School of Business holds the Global Social Entrepreneurship... Read More
Meet the 19 teams coming to GSEC Week in Seattle!
The Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) is an international student social business plan competition that challenges university-level students worldwide to use business principles to create sustainable, positive solutions... Read More
GSEC team updates
One of the goals of the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition was to provide students with training and resources that enable them to launch their social... Read More
Past GSEC teams
“GSEC is a world class competition, we were truly inspired by the knowledge and the generosity of each and every person we met. GSEC was... Read More
Global change marketplace: how the GSEC Trade Show brings the world to UW
Over its nine year history, the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business has brought awareness of pressing... Read More
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