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UW Tacoma Joins National Engineering Network
UW Tacoma has been accepted into KEEN, the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network, dedicated to training engineers to have an entrepreneurial mindset.
March 20, 2024Main Content
Assembling a Company
Building a business isn’t as easy as building big-box furniture, but serial entrepreneur, Army vet and two-time UW alumnus Steve Buchanan has an advantage via his partnership with UW Tacoma.
November 6, 2023Main Content
Mushroom Farmer Wins VIBE Competition
Nathanael Engen, an Air Force veteran, took first prize in the 2023 VIBE Business Plan Competition, pitching his plan to scale up his urban gourmet mushroom farming business.
February 24, 2023Main Content
Teams Selected for Sweet 16 Round in 2023 VIBE Business Plan Competition
The public is invited to the Sweet 16 Trade Show on Feb. 16 to see the business proposals of teams from colleges and universities across the Puget Sound region.
February 13, 2023Main Content
VIBE Business Plan Competition Returns
After a pandemic-induced hiatus, the VIBE Business Plan Competition is back, with a grand prize worth $30K.
January 24, 2023Main Content
Meet Altaf Merchant
Dean Altaf Merchant sees the Milgard School as a catalyst for entrepreneurship and social responsibility in the South Sound region.
March 11, 2021Main Content
An Army 'Computer Guy' Gets His Facts Right
James Stevens, senior in electrical engineering, jumped from the Special Forces to his life as a student-veteran at UW Tacoma.
November 8, 2019Main Content
VIBE Business Plan Competition Winners Have More 'Chop'
A garage start-up, an indoor mapping app and a marketplace for student gig-workers are all moving from the drawing board to the real world.
June 7, 2019Main Content
VIBE Business Plan Competition Finalists Range from Auto Wraps to Cyber Defense
Six finalists will compete in the 2019 VIBE Business Plan Competition for a first prize of $10,000 in cash and in-kind services.
May 20, 2019Main Content
Secrets of Success: Thomas Kuljam on Leadership
South Sound Business recently published a Q&A with Thomas Kuljam, director of UW Tacoma’s VIBE Business Incubator.
April 19, 2019