ENTRE Digest
ATTEND: Build Your Own Business (BYOB)
Thursday, November 14th | 6 to 7:30 pm | DEM 211
Students pitch an early idea, collaborate with one another, receive feedback and mentoring from an experienced entrepreneur, and work through the steps to successfully launch their startup OR move forward with a new idea.
Pizza for attendees!
Open to all undergraduate students only, all disciplines.
ATTEND: Team Formation Event: Find Your People
Tuesday, November 19 | 5:30-7:30 pm | Startup Hall (Condon) | RSVP
Come on out and meet students from disciplines across campus who are interested in forming a team and entering one of the Buerk Center Competitions. Put good ideas up for consideration and together you can learn about the resources available that will help you bring your idea forward.
All students, any major, are encouraged to come to this event.
Refreshments provided!
ATTEND: Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Information Sessions
Online: Wednesday, November 20 | 12:00PM-1:00PM (Webinar) | Register Here
Online: Wednesday, December 4 | 12:00PM-1:00PM (Webinar) | Register Here
Join the MS in Entrepreneurship team for an information session to learn about the 12-month Master of Science in Entrepreneurship at the UW Foster School of Business. During the session, the team will give you an overview of the program, discuss the admissions process, and answer any questions you have. Guests are always welcome.
ATTEND: Environmental Innovation Challenge Office Hours
Gould Court // Mondays, Nov 18 - 10:30 – 11:30 am | Nov 25 & Dec 2 - 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Anderson Hall 116 // Wednesdays, November 20 & Dec 4 - 3:00 to 4:00 pm
Interested in environmental justice, business for good, climate adaptation, smart buildings, regenerative agriculture, reducing waste and single-use plastics, and environmental challenges in between? All students are invited to stop by and chat with EIC manager Lauren Brohawn to learn more about the EIC and the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship.
ATTEND: Business Case in 60 Seconds
Thursday, November 21 | 5:00-8:00 pm | Dempsey Hall, Anthony’s Forum | RSVP
Have an idea for a business? Want to connect to students, alumni and professional entrepreneurs that have the resources to help turn your idea into reality? Sign up to pitch your idea in 60 seconds to the EVCC’s and Buerk Center’s panel of judges. Each good idea will win a $60 cash prize! There will be an opportunity to meet MBA students, alumni and students from other UW programs. Pitches can range from early product concepts to well-established business plans. Judging criteria and pitch resources will be distributed to students interested in pitching. Please RSVP even if you are only interested in networking and watching the pitches! Open to all students, all majors.
ATTEND: Team Formation Event: Project Drawdown
Tuesday, December 3 | 6:00-7:30 pm | Paccar Hall, Deloitte Commons | RSVP
Have you heard of Project Drawdown and its list of the most viable solutions to climate change? Come on out and meet people from disciplines across campus who are interested in reversing global warming and potentially forming a team and entering one of the Buerk Center Competitions. Put good ideas up for consideration and together you can learn about the resources available that will help you bring your idea forward. Open to all students, all majors.
All students, any major, are encouraged to come to this event.
Refreshments provided!
ATTEND: Buerk Center Drop-In Hours
Every Wednesday through December 11 | Noon – 1:30 pm | Dempsey Hall 211
You have questions, we have answers. Drop by the Buerk Center each Wednesday for a 1-1 conversation on how to start your entrepreneurial journey or take the next step! Open to all students.
APPLY: Prototype Funding – Deadline November 19
Are you interested in applying to the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge or Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge? We have funds to help you make your model/prototype. Apply now!
APPLY: Entrepreneurship Certificate (non-MBA graduate students)
Open to all non-MBA graduate and PhD students.
The Buerk Center’s certificate in entrepreneurship prepares University of Washington graduate and PhD students for the world of start-ups and new technology enterprises. Our emphasis on cross-campus involvement means you’ll take entrepreneurship courses alongside students from other disciplines, work with UW inventors on their market-ready applications, and have the opportunity to apply for fellowships in UW technology ventures or local angel funds. Certificate students, whose disciplines range from engineering and architecture to drama and medicine, take classes, gain real-world experience, and network with the region’s most innovative entrepreneurs. Working together, students bring ideas to life. Rolling admissions.
Learn more: startup.uw.edu/entrepreneurship-certificate/
APPLY: 2020 Science and Technology Showcase (STS)
Applications are now OPEN for the 2019 Science and Technology Showcase (STS) hosted by the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship and the Science and Engineering Business Association. Both undergraduate and graduate students with science or technology-based ideas that have commercial potential are invited to participate.
Students will deliver their pitch to a panel of judges that includes prominent entrepreneurs from the Seattle business community. Cash prizes will be available in a wide variety of categories. Previous STS winners have gone on to successfully launch start-up companies.
· Apply here by January 3rd, 2020. More information can be found at tinyurl.com/SEBASTS2020 (copy/paste into browser)
· Showcase: January 28, 2020 in Anthony's Forum (Dempsey Hall)
· Questions? Contact Issa Yousif at [email protected]
VOLUNTEER: Entrepreneurship Challenges and Competitions Need YOU!
Are you interested in taking on a leadership role and do not plan to enter any of our three competitions this school year? Join the leadership committees of the Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge!
Email the Buerk Center for more information.
