For some Badgers, being a college student means more than going to class, writing papers and studying for exams. It also means starting a business.Hundreds of University of Wisconsin–Madison students have entrepreneurial ambitions. In fact, entrepreneurship has been the No. 1 most popular certificate program on campus since 2018.
That comes as no surprise to Dan Olszewski, the Goldberg Family Director of the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the Wisconsin School of Business.
“UW–Madison students are focused on solving problems and making the world a better place,” Olszewski says. “Some do so by working in a research lab, others by volunteering at a nonprofit and some choose to be entrepreneurs to see their vision become a reality in the market.”
Part of entrepreneurship’s appeal is its “sky’s the limit” potential and the fact that there’s no single path to get there — each journey is as unique as the entrepreneurs themselves.
Regardless of major or degree program, UW–Madison sets students up for entrepreneurial success by providing a vast web of resources, programs and networks that Badgers can tap into while on campus. And when they leave campus, these young entrepreneurs are ready to expand their impact by growing their companies, creating new jobs and delivering innovative goods and services.
Meet five students whose grit, entrepreneurial spirit and business know-how are already taking them places:
https://news.wisc.edu/5-student-entrepreneurs-to-keep-an-eye-on/