Entrepreneurial Leadership

The world needs entrepreneurial leaders to solve complex challenges that have persisted for decades or longer, as well as future ones we can’t even envision yet. Entrepreneurial leadership is both a skill set and a mindset, and entrepreneurial leaders impact businesses, organizations, and society because they put people first and manage in a relational way. Here, we illustrate the impact of entrepreneurial leadership through inspiring and uplifting stories from the Babson community and beyond.

Keeping it in the Family
Keeping It In The Family My two sisters and I have always had the family business itch, but it took a few years—and a pregnancy—to come up with the right idea.
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September 17, 2013

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Accounting for Entrepreneurship on the Inside
Accounting for Entrepreneurship Inside Entrepreneurship and accounting are rarely, if ever, discussed together in the same sentence. PricewaterhouseCoopers, with more than 180,000 employees spread across 158 countries, is happy to change that perception.
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September 4, 2013

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The Exit Strategy
Debating the Exit Strategy For the venture-minded entrepreneur, an end might be a successful business … but then what? What are the different paths to “done” for an entrepreneur starting out? Is it going public, getting acquired, starting a spin-off, or expanding to multiple locations?
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July 29, 2013

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Alpine Adventure
How an Alpine Adventure Inspired a Business What can the Matterhorn, a 14,000-foot alpine peak, teach an entrepreneur about running a business?
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July 23, 2013

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Guy Kawasaki
How to Ape Guy Kawasaki Guy Kawasaki might balk at the label Legendary Marketing Guru, but his 1.2 million social media followers are voting with their tweets—his writing on marketing, evangelizing, social media, and more spreads far and wide.
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July 8, 2013

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Temple Grandin
All Kinds of Minds: A Conversation with Temple Grandin Dr. Temple Grandin wears many hats: she is a professor, author, animal behaviorist, inventor, autism advocate, and the subject of a Golden Globe Award-winning film. One role she never has considered, however, is entrepreneur.
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June 30, 2013

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Amplifying Impact Altruhelp
Amplifying Impact with AltruHelp Mathew Paisner is not your average social innovator. He heads AltruHelp, an organization that helps businesses and colleges increase volunteerism by connecting their people to personalized volunteer projects.
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May 10, 2013

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Crowdfunding Social Entrepreneurs Part II
Crowdfunding Social Entrepreneurs, Part II Social investment platforms are as diverse as the challenges they seek to address. They share a common goal of having a positive effect and supporting social causes, but approach community engagement and fundraising differently.
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April 30, 2013

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Fine Print Job Creators II
The Fine Print on Job Creators: Part II If you use the Small Business Administration’s definition of a small business employing fewer than 500 people, 98% of business establishments are small.
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April 5, 2013

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Lessons from Zumba: 4 Ways to Lead Your Company's Innovation and Growth Lessons from Zumba cofounders Alberto Perlman '98 and Alberto Aghion on innovation, growth, and resilience during the past decade.
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March 21, 2013

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