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How Holiday Trends Could Influence Shopping in 2025 Convenience rules for holiday shoppers, but sustainability and in-person experiences can give small retailers a boost, Babson Professor Lauren Beitelspacher says.

By Hillary Chabot

December 18, 2024

Tagged Faculty, Advice

Posted in Insights

Jeni Wheeler MBA'05 serves up delicious, nutritious meals for the Cape Cod community.

Jeni Wheeler MBA’05 Serves Up Nutrition to Cape Communities as Holiday Needs Surge The Family Table Collaborative, a “self-sustaining nonprofit” launched by Jeni Wheeler MBA’05, blends business and compassion to combat nutrition insecurity and serve record holiday meals on Cape Cod.

By Hillary Chabot

December 17, 2024

Tagged Alumni, Graduate, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Tina Opie talks during the panel discussion

PHOTOS: Tina Opie and Babson at the Massachusetts Conference for Women Tina Opie, associate professor of management, highlighted Babson College’s presence last week at the 20th annual Massachusetts Conference for Women.

By Thought & Action Staff

December 16, 2024

Tagged Women's Leadership, Faculty

Posted in Community, Insights

close-up of a microphone set up before a waiting audience

Seven Tips for How to Become a Good Public Speaker Public speaking can be challenging. You need to calm your nerves, understand your audience, and figure out what to even say. Sharon Sinnott, the director of Babson’s Speech Center, offers help.

By John Crawford

December 13, 2024

Tagged Advice, Faculty

Posted in Insights

An overview of the Weissman Foundry during the buildathon

How Student Teams Used AI to Tackle Real-World Problems at One-Day Buildathon At the inaugural Generator-Microsoft Entrepreneurship & AI Buildathon, student teams from Babson, Olin, and Wellesley colleges collaborate and compete to identify transformative entrepreneurial opportunities enabled by artificial intelligence.

By Kara Baskin

December 12, 2024

Tagged Artificial Intelligence, Class of 2025, Class of 2027, Class of 2028, Faculty, Tech Entrepreneurship, Technology, Undergraduate, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

The setting sun shines on Tomasso Hall and the Babson campus

Babson Launches New Doctor of Business Administration Program to Empower Entrepreneurial Leaders Babson College introduces its Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program, empowering experienced professionals to address real-world challenges with innovative solutions through applied research and entrepreneurial leadership.

By Hillary Chabot

December 9, 2024

Tagged Faculty, Entrepreneurship Education, Graduate, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Campus

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Two students put the finishing touches on a snowman

Unscripted Moment: Snow Day In our occasional photo series, staff photographer Nic Czarnecki shares the story of first-year students from Hawaii playing in the first snow of the season.

By Nic Czarnecki

December 6, 2024

Tagged Campus, Student Life, Class of 2028

Posted in Community

James Pidhurney and Greg Pope pitch their product in front of the Sharks on the episode

From Babson to “Shark Tank”: How James Pidhurney MBA’08 Scored a $400K Deal for Chalkless James Pidhurney MBA’08 turned entrepreneurial lessons from Babson into a “Shark Tank” deal with Kevin O’Leary and Rashaun Williams for Chalkless, a grip-enhancing product.

By Hillary Chabot

December 5, 2024

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Graduate

Posted in Outcomes

These 3 Trends Will Change What It Means to Be an Entrepreneur in 2025 Here are three entrepreneurship trends from the new Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report that are changing the landscape for the future, writes Jeffrey Shay in an article from Entrepreneur magazine.

By Jeffrey Shay ’87, MBA’91

December 4, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Research, Faculty

Posted in Insights

With water as a backdrop behind him, Geeth Devara MSBA’24 poses for a photo

How One Babson MSBA Student Addressed Climate Change At IBM, Geeth Devara MSBA’24 helped develop an intricate model using satellite images. In this time of climate change, that model can identify at-risk populations during a heat wave.

By John Crawford

December 4, 2024

Tagged Global, Graduate, Sustainability, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

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