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Entrepreneurship is the process of discovering, evaluating and leveraging opportunities. While it’s tempting to think of entrepreneurship only in the context of the business world, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking in reality are critical skills for people in all walks of life.

UW-Madison was recently awarded a grant by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to support and enhance entrepreneurial activities throughout the curriculum. The Kansas City-based Kauffman Foundation launched an initiative in 2004 to transform the way colleges and universities prepare students for success in the American economy.

Entrepreneurship is an important component to growing Wisconsin’s economy and creating high-tech, high-wage fields. But the spirit and skills of entrepreneurial studies imbue all academic fields, and are generating exciting new developments in the arts, humanities and service-learning.

To learn more about the Wiscontrepreneur initiative, view our Year One Accomplishments (PDF) or view our list of Kauffman Campus Initiative Activities.