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Is Your Business Idea Worth Pursuing? Three Tips to Avoid the Most Common Reason for Failure Check out these front-end market research tips that will help you determine whether your venture ideas are worth pursuing, writes Associate Profess Bradley George in an article from Entrepreneur magazine.
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February 24, 2025

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Faculty, Research

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2026-04-29 16:34:05
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Tariffs Explained: What They Do, Why They Matter, and Who They Impact Tariffs shape global trade and domestic industries. Babson’s Joshua Stillwagon explains their purpose, impact, and economic consequences.
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February 20, 2025

Tagged Faculty, Entrepreneurship Education

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2026-05-28 15:49:37
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The Frappuccino Funk: What’s Ailing Starbucks? Sales at Starbucks are slumping. Babson Professor Gina O’Connor examines how the coffee giant lost its way and how it can find its way back.
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February 19, 2025

Tagged Faculty, Thought Leadership

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2026-05-30 08:40:57
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Flying Eyebrows and Soaring Mustaches: The Best (and Worst) of the Super Bowl Ads   Here’s what the marketing professors of Babson made of this year’s crop of Super Bowl commercials.
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February 11, 2025

Tagged Faculty, Marketing, Thought Leadership

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2026-05-30 12:10:13
Dessislava Pachamanova and Yunwei Gai talk in a classroom
A Day for Questions, Insights, and Connections At the annual Faculty Research Day, Babson professors share scholarly work with their peers. This year, their dizzying array of research included explorations in health care, teaching, and the future of work.
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February 7, 2025

Tagged Faculty, Thought Leadership, Research

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-05-30 09:23:12
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Leadership vs. Management: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know What are the differences and nuances between being a leader and being a manager, particularly at a startup? Babson Professor Joseph Weintraub shares his thoughts.
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February 4, 2025

Tagged Advice, Faculty, Leadership, Startups, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-04-29 10:24:37
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The TikTok Ban and Beyond: How Small Businesses Can Adapt If TikTok is banned, what’s next? Got Sole founder Jonathan DiModica ’21 shares insights on adaptability, strategy, and long-term brand success.
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January 30, 2025

Tagged Advice, Alumni, Startups, Technology

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2026-05-30 10:50:44
A group of Tanzanian students pose for a photo with their certificates
5 Things We Learned Teaching Entrepreneurship in Tanzania Mateo Acosta-Rubio ’27 and Tadeo Acosta-Rubio MSEL’24 share their experiences and lessons from a transformative volunteer trip to Tanzania as part of the Institute for Social Innovation’s Youth Entrepreneurship Program.
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January 27, 2025

Tagged Class of 2024, Class of 2027, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education, Social Innovation, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-05-29 09:27:26
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The Second Act: 5 Tips for Finding Your Career’s Next Phase What happens when you leave a job that has defined you? Babson Professor Danna Greenberg reflects on how one can create an inspiring and rewarding next phase of a career.
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January 23, 2025

Tagged Advice, Faculty, Thought Leadership

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2026-05-30 09:51:36
Yasuhiro Yamakawa delivers a keynote address
I Teach Aspiring Entrepreneurs Why It’s Good to Fail—Here’s How to Turn That Failure into Success It’s important for all entrepreneurs to learn how to accept failure—it happens to everyone. Here’s how you can use it to promote success, writes Associate Professor Yasuhiro Yamakawa in an article from Entrepreneur magazine.
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January 22, 2025

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Faculty, Research

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2026-05-30 12:10:13