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
$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
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
Great insight and thoughtful honesty at Day of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Guest post by Emilia Griswold, Foster MBA 2014 She attended the Day of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which was organized by Ken Denman, Edward V. Fritzky... Read More
How to build a great team
In this post, experienced entrepreneur Brian Glaister, President & CEO of Cadence Biomedical shares his 9 Principles for successful team building. We will also learn... Read More
Does your idea have legs? Assessing your customer & determining your value proposition
Three experienced social entrepreneurs share valuable insights – 3 steps to understand your business, 4 steps for success, and 5 steps to create sustainable ventures... Read More
Want to change the world? Where good ideas come from and how they evolve into social enterprises.
Listen to leaders from Lumana, Village Reach and Nsansa as they discuss how they developed their good ideas into ventures that are changing the world!... Read More
How to succeed as a social entrepreneur and change the world in 12 steps
Student teams from universities in 49 countries submitted a record number of applications for the 2012 Global Social Entrepreneur Competition (GSEC). If you were one of... Read More