Babson Bolsters Professional & Executive Education with First Online Entrepreneurial Leadership Certificate
Building on more than a century of leadership in business and entrepreneurship education, Babson College announced the launch of its first‑ever Entrepreneurial Leadership Certificate via the College’s digital learning platform Babson On-Demand™. The latest non-credit offering is designed to support the evolving needs of the global workforce with a flexible delivery model rooted in academic rigor.
To mark the launch of the new certificate program, the College is offering the introductory course, Foundations of Entrepreneurial Leadership, free for one day only on March 24 to the first 1,000 registrants.
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“Across industries and sectors, leaders are being asked to move faster, lead through ambiguity, and deliver results without a clear roadmap,” said Kelly Lynch, executive vice president at Babson. “This certificate brings Babson’s proven approach to entrepreneurial leadership to a broader audience, equipping professionals with practical tools they can apply immediately, wherever they are in their careers.”
Rooted in Babson’s Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (ET&A®) methodology, the certificate is designed to help leaders navigate ambiguity, drive innovation, and turn ideas into action—skills increasingly critical across industries and aligned with the World Economic Forum’s global workforce trends emphasizing creative thinking, resilience, agility, curiosity, lifelong learning, leadership, and analytical thinking.
The self-paced, fully online certificate features three courses that can be taken individually for digital badges or stacked to earn the full certificate, offering flexibility and clear pathways for continued development.
The launch of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Certificate represents a strategic expansion of the College’s Professional and Executive Education portfolio, which recently added AI in Action: From Prompts to Innovation, a new certificate in collaboration with Founderz. Designed to meet professionals where they are, it offers flexible, high-quality learning without requiring a career pause or full degree commitment. Through rigorous, research-backed content in a digital format, Babson continues to position itself as a global leader in preparing individuals and organizations to lead through complexity and change.
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Entrepreneurial leadership allows leaders to build rapport, move ideas forward, and thrive amid uncertainty. Developed at Babson, this research-backed framework helps professionals lead boldly in startups, established organizations, nonprofits, and beyond.
The introductory course, Foundations of Entrepreneurial Leadership, is taught by Scott Taylor, professor of organizational behavior and the Arthur M. Blank Endowed Chair for Values‑Based Leadership. Heidi Neck, Jeffry Timmons Professor of Entrepreneurship and academic director of Babson Academy, and Jay Rao, professor of operations and information management, lead courses titled Entrepreneurial Mindset, and Driving Innovation and Change as an Entrepreneurial Leader, respectively.
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