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Serving Up a New Career: How Babson Helped a Tennis Talent Transition to Finance When David Gonzalez MSF’24 decided he needed to bolster his business background to develop his professional career, he opted for Babson’s Master of Science in Finance program. Here’s what he learned.
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April 24, 2026

Tagged Graduate, Class of 2024

Posted in Outcomes

2026-04-25 02:55:57
Big Ideas Take Center Stage at Babson’s B.E.T.A. Challenge A record number of applicants and globally diverse finalists defined this year’s B.E.T.A. Challenge, where ventures ranged from clean energy to child literacy.
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April 23, 2026

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Alumni, Undergraduate, Graduate, Startups, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-25 02:55:57
Two people wearing matching black polos and caps with a red-and-white logo stand side by side in daylight in front of a white cab truck and a black box truck; one person has an arm around the other’s shoulder, and the black truck shows the logo and a partially visible phone number starting with “781.”
They’re Babson College Students—and Last Year, Their Business Made $3 Million Where else can you find a pair of student founders whose thriving business made $3 million while they pursued their undergraduate degrees? Meet Kirk McKinney ’26 and Jacob McKinney ’28, of Junk Teens.
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April 23, 2026

Tagged Undergraduate, Campus, Entrepreneurship Education, Student Life, Startups, Advice

Posted in Community, Outcomes

2026-04-24 20:57:51
Woman speaks to large crowd gathered for Food Summit in airy room at Babson College.
Inside Babson’s First Food Summit: Where Food Entrepreneurs Connect Across the Ecosystem Featuring student founders and alumni leaders, Babson’s Food Summit explored the wide range of roles, from food science to CPG to supply, powering today’s food industry.
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April 17, 2026

Tagged Alumni, Faculty, Undergraduate, Entrepreneurship Education, Graduate, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Startups, Advice

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-25 02:55:57
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From Tote Bags to Buckets: How Everyday Items Become Cultural Currency From Trader Joe’s mini totes to Starbucks Bearista cups, limited-edition drops are turning everyday items into cultural moments of high demand. Babson marketing experts unpack how scarcity and social sharing fuel these viral sensations.
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April 14, 2026

Tagged Faculty, Entrepreneurship Education

Posted in Insights

2026-04-25 02:55:57
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Valued at $4 Billion. Sold for $40 Million. This Is What Went Wrong with Allbirds. Allbirds was valued at $4 billion during its 2021 initial public offering. Five years later, it agreed to a sale for 99 percent less. Babson College Associate Professor of Practice Peter Cohan weighs in on what entrepreneurs can learn from what happened.
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April 13, 2026

Tagged Advice, Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Startups

Posted in Insights

2026-04-25 02:55:57
The Earth rises above the horizon of the moon during Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon.
Why This Mission to the Moon Matters Babson Associate Professor Jonathan Sims, who teaches a course called Moonshot Strategy, shares his perspectives on NASA’s mission to the moon, why it matters, and what a moonshot is really all about.
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April 9, 2026

Tagged Faculty, Entrepreneurship Education

Posted in Insights

2026-04-25 02:55:57
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Babson Connect Worldwide Unites Entrepreneurial Leaders in Brazil Nearly 200 members of the College community convene in Rio de Janeiro for the ninth Babson Connect Worldwide, the premier global entrepreneurship summit. It’s the first BCW in Latin America since the inaugural conference in 2015.
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April 6, 2026

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship Education, Global

Posted in Community

2026-04-25 05:19:07
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AI, Jobs, and Uncertainty: A Leading Expert Weighs In on What We Can Expect Artificial intelligence is reshaping work, but not always as expected. Babson expert Thomas Davenport breaks down how AI is impacting jobs, why predictions fall short, and what leaders should watch now.
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March 31, 2026

Tagged Advice, Artificial Intelligence, Faculty, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-04-25 02:55:57
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The GEM U.S. Report Asks: What Happens After a Startup Is Launched? The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s annual U.S. report shows that entrepreneurship remains strong, but GEM’s findings also reveal uncertainty, as the rate of established business ownership continues to decline.
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March 30, 2026

Tagged Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Research, Startups, Entrepreneurship

Posted in Insights

2026-04-25 05:19:07