Idaho's largest entrepreneurial event.
What is Boise Entrepreneur Week?
Boise Entrepreneur Week started in 2016 as Boise Startup Week, built to bring Boise’s founders, investors, and supporters together in one place for one week every year. It became Boise Entrepreneur Week in 2021, and it is now Idaho’s largest entrepreneurial event.
For five days every fall, JUMP fills with founders, investors, students, and business leaders for keynotes, workshops, panels, pitch competitions, and parties. Fifteen Tracks run across the week, each one a curated set of sessions for a different kind of founder, from Small Business and Technology to Food, Military, and Sports, so you can build your own week around what you’re working on. General admission is free, and the pitch competitions have awarded nearly $1.3 million to Idaho founders since BEW’s inception.
See the impact
BEW 2026 By The Numbers
1,407
attendees
140+
speakers
$100,000+
awarded to founders and students
80
events across 15 Tracks
Learn
BEW’s programming is organized into 15 tracks, each led by local experts and focused on a different part of the entrepreneurial journey, from starting and growing a business to raising capital and building in industries like technology, health, food and sports. Each day opens with a keynote, followed by panels, workshops and conversations with founders who have built businesses in Idaho.
Connect
Boise Entrepreneur Week hosts gatherings organized around industries, communities, and shared interests, from founder meetups and happy hours to larger receptions. These events are a longstanding part of BEW’s programming, reflecting its role as a place for people across Idaho’s entrepreneurial ecosystem to connect and build relationships.
Compete
Boise Entrepreneur Week puts Idaho founders on stage to pitch for cash prizes and the resources to grow. Competitions span industries and experience levels, from established startups to high school entrepreneurs, and together they awarded more than $100,000 in 2026.
Applications for Trailmix and the Main Pitch Competition will open in May 2027.
