Business Success Story Inspires Students to Enter Job Market

Posted on 20 November 2008

For one of the final events of Global Entrepreneur Week, businessman Mark McGuire presented a speech to UW-Madison students about the road to becoming a successful entrepreneur Wednesday. McGuire, co-founder of nameprotect.com, jellyfish.com and alice.com, divided his speech down into four steps. He said the steps were vital for him and his co-founders especially when starting jellyfish.com, which was eventually [...]

Governor Doyle Endorses GEW

Posted on 11 November 2008

Global Entrepreneurship Week Governor Doyle Proclamation Whereas, one of the keys to Wisconsin’s economic future is the ability of the state’s entrepreneurs to drive innovation and stimulate job growth; and Whereas, Wisconsin has been the home to some of the country’s most creative and entrepreneurial thinkers; and Whereas, the University of Wisconsin plays [...]

University of Wisconsin-Madison Celebrates America’s Culture of Inventiveness!

Posted on 11 November 2008

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) is sponsoring 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. The theme of the week, which runs from Nov. 17-23, is “Unleashing Ideas!” and is supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Visit www.unleashingideas.org Here [...]

Inspiration from Unusual Sources

Posted on 27 October 2008

Innovation & Collaboration Learning Cafe Series For the past two years, at the “Inspiration from Unusual Sources” Conference we have brought people together each November to share success stories of creative ideas that have been transformed into innovations in their workplaces, their classrooms, their communities and their lives. The 2008-09 “Innovation & Collaboration Learning Cafe [...]