Business and Economic Development Center students

Student Programs

Diversity is to business in the 2000s what globalization was to business in the 1980s and technology was in the 1990s. Diversity is becoming a major contributor to business competitiveness and the bottom line. Truly successful companies embrace diversity in leadership and in the workforce, serve diverse customers, and have a diverse supply chain.

The UW Foster School Business and Economic Development Center immerses MBA and undergraduate students in minority-owned, women-owned small business environments where they learn to be successful leaders in managing a multicultural work force and reaching a diverse customer base. Businesses flourish. Students learn to lead while making a difference.




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