Jones Idea Challenge

Teams were challenged with finding innovative ways to solve real-world business problems. First place winner: Raia Gulam and Areesa Gulam - Camp Korey.
 

Jones Progress Awards

DySports LLC (John Verduin, MBA '18),  Votegrity (Tom Thomas, MBA '20), and Ellebit (Anna Del Toro, MBA '20) emerged as the winners for this year's JPA.   Each team was awarded $10,000.

Harriet Stephenson Business Competition

In its 25th year, we had a great turn out of participants.  The top four teams in the finals were: SMER (1st), JANE (2nd), Oakmoss (3rd), and SmartDashAI (4th). 

Founder Fridays

Fireside chats with CEO and founder alumnus Bettina Paek, MD, MBA '19, eDoula and Heidi Yu, MBA '12, Social Book.io about their start up journey.
 

Albers-SJIM Virtual Business Plan Competition

SU student Cam Nguyen was the winner of the Urban Greenspaces competition, a collaborative program jointly organized with Seattle University and St. Joseph's Institute of Management in Bangalore, India.

Family Business Exchange

Ainsley Close (CEO, Guardian Security), Bob Wallace (CEO and founder, Wallace Properties) shared their insights to maintaining a healthy work-life balance and challenges with generational transitions. 
 

Founder Mixer

A new program launched Spring 2023 to connect entrepreneurs throughout the SU campus. Meetings were held in Billodue Maker Space allowing for organic conversations, idea exchanges, and collaborations for founders to build relationships and entrepreneurial endeavors.

We appreciate your support!

Our programs are generously funded by the Herbert B. Jones Foundation, Madeline Haydon Award for Entrepreneurship, and Friends of the IEC. 

Congratulations and thank you to our interns Kate Angulo and Camila Romero Juarez.