{"id":411,"date":"2019-01-16T23:06:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T07:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/entrepreneurship\/?page_id=411"},"modified":"2025-05-29T12:14:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T19:14:52","slug":"esc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/esc\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eagle Startup Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does the Eagle Startup Center work?<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-gallery-id-411_29aed3-ef.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel figure .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-411_29aed3-ef.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel figure .kb-gal-image-radius img{height:275px;}.kb-gallery-id-411_29aed3-ef .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-411_29aed3-ef alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel kb-gallery-id-411_29aed3-ef kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-fluid-carousel kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-carousel-mode-align-left\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"7670\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"1\" data-slider-speed=\"15000\" data-slider-type=\"fluidcarousel\" data-slider-center-mode=\"false\" data-slider-gap=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-tablet=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-mobile=\"10px\"><div class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\" 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data-full-image=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-131735.png\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-131735.png\" data-id=\"36370\" class=\"wp-image-36370 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-131735-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-131735-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-131735-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-131735.png 1342w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\" \"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Astria1-1024x478.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Astria1-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Astria1-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"36358\" class=\"wp-image-36358 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Astria1-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Astria1-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Astria1-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Astria1-1536x716.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Astria1-2048x955.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1b8d4562\">\n\n<p>The Eagle Startup Center (ESC) is a hands-on program designed to take students through the entire process of launching a business. Whether you have a business idea of your own or want to contribute your valuable talents and abilities in other ways, we have a place for you in the ESC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/entrepreneurship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2024\/08\/Picture1-1024x276.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35928\" style=\"width:429px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2024\/08\/Picture1-1024x276.png 1024w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2024\/08\/Picture1-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2024\/08\/Picture1-768x207.png 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2024\/08\/Picture1-1536x415.png 1536w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2024\/08\/Picture1-2048x553.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the Eagle Startup Center, you can form a team, develop your skills, and access funding opportunities. Through the school year, students can experience Ideation Workshops, weekly training sessions and team projects through The Commercialization Academy, and the culmination event of our program, The Eagles Accelerator. These three main parts of our program are detailed below. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ideation Workshops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/ideationworkshop2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36365\" style=\"width:338px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/ideationworkshop2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/ideationworkshop2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/ideationworkshop2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/ideationworkshop2-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/ideationworkshop2-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a8bab688\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/ideationworkshop9-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36367\" style=\"width:233px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/ideationworkshop9-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/ideationworkshop9-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/ideationworkshop9-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/ideationworkshop9-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/ideationworkshop9-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To kickstart the ideation process and get students to begin considering business ideas and the role they wish to play, the Eagle Startup Center hosts twice-quarterly Ideation Workshops. The Ideation Workshops are held on two Saturday afternoons per quarter. Mentors lead discussions, facilitate idea generating games, participate in guided role play, and other activities designed to stimulate business incubation. These mentors include faculty from various Eastern departments, as well as successful entrepreneurs and business professionals from the Spokane area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, students will gain an understanding of the process behind idea formation and business incubation. For those interested in taking their ideas further or becoming part of a business team, they are encouraged to enter The Commercialization Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Activity<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:00-1:00p<\/td><td>Welcome and lunch<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1:00-4:00p<\/td><td>Activities\/Events<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4:00-5:00p<\/td><td>Dinner and Goodbye<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Commercialization Academy<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2186b36f\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/IMG_5127-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36357\" style=\"width:345px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/IMG_5127-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/IMG_5127-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/IMG_5127-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/IMG_5127-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/IMG_5127-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commercialization Academy (TCA) is dedicated to helping students turn their business ideas into reality. This program brings together passionate students with innovative ideas and connects them with experienced mentors and faculty members. By drawing on the rich expertise within Spokane&#8217;s entrepreneurial ecosystem, TCA offers instruction on over 25 key topics related to new business creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students gain a diverse skill set throughout the program, learning what makes a good business, how to develop a minimum viable product, and strategies for securing funding, among others. The journey begins with TCA Kickoff Weekend in late October, followed by weekly lessons every Tuesday night, guiding students through the business-building process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During Kickoff Weekend, students are organized into teams to collaborate on a shared idea or goal. This intensive weekend covers a broad range of topics and provides a roadmap for success throughout the academic year. For the remainder of the Fall and Winter quarters, teams meet weekly to cover new topics, practice their skills, and receive ongoing guidance from mentors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the conclusion of Winter quarter, teams compete in the $10K Commercialization Academy Pitch Competition, where they gain experience pitching their business ideas to real-world investors, as well as the chance to secure additional funding for their business. Applications for The Commercialization Academy for 2025-26 are open <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/esc\/tca-apply\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon completion of The Commercialization Academy, students are highly prepared to enter the next element of ESC, The Eagles Accelerator.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Eagles Accelerator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Astria1-1024x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36358\" style=\"width:989px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Astria1-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Astria1-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Astria1-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Astria1-1536x716.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Astria1-2048x955.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a52f198a\">\n\n<p>The Eagles Accelerator (TEA) is a school-wide pitch competition held during the 10-week Spring quarter, designed to support the completion and launch of student businesses. This competition is open to aspiring entrepreneurs from all degree paths at Eastern, offering them a platform to develop and pitch their business ideas. Participants, who may compete individually or as part of a team, present their ideas to faculty members and business professionals from the Spokane entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Eagles Accelerator consists of three stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-131735-1024x678.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36370\" style=\"width:418px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-131735-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-131735-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-131735-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-131735.png 1342w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stage 1<\/strong> features a speed-dating style of elevator pitches. Each student has 2 minutes to pitch their business idea to a judge, followed by 7 minutes of feedback and questions focused on improving both the pitch and the concept. This process is repeated nine times within the two hour event, maximizing the amount of feedback and professional insight each participant receives. At the end of this stage, judges score the teams, and the top 20 teams advance to Stage 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stage 2<\/strong> adopts a trade show booth format, emphasizing the development of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and sales strategy. Judges visit each booth to ask questions and engage with students. Based on a provided rubric, the top 10 teams are selected to move on to Stage 3. Prior to entering Stage 3, students must provide proof of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minimum Viable Product (MVP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proof of Incorporation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business license<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corporate bank account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Draft of operating agreement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intellectual property agreement between team members (if applicable)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ownership agreement between team members (if applicable)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-132510-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36373\" style=\"width:476px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-132510-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-132510-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-132510-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-132510.png 1337w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stage 3<\/strong> involves a seven-minute pitch presented to a panel of investors, followed by a five-minute Q&amp;A session. The judges, selected for their investment expertise, use a standardized rubric to evaluate each presentation. This stage offers students invaluable real-world experience in pitching and engaging with investors\u2014crucial skills for any emerging business. Finalists in Stage 3 will share a $27,500 prize pool, with funds deposited directly into their corporate bank accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration for The Eagles Accelerator is currently closed. Check back Fall quarter 2025 to register!<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Ideation Workshops<\/strong><br>Returning Fall Quarter 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>The Commercialization Academy<\/strong><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Applications open now!<\/span><br><br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>The Eagles Accelerator<\/strong><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Applications open<\/span><br>Fall 2025, TBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<span class=\"gb-button gb-button-011f7d5e gb-button-text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ideation Workshops are returning Fall Quarter!<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-d09c793e gb-button-text\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/esc\/tca-apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apply for The Commercialization Academy here<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<span class=\"gb-button gb-button-c23c4906 gb-button-text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Applications for The Eagles Accelerator are currently closed<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn More<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a42dbd55\">\n\n<p>Curious to know more about the ESC and our programs? Drop by CEB 125 during open hours to talk with a staff member or email us at <a href=\"mailto:eagle-startup@ewu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eagle-startup@ewu.edu<\/a> if you have any questions. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fellowships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/entrepreneurship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2024\/03\/download-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2024\/03\/download-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/eagle-startup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2024\/03\/download-1.png 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hbjfoundation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herbert B. Jones Foundation<\/a> Fellowship Grant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Thanks to a 3-year, $124,000 grant from the Herbert B. Jones Foundation Fellowship Grant, we are able to offer <strong>$1,000 stipends<\/strong> to fellowship students who complete the program. Each year&#8217;s group of fellows is drawn from a diverse pool of many majors ranging across the breadth of academic studies, so as to not concentrate too heavily in one area. After completing the TCA, students are eligible to compete in business plan competitions on college\/university campuses across the country. Students benefit from being able to network with others with similar interests, obtain licensing through Washington State University (WSU), obtain seed money for new ventures without any equity exchange, and launch their ideas for potential innovations and\/or startup companies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prototype Funding<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f131a199\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/entrepreneurship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2024\/03\/download-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5508\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Thanks to a generous grant from Wells Fargo, TCA participants have access to funds for prototype development. These crucial funds give TCA participants the opportunity to build, test, iterate and improve upon their ideas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background and Accolades<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, EWU was selected by the US Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) as the winner of the Model Emerging Entrepreneurship Program award. The award is presented every year to the top nominee in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later that same year, the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) selected the EWU Center for Entrepreneurship as the Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Center. In receiving these coveted awards, EWU joins the likes of Florida State University, Brown, and Dartmouth. In winning both awards, we join Kansas State University as the only two schools who have accomplished this feat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/entrepreneurship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2020\/11\/GCEC_ewu-e1605555908376.jpg\" alt=\"GCEC_ewu\" style=\"width:600px\" title=\"GCEC_ewu\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/entrepreneurship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2020\/10\/image002-1024x262.jpg\" alt=\"image002\" style=\"width:600px\" title=\"image002\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does the Eagle Startup Center work? The Eagle Startup Center (ESC) is a hands-on program designed to take students through the entire process of launching a business. 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