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B.E.T.A. Challenge

Babson Startups Win Big at B.E.T.A. Challenge More than $300,000 in cash and prizes was awarded at the esteemed Babson Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (B.E.T.A.) Challenge.

By Michael Chmura

April 16, 2019

Tagged Alumni, Class of 2020, Campus, Graduate, Social Innovation, Startups, Undergraduate

Posted in Community

Hisham Beydoun

Taking the Lead Hisham Beydoun MBA’19 came to Babson to learn how he could use business to change the world. He is leaving changed by his classmates and the impact he made on the Babson community.

By Shannon Sweeny Curran

April 12, 2019

Tagged Graduate, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Julia Dean

Fulbright and the Pursuit of Global Citizenship Julia Dean ’19 has been awarded a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to improve access to entrepreneurship education in South Korea. She is the latest in a line of Babson students who have decided to take advantage of their opportunities to better the lives of others around the world.

By Brianna Radicioni

April 12, 2019

Tagged Global, Social Innovation, Undergraduate, Women's Leadership

Posted in Community

The Babson Globe gets an artistic renovation

The Babson Globe Gets an Artistic Refresh The iconic symbol of the College is ready for its debut in Kerry Murphy Healey Park, revived by a hand-painted upgrade--and a new motor.

By Jeannine Stein

April 11, 2019

Tagged Campus, Centennial

Posted in Community

Steven Spinelli Discusses the Future of Higher Education

Higher Education’s Future Requires Entrepreneurial Leadership Higher education leaders gathered at Babson Boston to discuss the future of higher education. At the heart of the conversation: Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® by college leadership is no longer nice to have. It's a requirement.

By Andy Tiedemann

April 10, 2019

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty

Posted in Community, Insights

heidi neck teaching entrepreneurship

So You’ve Been Asked to Teach Entrepreneurship. Now What? How does Heidi Neck teach educators to think, act, and teach more entrepreneurially? It starts with an important lesson: overcome your fear.

April 10, 2019

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty

Posted in Insights

Matthew Mottola

The Corporate Entrepreneur: Matthew Mottola at Microsoft Matthew Mottola MS’17 is obsessed with fixing both the way we work, and the way we feel about our work. He used his make-it-happen mindset to tackle this problem at Microsoft.

By Shannon Sweeny Curran

April 9, 2019

Tagged Corporate Innovation, Alumni, Graduate, Startups

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Michael Ioffe of Arist

Michael Ioffe’s Conversation Became a World-Changing Idea A series of conversations with students in Yemen left Michael Ioffe ’21 with an idea—that text messages could be used to bridge the digital learning access gap.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

April 8, 2019

Tagged Undergraduate, Startups

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

B.E.T.A Challenge 2019

One Day. All Access. Founders Summit 2019. Entrepreneurial power houses from Babson’s global community will come together for the first Founder’s Summit on Thursday, April 11.

By Brianna Radicioni

April 8, 2019

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Startups

Posted in Community

Rachel Pardue

B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinalists Pitch Their Startups Undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni pitched their businesses at the 2019 B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinals, in hopes of ultimately competing for $300,000 in cash and in-kind services during the finals on Thursday, April 11.

By Brianna Radicioni

April 5, 2019

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Startups, Campus

Posted in Community