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Equality in Entrepreneurship? Not Yet Babson’s Candida Brush has long studied women entrepreneurs. They have made many strides, but one critical challenge remains.

By John Crawford

Senior Journalist

John Crawford

A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.

October 31, 2019

Tagged Faculty, Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Women's Leadership, VC & Investing, Campus, Entrepreneurship Education, Research

Posted in Community, Insights

Life and Business After ePitch ePitch finalist Ryan Laverty ’20 stood out on stage. Now he’s making plans for the future.

By Jackie Villacci

October 30, 2019

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Startups, Student Life, Undergraduate

Posted in Community

Supporting Past, Current, and Future Generations of Entrepreneurial Families A $2 million gift from Charlie Nulsen ’79 and JoAnn Kocum Nulsen ’81 will endow the Executive Directorship position at the Institute for Family Entrepreneurship, enabling the best in leadership and experiential programming for students and their entrepreneurial families.

By Brianna Radicioni

October 29, 2019

Tagged Alumni, Family Entrepreneurship

Posted in Community

From California to Guatemala, Faculty Fuel Growth and Innovation Faculty are leading international growth initiatives, sharing expertise on sustainable breakthrough innovation, and weighing in on the future of commerce.

By Bryan Lipiner

Writer

Bryan Lipiner

Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.

October 28, 2019

Tagged Faculty, Advice, Career, Company Culture, Entrepreneurship Education, Global, Research

Posted in Insights

In a Networked Economy, Connectivity Isn’t Always the Answer Babson Associate Professor Rob Cross has worked with hundreds of companies and organizations to fine tune work environments in the networked economy.

By Bryan Lipiner

Writer

Bryan Lipiner

Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.

October 28, 2019

Tagged Advice, Career, Centennial, Company Culture, Faculty, Leadership, Management

Posted in Insights