Tag Entrepreneurship
Wiscontrepreneur scholarship winner profiles
Brian Benford is a social work major with a strong commitment to social entrepreneurship. Originally from Milwaukee, Brian has served as Program Director at the… Read More
Students rewarded for entrepreneurial instincts
What do a youth sport officiating agency, a club dedicated to microfinance, a student-run bus company, a Chinese economic forum, and a Silver eBay PowerSeller business have to do with entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin–Madison? Read More
Climate solutions worth $50,000 in prizes for students
Organizers of a new Climate Leadership Challenge at UW–Madison are seeking the best and brightest ideas from the student body to promote an environmentally sustainable future. They hope the contest will unleash a burst of youthful brainstorming and entrepreneurship across campus. Read More
Many events part of Global Entrepreneurship Week
The Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) is a sponsor of Global Entrepreneurship Week, an international effort to inspire and encourage young people to consider entrepreneurship as a career choice and to celebrate America's unique culture of inventiveness. Read More
Student entrepreneurs working to green the economy
While some students use college as a transition into the "real world," an increasing number of student entrepreneurs have asked themselves, "Why wait?" Read More
MERLIN mentors to work magic with area entrepreneurs
Are you an entrepreneur in search of a mentor? Ready to commercialize a concept, process, or technology? Interested in taking your early stage business to the next level? Read More
UW-Madison’s entrepreneurship program rated among nation’s best
The Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has one of the nation's top programs in entrepreneurship, according to a survey just published in the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. Read More
New ‘urban research park’ offers jolt of electricity to Madison high-tech startups
After three decades of almost exponential commercial growth on Madison's west side, the University Research Park (URP) will pursue an opportunity to sink roots downtown with an innovative "urban research park" targeting high-technology entrepreneurs. Read More
Undergraduate entrepreneurs create successful business in Madison
The new urban research park in downtown Madison will have great potential for budding student entrepreneurs. This story on Hardin Design and Development is one of a growing number of examples of students creating their own technology-based businesses. Read More
Theory meets practice in second annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
This week (July 20-25), the Wisconsin School of Business will direct the second annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (WEB) for graduate students in chemistry, biology, law and engineering, among others. Read More
UW-Madison builds new entrepreneurship learning community
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will launch a new living and learning community next fall for students interested in entrepreneurship. Read More
Notable graduates: Brandon Gador — Co-Founder of Powered Green LLC
Brandon Gador, a business student majoring in marketing, didn't like the prospect of graduating into a stuffy desk job. So, when the opportunity to enroll in Professor Phil Kim's courses in entrepreneurship and venture creation arose, he jumped at the chance, and throughout the process, developed a feasible idea for a business with a UW–Madison peer. Read More
Notable graduates: Stacy Knuth — Paving way for future Wisconsin entrepreneurs
As marketing and supply chain management graduate Stacy Knuth heads for a promising future at Proctor & Gamble, her campus commitment to service will be cherished by UW–Madison students for generations to come. Read More
Notable graduates: Abdalla Saad — On the cusp of new biotech startup
Many scientists are content to spend their entire careers in the laboratory, chasing new insights into the way the world works. Not Saad. Though he admires the scientists he works with as a research specialist in the School of Medicine and Public Health, Saad has dreams of launching a biotechnology company some day. Read More
Engineering senior turns her hobby into cash
It started off pretty simply. Danielle McIntosh, a University of Wisconsin–Madison senior graduating in biological systems engineering, was intrigued by a friend who brought his hula hoop over to her apartment. She and her roommates would try out practicing with the hoop, and she found herself thinking about it even when her friend wasn’t around. Read More
Alumni ‘fired up’ about latest innovation
After selling the first company he founded for more than $1 million, University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering alum Chad Sorenson wasn't sure what to do next. Read More
UW-Madison students again rise to the entrepreneurial challenge
For the second straight year, students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison flexed their entrepreneurial muscle as they turned surplus materials into new creations. Read More
Veggies in the sky: Grocery business takes top honors in Burrill contest
In an era of globe-trotting food, consumers sometimes need an atlas to navigate the produce aisle. But two University of Wisconsin–Madison students have an intriguing idea for how to get vegetables on grocery shelves without the jet lag. Their solution? Look up. Read More
Off the hook: Stronger soft-plastic fishing lure reels in raves
Working with University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering and business school faculty and students, a Wisconsin entrepreneur has perfected a fiber-reinforced fishing lure that may prevent millions of pounds of toxic plastics from polluting waters nationwide. Read More
Numerous entrepreneurial events planned for semester
Web conferences, seminars, innovation days and other events are among the opportunities this semester for people interested in learning more about entrepreneurship. Read More