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.

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.

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Global, Nonprofit, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

What’s Causing Inflation, and When Will It End? American consumers are getting hit with skyrocketing food and fuel prices, accelerating fears and raising questions about inflation. We turn to two Babson College economists for answers.

Tagged Faculty, Research

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Research and Mentorship Lands Babson Faculty and Staff Bevy of Honors Babson College faculty and staff are recognized for accelerating women’s entrepreneurship and mentorship in international education.

Tagged Books, Faculty, Mentoring & Networking, Research

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Research Shows Women Entrepreneurs Are Key to Inclusive Economic Growth A new report from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor reveals the breadth and value of women entrepreneurs and provides the first snapshot of the pandemic’s toll on them.

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Faculty, Global, Research, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

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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.

Tagged Faculty, Entrepreneurship, Technology

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New Faculty Award Funds Study of Healthcare Inequity in the United States An interdisciplinary team of Babson professors has begun researching the growing disparity in access to good healthcare in the United States, funded by a new faculty scholarship from The Blank School.

Tagged Faculty, Research

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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.

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.

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Entrepreneurship, Global

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Kevin Richardson: Building Trust and Helping All Students Det. Sgt. Kevin Richardson exemplifies the Babson Public Safety Department’s human and personal approach to protecting everyone in the College community.

Tagged People of Babson, Campus

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