Charles Hoslet, Managing Director WAA Founder’s Day Presentation April 23, 2008

1. Wiscontrepreneur and Other Entrepreneurship Activities at UW-Madison Charles Hoslet, Managing Director Presentation to BizStarts Milwaukee May 21, 2009 Charles Hoslet, Managing Director WAA Founder’s Day Presentation April 23, 2008

2. Overview of Talk • Role of OCR • Why the Buzz about Entrepreneurship • Creating Student Entrepreneurs • Creating and Growing New Ventures • State-wide Activity

3. 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

4. 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

5. Why all the Buzz about Entrepreneurship at UW-Madison? • 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

6. Creating Student Entrepreneurs- Existing Programs - • 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 Founders of Cascade Asset Management

7. Kauffman Foundation Grant • Improve access to and awareness of Entrepreneurship • Impact across our traditional missions • Teaching • Research • Outreach

8. Creating Student Entrepreneurs- New Programs - • 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 1st ERLC Students

9. Creating Student Entrepreneurs- Experiential Learning - • Make your Passion Your Profession speakers series • The Deli – Grab and Go Entrepreneurship • The 100-hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge: Entrepreneurship in Action WPT Documentary

10. Creating and Growing New Ventures • 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

11. Statewide Activity • 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

12. For more information: • Wiscontrepreneur web site: http://www.wiscontrepreneur.org • OCR Entrepreneurs page: http://www.ocr.wisc.edu/entrepreneurs.html

13. Office of Corporate Relations UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON Thank You! ocr.wisc.edu wiscontrepreneur.org