Meet the 8 student-led startups in the 2014 Jones + Foster Accelerator
There’s a popular quote from Alltop co-founder and entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki: “Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.” Ask any entrepreneur and they’ll agree. Producing prototypes,... Read More
$120,000 awarded to student-led startups
The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship’s Jones + Foster Accelerator is a TechStars-like program that helps student-led startups get off the ground. This year, five teams... Read More
The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship awards $170,000 to eight student-led start-ups
When Katlin Jackson returned from her second trip to Haiti in January 2012, she was a woman on a mission. After spending time in a... Read More
Accelerating first-time start-ups
The start-up process is messy and unpredictable. And student start-ups are certainly no exception. When teams that wow judges and win competitions move to the... Read More
Is it possible? Accelerating student start-ups
In Seattle, where start-ups are part of the local DNA, there are high-profile organizations that take early-stage companies with traction under their wings. The Alliance... Read More
Reaching the milestones of start-up success
When it comes to student start-ups, more seed capital is better than less, motivation is an imperative, but a team of trusted and experienced advisors... Read More
“Milestone Awards” accelerate student start-ups
Each year, CIE’s marquee Business Plan Competition—and its $65,000 in prize money—sparks the creation of 90+ student business plans. Now a new gift will encourage... Read More