Skandalaris Center

The Student Entrepreneurial Program (StEP) is a unique opportunity for students to own a business on campus that serves the WashU community. Any WashU undergraduate student can buy into an existing business or start a new one. This month we

Cultivation Capital Principal, Elise Miller Hoffman, has been promoted to General Partner.  Hoffman started with Cultivation Capital in 2015 while earning her MBA from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.  While a student, Hoffman took classes from

Get help developing your new idea, invention or early-stage venture in the Skandalaris Venture Competition (SVC). The SVC provides expert mentorship to new ventures and startups to ready them for commercializing their idea, launching, and pitching to investors. Teams will develop

From reusable thermal plastics for prosthetics to an app that helps you find sustainable wineries, the first “green IdeaBounce®” held between the Skandalaris Center, InCEES, and the Office of Sustainability saw 13 individuals pitch their environmentally-conscience products and business ideas.

It is an all too familiar scenario for budding entrepreneurs. For months, maybe even years, you have what you think is a great idea for a new business or a product. You practice your two-minute elevator pitch so often, that