Idaho Entrepreneurs
The world needs your ideas
Ready to turn your ideas into reality? With Idaho Entrepreneurs, you’ll move your concept from innovation in the classroom to the marketplace. You’ll build networking skills, learn to build partnerships and experience business firsthand — preparing you to carve your pathway through business and your career.
In this program, you’ll:
- Network with professionals in the industry
- Develop your product or service
- Take your concept through feasibility analysis
- Create pitch decks
- Design a business model
- Develop a prototype
The entrepreneurial mindset you develop here is in demand across every industry. Employers are looking for creative thinkers and problem-solvers — people like you who are ready to bring innovative ideas to life.
Why choose Idaho Entrepreneurs?
- Open to all majors at U of I
- Earn an entrepreneurship certificate alongside any degree
- Compete in pitch competitions across the U.S., including the Idaho Pitch, for cash prizes
My experience in Idaho Entrepreneurs will help me work with people from all parts of the design industry – from designers and producers to investors, marketers and consumers.
Morgan Morrisroe, ’19
Team Ember Gloves
An Idaho Entrepreneur’s success story
Meet Payton McGriff (’17), founder of Style Her Empowered (SHE) — a social enterprise launched at University of Idaho. Payton’s work has earned national and global recognition, including a spot as a Top Five Hero Award Nominee for 2024 from CNN.
Join Idaho Entrepreneurs
Idaho Entrepreneurs is open to all University of Idaho students and offers academic credit options, including a certificate and a minor.
To get involved, contact:
George Tanner
332 J.A. Albertson Building
208-885-6475
gtanner@uidaho.edu