Insights

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The Key to Economic Growth? Local Entrepreneurship Can entrepreneurship save economies? If you ask Daniel Isenberg, the answer will always be yes.

By Shannon Sweeny Curran

February 18, 2019

Tagged Faculty, Global

Posted in Insights

On the Road to Research, a Welcome Stop-off for Feedback and Fellowship Babson’s Faculty Research Day promotes important studies while helping faculty make essential connections.

By Jeannine Stein

February 6, 2019

Tagged Faculty, Research, Campus

Posted in Community, Insights

Women Weigh Risks and Rewards When Faced with Entrepreneurial Opportunity The 2017 Babson-sponsored U.S. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report finds that 59 percent of women entrepreneurs perceive opportunity, the highest rate ever recorded, but their entrepreneurial intentions are not trending upward—yet.

By Alexandra Dunk

February 5, 2019

Tagged Research, Global, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems

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No Matter Which Side of the Relationship You’re On, Mentorship Matters From CLTP to WIN Lab®, Diana Yuan ’15 has taken full advantage of the mentor opportunities at Babson. Here she shares her 360-degree view on the mentor-mentee relationship.

By Ashley Lucas

January 31, 2019

Tagged Advice, Mentoring & Networking, Alumni, Women's Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

How Can We Activate Entrepreneurs at Any Age? The latest U.S. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report tells us that entrepreneurial activity is happening across the entire age spectrum. So why is it lowest among youth and seniors?

By Alexandra Dunk

January 29, 2019

Tagged Career, Entrepreneurship Education, Research

Posted in Community, Insights

Entrepreneurship Research and Why it Matters For 20 years, the Babson-sponsored Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) has raised awareness about the power of entrepreneurship to create economic and social value, and hopes to continue to enact change in the way entrepreneurs are supported worldwide.

By Brianna Radicioni

January 22, 2019

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Family Entrepreneurship, Global, Research

Posted in Community, Insights

For the UAE, a New Approach to Sustaining Family Business What's the key to sustaining family businesses and catalyzing transitions between generations? It starts with shifting to a family entrepreneurship mindset.

By Carmen Suen

January 17, 2019

Tagged Family Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Global

Posted in Insights

elizabeth swanson on how to reduce recidivism

Can Entrepreneurship Reduce Recidivism? This Babson Professor Says Yes How can we reduce the exorbitant rate of recidivism in the United States? Babson Professor Elizabeth Swanson believes entrepreneurship is the answer.

By John Crawford

Senior Journalist

John Crawford

A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.

January 14, 2019

Tagged Faculty, Campus, Social Innovation, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Insights