Meet the Class of 2023’s FME Ventures
Here’s a fun fact: 100% of Babson students create and launch a business in their first year.
How? In Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship (FME), an internationally recognized yearlong course where those students team up to create, develop, launch, and manage real ventures.
On February 19, 2020, Babson’s class of 2023 showcased more than 40 ventures the annual FME Expo. Businesses ranged from services designed to make life easier, to products that promote environmental sustainability or school spirit. Get to know this year’s businesses, the products they’re selling, and the causes they’re promoting, in our gallery below.
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