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Charles Hoslet, Managing Director
WAA Founder’s Day PresentationApril 23, 2008
Wiscontrepreneur and Other Entrepreneurship Activities at UW-
Madison
Charles Hoslet, Managing Director
Presentation to BizStarts MilwaukeeMay 21, 2009
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Overview of Talk
• Role of OCR• Why the Buzz about Entrepreneurship• Creating Student Entrepreneurs• Creating and Growing New Ventures• State-wide Activity
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The “Front Door” to UW resources for business and industry
• Recruitment of graduates• Professional development• Faculty and staff expertise• Technology licensing• Global competency• Support for entrepreneurs
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Why all the Buzz about Entrepreneurship?
•U. S. entrepreneurs start more than 600,000 new businesses annually•Private sector business startups account for 3% of employment per year; without startups annual employment gains would be negative•Startups with 0-4 employees account for 20% of new jobs; larger startups (250-499) account for 1.3% of new jobs.•Startups remain robust even in recessions
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• University communities are natural magnets for innovation and entrepreneurship
• 250+ companies formed based on UW technology/people
• Today’s students need a range of interdisciplinary skills that will give them maximum flexibility for the future
Why all the Buzz about Entrepreneurship at UW-Madison?
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• Weinert Center for E-Ship• Initiative for Studies in
Transformational E-ship• Student Competitions:
– Schoofs Prize for Creativity– Tong Prototype Prize– Burrill Business Plan
Competition• Student organizations
Creating Student Entrepreneurs- Existing Programs -
Founders of Cascade AssetManagement
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• Kauffman Foundation Grant• Improve access to and awareness of
Entrepreneurship• Impact across our traditional missions
– Teaching – Research – Outreach
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• Expanded Curricula– E-ship in Business, Arts and
Nonprofits– E-ship in Society– Intro to Biomed E-ship
• Entrepreneurship Residential Learning Community
• Arts Entrepreneurship Initiative• Student Business Incubator• Wisconsin Entrepreneur’s
Bootcamp
Creating Student Entrepreneurs- New Programs -
1st ERLC Students
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• Make your Passion Your Profession speakers series
• The Deli – Grab and Go Entrepreneurship
• The 100-hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge: Entrepreneurship in Action
WPT Documentary
Creating Student Entrepreneurs- Experiential Learning -
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• WARF – Startup Licensing Manager– New gap funding program
• WID/MIR Town Center - a hub for collaboration and business acceleration
• MERLIN Mentors• Entrepreneurial law clinic• New Business Startup Initiative• Technology Business
Development Institute• University Research Park
Creating and Growing New Ventures
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• Partnership with BizStarts Milwaukee
• E-ship activities on other UW campuses through WiSys
• First Look Investor Forums• Kauffman Community
Internship Program - Social Entrepreneurship
• Intro to E-ship for Milwaukee HS youth
• UW System Entrepreneurship Summit
Statewide Activity
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• Wiscontrepreneur web site: http://www.wiscontrepreneur.org
• OCR Entrepreneurs page: http://www.ocr.wisc.edu/entrepreneurs.html
For more information:
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