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Innovation Navigator

Navigating Innovation in the Era of Digital Design and Collaborative Culture If companies want to have ideas that are far out, they need to be able to navigate today's expanded innovation landscape.

By Elizabeth Atwater

October 17, 2018

Tagged Books, Corporate Innovation, Research

Posted in Insights

Female Entrepreneurs Pitching

What Exactly Does It Do? Female Entrepreneurs on the Art of the Technology Pitch Complicated technology, a landscape stacked against you, and lots of unknown territory. These female entrepreneurs are giving advice on how to pitch your tech company to wow investors.

By Shannon Sweeny Curran

October 9, 2018

Tagged Women's Leadership, VC & Investing, Startups, Technology, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Community

MA LGBT Chamber of Commerce

Babson is an LGBT Chamber of Commerce Ally Babson is the first college or university to sponsor the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce.

By Brianna Radicioni

October 5, 2018

Tagged Leadership

Posted in Community

babson faculty awards

Babson Honors Outstanding Faculty This fall nine Babson College faculty members were recognized for their excellence in teaching and scholarship.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

October 4, 2018

Tagged Campus, Faculty

Posted in Community

susan perry

How One Founder Transformed Her Pitch and Found Her Voice Babson Professor Lakshmi Balachandra’s research led one entrepreneur to reevaluate how she pitches her business and adopt a bolder, more assertive approach.

By Ashley Lucas

October 3, 2018

Tagged Women's Leadership, VC & Investing, Startups, Research

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Hanson Grant and Ken Zhang

“Life as an Entrepreneur? It’s Pretty Freaking Exciting” Two years after college, Hanson Grant ’16 is celebrating the success of his startup, Think Board, and a strategic new partnership with Rocketbook.

By Brianna Radicioni

October 3, 2018

Tagged Startups, Career, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Family Entrepreneurship, Technology

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Babson Class of 2022

Babson Welcomes Class of 2022 As Orientation began, 539 first-year students were welcomed to Babson College’s community in anticipation of the beginning of the 2018-2019 academic year.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

October 1, 2018

Tagged Campus

Posted in Community

sustainability entrepreneurs

The Future of Sustainability is in the Hands of Entrepreneurs In seeking to understand adoption rates of environmentally friendlier buildings, Siddharth Vedula found a riveting case for sustainability entrepreneurs everywhere.

By Andrea Reeves

September 24, 2018

Tagged Research, Social Innovation, Faculty

Posted in Insights

project ROI

Research Finds ROI for Businesses Working to Improve Community Health and Well-being A new report identifies a strong business case and untapped opportunities for the private sector to address community health more proactively. This 18-month project was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and led by a partnership between Babson College’s Lewis Institute for Social Innovation and IO Sustainability.

By Kristen Yngve

September 20, 2018

Tagged Research

Posted in Community

Meeting with Your CEO? Read This First What should you ask when meeting with your CEO? Here’s a list of ideas to help you prepare.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

September 10, 2018

Tagged Career, Mentoring & Networking, Advice

Posted in Insights