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Busy Streets, Early Bird Specials, and Why Dynamic Pricing Isn’t All Bad Dynamic pricing, the practice of changing prices in real time as demand fluctuates, has faced backlash in recent years. But, it also can be an effective tool for social good.

By John Crawford

April 23, 2024

Tagged Faculty

Posted in Insights

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A Real-World Perspective on Real Estate Associate Professor of Practice Erin Degnan Escobedo has helped build Babson’s real estate curriculum, based on her experience and the expertise of engaged alumni.

By Erin O'Donnell

April 9, 2024

Tagged Faculty, Finance, Babson Magazine

Posted in Community, Insights

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AI Expert Rumman Chowdhury: ‘I Am an AI Optimist’ Speaking at Babson, artificial intelligence expert Rumman Chowdhury reflected on how the technology must evolve beyond being simply a ‘party trick.’ Here are three takeaways.

By John Crawford

April 8, 2024

Tagged Campus, Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Posted in Insights

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Do You Own or Manage Your Business with Family Members? Here Are 3 Essential Tips to Create Value Together. In an article from Entrepreneur magazine, Lauri Union of the Bertarelli Institute for Family Entrepreneurship shares how family entrepreneurship can create value across generations by drawing on a family’s strengths to advance their business goals.

April 1, 2024

Tagged Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Family Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

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3 Common Myths About Franchising That You Need to Stop Believing In an article from Entrepreneur magazine, Ab Igram MBA‘96 and Vincent Onyemah debunk myths about franchising and demonstrate why the model is an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs to create and scale economic and social value.

By Ab Igram MBA‘96, Vincent Onyemah

March 7, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Franchising, Faculty

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Nairi Enright ’24 teaches in front of a class

Making a Good First Impression Takes More Than a Firm Handshake In her senior-led seminar at Babson, Nairi Enright ’24 explores how to navigate those first encounters in life, whether at the office, the classroom, or the party.

By John Crawford

March 5, 2024

Tagged Advice, Student Life, Undergraduate, Class of 2024

Posted in Insights

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Setting Sail: Arlene Cummings Prepares to Inspire at TEDxBabsonCollege Arlene Cummings MBA’24, P’24 will share her empowering story at TEDxBabsonCollege on March 23, fulfilling a lifelong dream of public speaking.

By Hillary Chabot

March 1, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Graduate, Undergraduate, Advice

Posted in Community, Insights

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What AI Means for Student Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs understand the potential of AI, and they are acting. Three Babson student entrepreneurs share how AI is already changing their work and their ventures.

By John Crawford

February 28, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Startups, Technology, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Undergraduate

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Anastacia Yefimenko poses for a picture while holding a bottle and a pouch of her company's cleaning supplies

How to Crowdfund a Business in Five Steps After taking a Babson course on crowdfunding, Anastacia Yefimenko ’25 launched a campaign for Elcove, her sustainable cleaning products venture. Here are the strategies she followed.

By John Crawford

February 26, 2024

Tagged Advice, Entrepreneurship Education, Startups, Undergraduate

Posted in Insights

Professor of Practice Michele Kerrigan teaches a new class on how to expand DEI. (Photo by Nic Czarnecki/Babson College)

How to Build Diversity in Any Organization Anyone within an organization can boost diversity, equity, and inclusion, says Babson Assistant Professor of Practice Michele Kerrigan.

By Hillary Chabot

February 22, 2024

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Faculty, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Insights