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Each section is instructed by an experience entrepreneur who guides students on how to develop their own idea and start an actual business for class! <a href="https://myplan.uw.edu/course/#/courses/ENTRE472" target="_blank" title="https://myplan.uw.edu/course/#/courses/ENTRE472"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F52B2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>This course is available</span></strong></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> to all Foster School of Business students, as well as all students across campus that are in the Entrepreneurship Minor and the Business Minor</span></strong>, as long as they've taken prerequisites. Talk to your advisor now! Questions? E-mail undergraduate programs manager Alex Eli at <a href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGIrF5hSMy4FjwKMWbQvHxfKLdAO2xvnx0Jdr51PXPLLbmx6JtkOkMeqOn-fzWBB9gzFixuIJ8=" target="_blank" title="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGIrF5hSMy4FjwKMWbQvHxfKLdAO2xvnx0Jdr51PXPLLbmx6JtkOkMeqOn-fzWBB9gzFixuIJ8="><span style='color:#4F52B2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>eliad@uw.edu</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#242424'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#242424'><a href="https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-competitions/dempsey-startup-competition/" target="_blank" title="https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-competitions/dempsey-startup-competition/"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F52B2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>REGISTER - BUSINESS PLAN PRACTICUM</span></strong></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> |</span></strong> Undergraduate and graduate students are <a href="https://myplan.uw.edu/course/#/courses/ENTRE440" target="_blank" title="https://myplan.uw.edu/course/#/courses/ENTRE440"><span style='color:#4F52B2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>strongly encouraged to register for the Business Plan Practicum</span></a> (ENTRE 440/540) this winter quarter. Students will connect with experienced entrepreneurs and develop actionable plans out of their ideas. Learn more by scrolling down on the <a href="https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-competitions/dempsey-startup-competition/" target="_blank" title="https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-competitions/dempsey-startup-competition/"><span style='color:#4F52B2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Dempsey Startup Competition page</span></a> to the icon for Business Plan Practicum.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#242424'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#242424'><a href="https://myplan.uw.edu/course/?mkt_tok=MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGIrF5hSAoqRYljoISYBHMC9OXGb4DTa9L1ie3NSt5ehHXgA-coVEMvXYU566_9ftTYw4h6TrtL3rtoc1RmoM2uH2P6MBWHnQWd6b1kq-6sH2IdqviC#/courses/ENTRE459" target="_blank" title="https://myplan.uw.edu/course/?mkt_tok=MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGIrF5hSAoqRYljoISYBHMC9OXGb4DTa9L1ie3NSt5ehHXgA-coVEMvXYU566_9ftTYw4h6TrtL3rtoc1RmoM2uH2P6MBWHnQWd6b1kq-6sH2IdqviC#/courses/ENTRE459"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F52B2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>UNDERGRADUATES - REGISTER FOR ENTRE 459 VENTURE INVESTING</span></strong></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> |</span></strong> Students should check their winter quarter schedule and see if <a href="https://myplan.uw.edu/course/?mkt_tok=MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGIrF5hSAoqRYljoISYBHMC9OXGb4DTa9L1ie3NSt5ehHXgA-coVEMvXYU566_9ftTYw4h6TrtL3rtoc1RmoM2uH2P6MBWHnQWd6b1kq-6sH2IdqviC#/courses/ENTRE459" target="_blank" title="https://myplan.uw.edu/course/?mkt_tok=MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGIrF5hSAoqRYljoISYBHMC9OXGb4DTa9L1ie3NSt5ehHXgA-coVEMvXYU566_9ftTYw4h6TrtL3rtoc1RmoM2uH2P6MBWHnQWd6b1kq-6sH2IdqviC#/courses/ENTRE459"><span style='color:#4F52B2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>ENTRE 459 Venture Investing</span></a> fits! Students get a chance to analyze and make recommendations on investment opportunities through learning the fundamentals of venture investing and performing due diligence on real companies! Explore the venture investing process from the entrepreneur's and the investor's point of view. Students present their recommendations to the Investment Committee of the W Fund. <a href="https://myplan.uw.edu/course/?mkt_tok=MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGIrF5hSAoqRYljoISYBHMC9OXGb4DTa9L1ie3NSt5ehHXgA-coVEMvXYU566_9ftTYw4h6TrtL3rtoc1RmoM2uH2P6MBWHnQWd6b1kq-6sH2IdqviC#/courses/ENTRE459" target="_blank" title="https://myplan.uw.edu/course/?mkt_tok=MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGIrF5hSAoqRYljoISYBHMC9OXGb4DTa9L1ie3NSt5ehHXgA-coVEMvXYU566_9ftTYw4h6TrtL3rtoc1RmoM2uH2P6MBWHnQWd6b1kq-6sH2IdqviC#/courses/ENTRE459"><span style='color:#4F52B2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Limited seats available</span></a>!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#242424'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#242424'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU32qdjWiFw2z-rvUqMJo3iC9j_SibxY3Uegfjtdp5w35VLQ/viewform__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!h_RbT9ZZLzTnEYXxjDMWJyFGqDVXxX2aJqQiwpL2uoOMeeCSP63km__i7DqrYLoUeXrp41zqIoNh32OtcebHYw$" target="_blank" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU32qdjWiFw2z-rvUqMJo3iC9j_SibxY3Uegfjtdp5w35VLQ/viewform"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F52B2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>APPLY NOW - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE</span></strong></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> |</span></strong> Students should star their application now for the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU32qdjWiFw2z-rvUqMJo3iC9j_SibxY3Uegfjtdp5w35VLQ/viewform__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!h_RbT9ZZLzTnEYXxjDMWJyFGqDVXxX2aJqQiwpL2uoOMeeCSP63km__i7DqrYLoUeXrp41zqIoNh32OtcebHYw$" target="_blank" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU32qdjWiFw2z-rvUqMJo3iC9j_SibxY3Uegfjtdp5w35VLQ/viewform"><span style='color:#4F52B2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>2023 Science and Technology Showcase</span></a> presented by the UW Science & Engineering Business Association (SEBA) and the Buerk Center! Undergraduate and graduate students with science or technology-based ideas that have commercial potential are invited to participate. Every year <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU32qdjWiFw2z-rvUqMJo3iC9j_SibxY3Uegfjtdp5w35VLQ/viewform__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!h_RbT9ZZLzTnEYXxjDMWJyFGqDVXxX2aJqQiwpL2uoOMeeCSP63km__i7DqrYLoUeXrp41zqIoNh32OtcebHYw$" target="_blank" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU32qdjWiFw2z-rvUqMJo3iC9j_SibxY3Uegfjtdp5w35VLQ/viewform"><span style='color:#4F52B2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>we see teams take a first major step</span></a> with their idea and receive critical early feedback before the HIC, EIC, and Dempsey Startup by taking part in the STS. This year's competition takes place on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU32qdjWiFw2z-rvUqMJo3iC9j_SibxY3Uegfjtdp5w35VLQ/viewform__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!h_RbT9ZZLzTnEYXxjDMWJyFGqDVXxX2aJqQiwpL2uoOMeeCSP63km__i7DqrYLoUeXrp41zqIoNh32OtcebHYw$" target="_blank" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU32qdjWiFw2z-rvUqMJo3iC9j_SibxY3Uegfjtdp5w35VLQ/viewform"><span style='color:#4F52B2;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Applications are due</span></a> by January 4, 2023 before midnight.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5597'>APPLY - </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Entrepreneurship Certificate (non-MBA graduate students)</span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:fuchsia'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Open to all non-MBA graduate and PhD students. </span><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>The Buerk Center’s Technology Entrepreneurship Certificate 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.</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Learn more: <a href="http://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-certificate/">startup.uw.edu/entrepreneurship-certificate/</a></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><a name="_Hlk52746771"><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5597'>ATTEND -</span></strong></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52746771'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:fuchsia'> </span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52746771'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Students & Startups: Team Tuesday Meetups</span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52746771'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><br><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Tuesdays throughout Winter Quarter | 12:00 - 1:30 pm (come any time)</span></i></strong><i><span style='color:black'><br></span></i></span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52746771'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'>Check each event date for location on camps</span></strong></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52746771'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52746771'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Calling all student innovators and changemakers! Grab some lunch with the Buerk Center on Tuesdays during winter quarter to connect with other students from disciplines across campus who are interested in solving problems through innovation and ideation. This is a great chance to share skills and interests on the way to forming a team for one of the Buerk Center competitions!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52746771'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Open to all UW students | </span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/discover/events?is_global=2&tags=teamtuesdays__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!h_RbT9ZZLzTnEYXxjDMWJyFGqDVXxX2aJqQiwpL2uoOMeeCSP63km__i7DqrYLoUeXrp41zqIoNh32OuuqUG6g$"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52746771'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Register Now</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52746771'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk52746771'></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>