Student Startups Awarded Jones + Foster Accelerator Funding
Graduation days rarely involve a check for up to $25,000 with no strings attached. That is part of what makes the Jones + Foster Accelerator at... Read More
Strideline Eyes Future after Deal with NFL Players
Are you watching closely? Jake Director, Riley Goodman, and their team at Strideline are. Every snap of the football, every down of every play this... 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
Foster’s Buerk Center translates students’ innovation into start-ups
How do you ensure that the right conditions are in place to help students convert their passion and innovation into a bona fide business? For... Read More
Student Startups Find Jones + Foster Accelerator Success
Call it graduation day, of sorts. Only instead of a cap, gown, and diploma, seven student-led startups capped off months of hard work by completing... Read More
Meet the student-led startups in the 2016 Jones + Foster Accelerator
Way back in 1983 the Harvard Business School succinctly defined entrepreneurship as “the pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources….” This still rings true today,... Read More
$170K awarded to 2015 Jones + Foster Accelerator teams
Since 2010, the Jones + Foster Accelerator has been providing early stage ventures with a six-month runway to accelerated growth. By connecting teams with powerful... Read More
From bamboo to business
It started with walking sticks. High-quality, handmade bamboo walking sticks for propelling hikers up mountains and through forests. Dan Sedlacek, founder of Uphill Designs, has... Read More
Meet the student-led startups in the 2015 Jones + Foster Accelerator
Taking a startup from idea to reality is a daunting process. The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship’s Jones + Foster Accelerator, now in its fifth year,... Read More
$160,000 awarded to student-led startups
The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship’s Jones + Foster Accelerator, now in its fifth year, helps student-led startups get off the ground. Companies accepted into this... Read More