From Kenya to Kickstarter: JikoPower charges ahead
This post has been updated. Scroll to the bottom for the very latest. Ryan Ahearn took a deep breath, tasting the dusty, kerosene-saturated air of... Read More
Foster’s exciting new start-up: Master of Science in Entrepreneurship degree
The Foster School of Business is happy to announce a new degree, pending approval from the UW Graduate School and Board of Regents. The 12-month... Read More
Entrepreneur Fest aims to open doors for students
They say luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. If that’s the case, then the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship wants to make October your... Read More
West Coast Research Symposium straddles line between stealth mode research and open discovery
In between all the data-gathering and calculations, faculty attending the West Coast Research Symposium at the University of Washington must have found some time to... 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
UW Business Plan Competition makes new ventures a reality
Four student teams take their turns pitching to a panel of seven distinguished Seattle entrepreneurs and an audience of attentive guests. They come with ideas... Read More
Crustacean-shell plastic might save the planet
Plastic made from crustacean shells sits atop a pan of dirt and growing plants. In front of the prototype display, four University of Washington students... Read More
Recruiting with a startup twist
The UW Startup Job Fair gets underway with tables labeled with 32 company names you’ve probably never heard of: FlyHomes, AnswerDash, Saltbox. But that’s the... Read More
New Health Innovation Challenge launches
Eighteen teams of excited students clustered together in the University of Washington’s Dempsey Hall. The students put up posters and perfectly curated prototype displays as... Read More
$85,000 awarded to students’ new ventures
May 26, 2016 – Like pig farmers, entrepreneurs — when handed pigs — should make bacon. That’s according to John Gabbert, CEO and founder of PitchBook... Read More