Highlighting UWM alumni-owned businesses on Small Business Saturday
This is a good chance to consider spending at local businesses rather than big-box retailers. Better yet, why not support businesses owned by UWM alumni? Here are a few to consider.
Entrepreneurship
Student entrepreneurs look to streamline construction projects
Miscommunication and cost overruns can abound in any building project. Two UWM student entrepreneurs are developing a way to overcome these problems, especially in developing countries where language and technology barriers add to the challenges.
UWM’s Lubar Entrepreneurship Center names new director
Ilya Avdeev, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, previously served as the LEC’s director of innovation. He’ll continue leading the center’s mission of facilitating innovation and discovery for entrepreneurs, researchers and communities.
Panel provides a look at the impact of UWM’s culture of innovation
Chancellor Mark Mone hosted a discussion with entrepreneurs during a meeting Friday of the UW System Board of Regents.
UWM Research Foundation awards bridge grants to UWM startups
Four startup companies recently were awarded $25,000 each from the UWM Research Foundation’s Bridge Grant program, which invests in new companies of UWM faculty, staff and students that have licensed intellectual property from the UWM Research Foundation.
Alum and wife dip into the chocolate business
Two years ago, Cole and Kara VanderLeest took the plunge and opened their own shop in Door County selling gourmet sweets.
Alum leading an effort to build an esports culture in Milwaukee
Brandon Tschacher is helping build an ecosystem of competitive gaming, which has exploded in interest over the past decade.
Information studies students help build new wireless network to learn about blockchain
Some UWM students are learning about cutting edge technology from some hands-on, real-world work helping a new wireless company establish itself.
Alumna carves out a career in business and media, with an emphasis on the positive
When Nyesha Stone graduated from UWM in 2018, she wasn’t quite sure if she wanted to go into traditional newspaper journalism — and jobs were scarce anyway. So she made her own path.
UWM’s new business incubator offers free help for maturing startups
The Business Innovation Incubator is an 11-month program helping 10 startups acquire the skills needed to move their ventures forward.