Tag: Advice

Babson Career Centers
Babson’s Career Centers Guide Students Through Uncertain Times Yes, the job market may be tough, but graduates can still find employment, especially if they leverage their networks and are flexible in what positions they are seeking.
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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.
April 20, 2020

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Grow business in crisis
Can Businesses Start and Grow in a Crisis? Entrepreneurial leaders across industries will guide us past the coronavirus crisis by identifying needs and solving problems.
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Bryan Lipiner
Writer
Bryan Lipiner
Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.
April 15, 2020

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Lessons Learned During a Business Crisis
Lessons Learned During a Business Crisis How can a company survive the turmoil created by the coronavirus pandemic? A CEO, who once pulled his organization through its own business crisis, offers a few strategies.
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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.
April 15, 2020

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BabsonDiscover Webinar Series
Discover with Babson In the shift to online learning, the College came together to launch BabsonDiscover—an all-inclusive webinar series to meet the diverse learning needs of entrepreneurial leaders around the world.
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April 14, 2020

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Ideas for Keeping Health and Wellness in Check With so much uncertainty and transition, it's especially important to take care of yourself. Babson's meditation voicemail, virtual support groups, Instagram wellness challenges, and even some faculty research provide a starting point.
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April 2, 2020

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Pitching your business online
Pitching Your Business Online? Don’t Forget to Test Your Tech Perfecting your pitch requires a number of practice rounds. Yet when you're pitching your business online, preparation is even more paramount.
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March 31, 2020

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Babson World Globe
How to Stay Connected From Afar Staying connected to the community is more important than ever. Here are a few recommendations for how to stay socially connected without being together on campus.   
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March 30, 2020

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How to lead in a crisis
How to Lead in a Crisis When times are tough, good leaders are key. Here are five behaviors to adopt in order to lead in a crisis.
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March 27, 2020

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Pitch at the BETA Challenge
How to Pivot Your Pitch and Go Online You can still get an audience with investors. You can still participate in a pitch competition. The catch—you’ve got to do it online. Here's how.
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March 26, 2020

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Babson College faculty extend their motivational messages to students.
Messages from Your Faculty The night before the first day of fully online classes, members of Babson’s faculty and academic deans shared words of support with students.
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Bryan Lipiner
Writer
Bryan Lipiner
Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.
March 23, 2020

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