Tag Entrepreneurship

UW-Madison entrepreneurship programs make top 25 list

September 22, 2010

The Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin–Madison was recognized by The Princeton Review for Entrepreneur magazine as having one of the top 25 entrepreneurship programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the country.

New businesses get a boost from entrepreneurial law clinic

June 14, 2010

The UW Law School's Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic has served up advice and assistance to more than 40 clients since it was launched last fall.

Plan to advance wound care treatment takes top prize in Burrill competition

April 26, 2010

A plan to develop advanced materials for wound care and surgical applications presented by Ankit Agarwal, a Kauffman Entrepreneurial Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering, and Umang…

Engineering students win Climate Challenge at UW–Madison

April 22, 2010

A device that would help provide electricity efficiently and at low cost in rural areas of developing countries took the top prize - $50,000 - this week in a student competition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for innovative ideas to counteract climate change.

UW-Madison students face off in expanded business plan competition

April 22, 2010

From high-tech wound care and eco-friendly apparel to social media software firms and biofuels, students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are pursuing solutions to everyday problems as part of the annual G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition at the Wisconsin School of Business.

Theory meets practice in fourth annual entrepreneurial bootcamp

March 17, 2010

During the week of June 20, the Wisconsin School of Business will direct the fourth annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for graduate students in physical and life sciences, law and engineering, among others.

Students awarded scholarships for entrepreneurship

March 8, 2010

Jeffrey Vinokur knows a thing or two about being self-taught.

100-Hour Challenge winners to receive awards in entrepreneurship class

March 1, 2010

The light bulbs have been turned on, the vacuum bags have been cut up and the hoses have been connected.

Competition set for 100-Hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge

February 9, 2010

What can you do with 100 hours and $15 in materials from the University of Wisconsin–Madison's surplus shop?

Learning community teaches spirit of entrepreneurship

November 24, 2009

In high school, computer programmer Tim McGowan enrolled in advanced-placement Latin. When it came time to study for the big exam, he was ready to admit that languages weren't his thing.

Groups prepare proposal for entrepreneurship certificate

November 18, 2009

The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship, Initiative for Studies In Transformational Entrepreneurship (INSITE) and the Wisconsin School of Business are preparing a proposal for a graduate certificate in entrepreneurship and innovation.

Events planned for Global Entrepreneurship Week

November 11, 2009

The University of Wisconsin–Madison — along with more than 1,000 organizations worldwide — will mark Global Entrepreneurship Week during the week of Nov. 15.

New course shows arts students how to become entrepreneurs

November 11, 2009

Entrepreneurship programs at UW–Madison are supporting innovative thinking and actions. The Wiscontrepreneur program, the Student Venture Seed Grant Program, programs at the Wisconsin School of Business, and other programs and initiatives, recently garnered the university recognition as one of the nation’s top 25 campuses for entrepreneurship.

Wiscontrepreneur initiative examines entrepreneurship, athletics

October 2, 2009

The Office of Corporate Relations is sponsoring "Work Hard, Play Hard," a series of special events during the 2009-10 academic year.

Entrepreneurship nurtured with seed grants at UW–Madison

September 28, 2009

Entrepreneurship is thriving across the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, and four student-run businesses captured that spirit and have been awarded seed grants to nurture their startups.

UW-Madison entrepreneurship programs ranked 11th

September 23, 2009

Entrepreneurship programs at the Wisconsin School of Business rank among the best in the nation, according to a recently published survey conducted by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine.

Cellectar shares inventor, investor and CEO perspectives at WARF Gilson Series

June 18, 2009

The perspectives of the inventor, investor and CEO of Madison's rising startup radiopharmaceutical company Cellectar Inc. will be the focus of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation's Gilson Discovery Series event, to be held at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, at the Fluno Center, 601 University Ave.

Popular Science cites Wisconsin inventor among nation’s best

June 1, 2009

Madison-area entrepreneur Ben Hobbins is among the nation's top 10 inventors featured in the June issue of Popular Science magazine. The magazine cites Hobbins, CEO of Lake Resources Group, for the novel fiber-reinforced soft-bait fishing lures he developed in collaboration with Tim Osswald, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of mechanical engineering.

Notable graduates: Kavi Turnbull — MBA entrepreneur, winner of UW Green Venture Award

May 14, 2009

With an unshakeable passion for entrepreneurship, master of business administration student and CEO Kavi Turnbull will graduate this spring.

Notable graduates: Ben Nyquist — Triple major brings eco-friendly electric bikes to campus

May 14, 2009

The road to college graduation was a bit greener for Ben Nyquist, co-founder of EnergE-Bikes.