Welcome to Innovate, UW–Madison’s front door to find resources that support campus inventors and entrepreneurs. I invite you to work directly with campus partners who can provide advice, guidance, and resources for aspiring entrepreneurs and problem solvers at any stage of the innovation process.
– Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska, Vice Chancellor for Research
Explore our database of university resources and programs for campus innovators and entrepreneurs—from early-stage, through incorporation, market introduction and rollout, and beyond.
Campus Events
Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch
Join Amy Fensch, Senior Manager at HP to discover the importance of delivering optimal customer experiences. Amy, with 19 years at HP, leads digital transformation efforts and has held various roles in sales, business development, and channel management. She launched HP's Instant Ink and managed large retail accounts. Amy holds a BBA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an MBA from Arizona State University.
12:15 pm, 4151 Grainger Hall
- October
- October 16
- Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch sponsored by Neider & Boucher, S.C.Susie Younkle, Program Director for MERLIN MentorsOctober 16, 12:15 pm, 4151 Grainger HallCome join us to meet Susie Younkle who coordinates MERLIN Mentors’s 100+ volunteer mentors and supports its many early-stage entrepreneurs. . . .
- MadPromptsCreativity UnleashedOctober 16, 6:00 pm, H.F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery BuildingJoin us for an exhilarating evening of wit, artistry and prompt engineering at MadPrompts, presented by WARF and the Data . . .
- October 17
- Careers & BeersScience and WritingOctober 17, 5:00 pm, Orchard View Room, Discovery BuildingUW-Madison grad students and postdocs are invited to enjoy drinks and appetizers while networking with community members and explore alternative . . .
- SBDC Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP)October 17, 5:30 pm, OnlineETP is an intensive business-planning training program designed to help participants who want to start a new business, grow an . . .
- October 23
- Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch sponsored by Neider & Boucher, S.C.Amy Fensch, Senior Manager, Head of Americas Partner Digital, Omnichannel, HP, Inc.October 23, 12:15 pm, 4151 Grainger HallJoin Amy Fensch, Senior Manager at HP to discover the importance of delivering optimal customer experiences. Amy, with 19 years . . .
- October 24
- SBDC Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP)October 24, 5:30 pm, OnlineETP is an intensive business-planning training program designed to help participants who want to start a new business, grow an . . .