Author: Leslie Macmillan
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Leslie Macmillan

How Will the Infrastructure Bills Impact the Economy?
Last month President Joe Biden signed into law a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Economists debate whether the bill, and the $1.7 trillion Build Back Better Act, will boost economic growth or lead to increased taxes and more inflation.
December 17, 2021
Tagged Faculty, Commentary
Posted in Insights

Babson Grad’s Nonprofit Empowers Entrepreneurs in Haiti
Rebecca Obounou MBA’17 started a nonprofit to help mostly women entrepreneurs in rural Haiti. Now, her company will become the philanthropic arm of a new rum venture.
December 14, 2021
Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Global, Nonprofit, Women-Led Entrepreneurship
Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership




Consumers Seek Old Comfort in New Nostalgia Products
Old-fashioned and low-tech products such as brick phones and gaming consoles are popular once again. Babson consumer behavior expert Lauren Beitelspacher explains how nostalgia fuels this phenomenon.
November 3, 2021
Tagged Faculty, Entrepreneurship, Technology
Posted in Insights


Fueled by Love of Art, Babson Student Finds Novel Application for NFTs
Magnus Aske ’23 came up with a project involving fundraising and the antiquities collection of a foreign country. When the deal goes through, “It will be one of the biggest early landmark sales in NFTs so far,” he says.
October 7, 2021
Tagged Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Undergraduate, Faculty, Global, Class of 2023
Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

How ‘Expeditionary Entrepreneurship’ Can Aid Disaster Response
Babson alumnus Jesse Levin uses a concept he calls “expeditionary entrepreneurship” to aid in crisis operations through volunteer humanitarian assistance, disaster response, and emergency economic stability work.
October 6, 2021
Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights