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Young entrepreneurs get a lift in Seattle
The Lyceum conference room at University of Washington was packed with more than 500 people on Saturday for the final presentations of the China Business Challenge (CBC) and the China Entrepreneur Forum. The event was the culmination of the CBC, which was started on Jan 16 by the China Entrepreneur Network at the University of Washington and Confucius Institute of the State of Washington (CIWA). The CBC is a business plan competition, a series of events and a final forum that aim at providing valuable opportunities and a platform for students and the community for improving entrepreneurship and innovation skills. Connie Bourassa Shaw, director of the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington, and Rebecca Lovell, startup liaison for the City of Seattle, gave opening remarks congratulating the students for their passion and efforts and expressed their full support.
Outcomes:
The goal of CBC is to help realize win-win results by connecting startup teams and advisors, facilitating US-China collaborations, enriching the diversity and culture at UW and the Greater Seattle region, encouraging students and local talents to develop innovative ways of solving social and environmental issues and providing hands-on entrepreneurial experiences for students.
Government?:
Yes
Type of Exchange:
business
education/science
Partners:
University of Washington
Confucius Institute of the State of Washington (CIWA)
Microsoft
Sponsor(s):
University of Washington
Participants (Types):
students, entrepreneurs, businesspeople, city officials
Number of Participants:
500
Exchange Date:
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Continuing:
No
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Level of Government:
local
Location:
Seattle, Washington
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