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Grow your ideas with us.

The UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center (LEC) is a powerful resource for entrepreneurs, innovators, and anyone who wants to make a positive change in their community. From courses and programs to workshops and networking opportunities, LEC provides the tools you need to transform your ideas into reality, whether you’re a UWM student, faculty, or staff.

LEC at a Glance

255Student Enterprises Since 2012
876Participants Trained in Lean Launch
7,951Customer Interviews Conducted since 2015
5,000Students Engaged in Workshops in 2022-2023

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Social innovations are new social practices that aim to meet social needs in a better way than the existing solutions, resulting from working conditions, education, community development or health. Social Good Morning gives us new ideas so we can create with the goals of strengthening civil society.

Crissi Bates Biomedical Science, B.A. ’21
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I would not have found my partner, Lu Han, if it hadn’t been for the publicity from the Student Startup Challenge. With his connections and the networking we’ve gained from participating, Tech Goggles is moving forward as a viable product.

Erika Pliner Industrial Engineering, M.S., ’13

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