Student Innovators Shine at 2019 Science and Technology Showcase
A student team who created an affordable, universal eyedropper adapter earned the Premera Blue Cross grand prize at the 13th Annual Science and Technology Showcase... Read More
Entrepreneurship Resource Nights: Vision and Purpose
Each week you can read a recap of the previous Entrepreneurship Resource Nights (Business Plan Practicum) session. This week, instructor John Zagula (founder, Ignition Capital) lead a class featuring... Read More
Entrepreneurship Resource Nights: Getting Started
Each week you can read a recap of the previous Entrepreneurship Resource Nights (Business Plan Practicum) session. This week, instructor John Zagula (founder, Ignition Capital) lead a... Read More
Announcing the Dempsey Startup Competition at the University of Washington
SEATTLE, WA (November 26, 2018) — The University of Washington’s annual Business Plan Competition has a new name: The Dempsey Startup Competition. The change comes as... Read More
Student Showcase Helps Cap Off Seattle Startup Week
No competition. No problem. The first-ever Student Startup Showcase from the Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship drew rave reviews from those in attendance. On... Read More
2018 Team Formation Nights Feature Special Guests
“None of us were trying to be entrepreneurs, (but) we saw something that was making us upset and we felt like we could solve it.”... Read More
Meet Will Canestaro, Health Innovation Practicum Instructor
New Health Innovation Practicum instructor Will Canestaro, managing director of the Washington Research Foundation, authored the following guest blog for the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. You... Read More
Big Finish to 2018 UW Business Plan Competition
Empowerment and perseverance defined the awards dinner of the 2018 University of Washington Business Plan Competition. A-Alpha Bio took home the $25,000 Herbert B. Jones... Read More
Sweet 16 Advance in 2018 UW Business Plan Competition
Bees, bitcoins, and cold brew coffee were among the highlights from a wildly creative Investment Round of the University of Washington Business Plan Competition. Judges... Read More
Student Finalists Selected for 2018 UW Business Plan Competition
College students will showcase disruptive ventures in everything from cryptocurrency and education to coffee and gaming at the 2018 UW Business Plan Competition. More than... Read More