Athleon: the team that keeps on pitching
When Brent Lamphier and the Athleon team pitched at the Investment Round of the 2008 Business Plan Competition, there was a collective moment of surprise... Read More
VholdR – market leader in HD wearable camcorders
When avid skiers Marc Barros and Jason Green were entrepreneurship undergraduates at the University of Washington, they tried to share videos of the thrills and... Read More
The power of three: LaunchPad teams are fearless
“This partnership with CIE is absolutely unique,” said Jim Roberts, the business development officer for UW TechTransfer’s LaunchPad. “We create teams of three: an entrepreneurship... Read More
Center funds $35,000 in clean-tech prototype development
“We have funding available.” Those are four words that are bound to attract student attention. For the University of Washington’s Environmental Innovation Challenge, student teams... Read More
Building the next generation of business leaders of color
This past spring, the College Success Foundation released the results of a study that looked at how well Washington’s high school students are doing in... Read More
A message from the former director
The University of Washington’s Michael G. Foster School of Business offers doctoral students the opportunity to study with outstanding faculty who rank highly among their... Read More
Evening MBA student and entrepreneur perspective
By guest blogger Daniel Rossi, Evening MBA Class of 2010 Over the past two years, I’ve had the pleasure of immersing myself into many of... Read More
UW Seattle campus gets rave, green reviews
University of Washington’s Seattle campus, home to the Foster School of Business, keeps getting greener and was recently noticed for its efforts. Recent UW honors: Sierra... Read More
Minority Business Executive testimonial: Lono Dickson
Guest post by Lono Dickson, Minority Business Executive Program Graduate, President of Kalani Packaging. “I’ve applied many of the things I learned in the Minority... Read More
Water consumption tracker wins UW Environmental Innovation Challenge
HydroSense, a team of seven students from across the University of Washington, won first place and $10,000 in the inaugural UW Environmental Innovation Challenge on... Read More