Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is a cornerstone of the business world. Up-and-coming entrepreneurs in the UW System are ready to do their part. Institutions are helping students get the tools and resources they need to transform their innovative ideas and entrepreneurial passion into market-ready products and services.
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UWSP student earns top dietetics honor in the state
May 23, 2022
Brookelyn Heiss sets high standards for herself. The senior from Marietta, Ohio, wanted two things in a university: An accredited dietetics program and the ability to play soccer as a […]
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New Willie D. Davis Finance & Investment Laboratory allows students to invest in stocks with real money and see real results
May 16, 2022
A new lab opening on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will give students access to the tools they need to become investment managers, including real money. The Willie D. Davis […]
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UW-River Falls: Food Ready Space opens at St. Croix Valley Business Incubator Center
May 4, 2022
When the new 3,000-square-foot Food Ready Space opened in February at the St. Croix Valley Business Incubation Center, it required no marketing before all seven spaces were filled with entrepreneurs […]
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UW-River Falls alum’s children’s books share autism journey, family to speak on campus April 27
April 22, 2022
At 28 months of age, University of Wisconsin-River Falls alum Lindsey Moreland was diagnosed with autism after showing classic signs including not responding to her name and banging her head […]
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UW-Platteville announces initiative to expand industry engagement in higher education
April 22, 2022
With sights set on creating enduring change in higher education, seven universities – University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Boston College, Drexel University, Rowan University, University of St. Thomas, University of North Alabama […]
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Business venture reflects Blugold’s love for Wisconsin
April 22, 2022
A longtime fan of Wisconsin Badger basketball, Ethan Van Grunsven was disappointed when his team lost in an early round of this year’s March Madness. Still, the University of Wisconsin-Eau […]
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Siren Shrub: Side hustle to multi-product, multi-flavor company
April 21, 2022
Siren Shrub Co., which takes drinks up a notch with an old-but-new concept, has taken its company up a notch in just a few short years. The women-owned business based […]
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At 28, recent UWO business grad became one of Culver’s youngest franchisees
March 9, 2022
Not all graduates from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Business march off to an office job with a jacket and a briefcase. Some, like Alexandria Mahoney, opt for […]
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Former Phoenix finds his niche and his passion in recycling
March 2, 2022
Brent DuBois ’01 (Business Administration), president and owner of Logistics Recycling, Inc., is a man on a mission, with a philosophical twist on a venerable sustainability mantra: Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Rethink. […]
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UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County student supports small businesses through research opportunity
February 28, 2022
Growing up, Katelyn Zajicek saw firsthand the entrepreneurial spirit of her grandparents and parents who are all small business owners. Now Zajicek, a business administration major at the University of […]