Author: Alexandra Dunk

Alexandra Dunk
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Alexandra Dunk

As Assistant Director of Outreach, Marketing, and Communication, Alexandra is responsible for driving awareness of the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship's mission and brand and for developing marketing communication plans around its programs, initiatives, and signature events. Before joining the Babson team, Alexandra spent five years as the marketing director for national and regional restaurant chains, as well as three years in operations. She brings a passion for entrepreneurial environments to her position, having also had the opportunity to work with a food startup in the Harvard Innovation Lab. She has her BA in Political Science and French from Tufts University.

An entrepreneur pitches in front of a big screen
Babson Accelerators Drive Ventures—and the Leaders Behind Them An array of accelerators at Babson’s Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership focuses on developing not only ventures but also the founders as entrepreneurial leaders.
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December 7, 2021

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Summer Catalyst venture teams Verve Energy and Sustainably Mauve
Meet the 2021 Summer Catalyst Venture Teams The Blank Center’s online accelerator program helps undergraduate and graduate teams develop their ventures and entrepreneurial leadership skills.
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May 17, 2021

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Headshots of Aakash Shah, Aria Mustary, and Michael Freyer
Trio of Babson Businesses Earn B.E.T.A. Challenge Grand Prizes Aakash Shah MBA'21, Aria Mustary '21, and Michael Freyer MS'16 won Babson College’s prestigious business competition with their problem-solving ventures that have global and social impact.
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April 23, 2021

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Aria Mustary with women in Bangladesh
Women-Led Teams Working to Empower Women Three of the nine 2021 B.E.T.A. Challenge finalists share common ground as women-led companies seeking solutions to help women around the world.
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April 12, 2021

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Headshots of the 18 B.E.T.A. Challenge semifinalists
B.E.T.A. Challenge Powered by Babson Faculty's Expertise The Blank Center for Entrepreneurship’s annual B.E.T.A. Challenge business competition succeeds thanks to one of Babson College’s greatest assets: its faculty.
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April 5, 2021

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Screenshot of the Impact Unplugged panel
Yes, You Can Create Positive Impact While Driving Financial Returns To maximize their impact and solve pressing problems facing society today, entrepreneurial leaders are fostering collaboration, demonstrating creativity, and empowering others.
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November 20, 2020

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A hand places a green block depicting profits among a stack of blocks depicting franchises
Leading Change and Finding Scale Through Franchising Franchising provides a competitive advantage for entrepreneurial leaders seeking to drive impact in a human-centric way, according to Babson alumni.
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November 2, 2020

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Entrepreneurship Finds Roots in Families, Reveals GEM Report Worldwide, 75% of entrepreneurs and 81% of established business owners are entrepreneurs, co-owning or managing their businesses with family members.
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October 26, 2020

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A man pitches his business venture
The Hot Seat Goes Virtual Entrepreneurs in the Summer Catalyst accelerator program sit in the virtual Hot Seat to hear feedback from peers and strategically improve their pitching.
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July 16, 2020

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Research insights for entrepreneurs
Leading Edge Insights for Entrepreneurs from BCERC This year’s Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference brought leading-edge research directly to entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship educators—findings that are typically directed to academic audiences.
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June 25, 2020

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