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Brewing up Success: The Allure of Collaborations in Starbucks x Stanley’s Limited-Edition Cup  Modern business partnerships can be a win-win so long as there is a synergy between the two brands, says Babson Professor Anne Roggeveen.
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January 23, 2024

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2026-07-06 18:52:10
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Six Strategies for Negotiating a Job Offer A company made you a job offer. Congratulations. Now comes the next step: negotiations. Babson’s Center for Career Development offers six strategies.
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January 17, 2024

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2026-07-10 14:35:00
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‘Make a Career of Humanity’: How MLK’s Legacy Empowers Lavar Buckmon ’26 as an Entrepreneur In his essay, the Babson Diversity Leadership Scholar reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and how it has influenced his entrepreneurial journey and shaped his leadership style.
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January 14, 2024

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2026-06-15 19:02:57
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Taking a Chance Beats Checking a Box: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem When it comes to building an entrepreneurial ecosystem, Babson Academy’s online course has made an impact on educators like Marietta College’s Jacqueline Khorassani.
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January 12, 2024

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2026-07-04 08:05:25
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Want to Boost Your Company’s Growth? Upskill Your Workforce. Here’s How. In an article from Entrepreneur magazine, Stephen Flavin, executive director of Babson Executive Education, offers three tips for how organizations to take full advantage of corporate training and executive education.
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January 11, 2024

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-07-05 14:13:27
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5 Tips to Future-Proof Your Career What can students and professionals do to keep up with the changing times? Babson College’s Graduate Center for Career Development (CCD) has some advice for job readiness for life.
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January 11, 2024

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2026-07-11 10:14:10
How One Babson Student Sold His Startup Max Feber ’21 has been working on his cold-brew coffee company, BRUW since high school. With his senior year at Babson on the horizon, it was time to sell. Here’s how he did it.
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January 10, 2024

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2026-07-13 17:59:47
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Office Hours: How Media Shape the Environment With a popular course, Associate Professor of Media Studies Xinghua Li engages students to examine the effects on the natural world.
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January 3, 2024

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2026-07-11 10:14:10
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Forget Networking: Create High Quality Connections Building high-quality connections, rather than networking, results in improved personal and professional relationships.
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January 3, 2024

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2026-07-13 18:51:53
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2024: A Year of Collaboration and Innovation at the Blank School The directors of the centers and institutes of The Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College share their aspirations and optimism for the year ahead.
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January 2, 2024

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2026-07-13 16:38:02