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Students collaborate around screens in the finance lab
Want to Study Business and Finance? Try These 5 Summer Courses for High School Students Skills such as business strategy, investing, and personal finance are critical for success in any role or professional field. Here are five pre-college courses in the Blank School Summer Program for rising high school juniors or seniors interested in business and finance.
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March 4, 2026

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-03-20 15:16:09
Two students collaborate on a project at the Weissman Foundry
Want to Be an Entrepreneur? Try These 5 Summer Courses for High School Students Skills such as business strategy, investing, and personal finance are critical for success in any role or professional field. Here are five pre-college courses in the Blank School Summer Program for rising high school juniors or seniors interested in business and finance.
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March 2, 2026

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-03-20 15:16:09
LISTEN: If The Shoe Doesn't Fit, Build It Jolie Wyatt ’26 is on a mission to change footwear for millions of women. In this episode of Babson’s podcast, “From Problems to Possibilities: Entrepreneurial Leadership in Action,” she shares how she transformed a personal frustration into a scalable business.
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February 24, 2026

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-03-20 15:08:21
Dr. Errol Norwitz speaks in front of a classroom
A Doctor and Entrepreneur Reflects on His New Role at Babson Reflecting on his new leadership position at Babson’s Kerry Murphy Healey Center for Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Dr. Errol Norwitz says that the entrepreneurial mindset is missing from health care. It’s badly needed.
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February 13, 2026

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-03-20 13:10:35
Entrepreneurs collaborate at a table during an Entrepreneurial Family event at the Foundry
What Is Total Entrepreneurial Activity, and Why Is It Important? One of the key metrics to evaluate the state of entrepreneurship is Total Entrepreneurial Activity, which was created by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and measures the rate of early-stage engagement. Babson professors explain its importance.
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February 2, 2026

Posted in Insights

2026-03-20 14:22:35
Students walk on campus under a number one banner
Why Is Babson No. 1 for Entrepreneurship? Here Are 30 Reasons Entrepreneurship is everywhere at Babson College, which has been ranked the No. 1 school for entrepreneurship for the past three decades. But why? There are countless reasons; here are just 30.
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January 23, 2026

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

2026-03-20 14:22:35
Gustavo Augusto Kopp de Lima ’28 stands next to a sign for the COP 30 climate change conference
A Babson Student Builds a Cycling Startup and Lands at COP 30  After a scary bike accident, Gustavo Augusto Kopp de Lima ’28 founded JoinBike, a platform seeking to connect cyclists in his native Brazil. Kopp recently spoke at the COP 30 climate change conference.
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January 7, 2026

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-03-20 15:09:38
Babson Globe at night
Year in Review: Favorite Photos of 2025 Babson photographer Nic Czarnecki captured images of hundreds of people on campus this year. Here are 10 of our favorite photos of 2025.
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December 29, 2025

Posted in Community

2026-03-20 14:02:08
Jamie Siminoff gestures while speaking during the recording of the podcast
WATCH: Jamie Siminoff ’99, H’21 Discusses the Ups and Downs of His Ring Journey In the fourth episode of Season 2 of “From Problems to Possibilities,” watch the full interview with Jamie Siminoff ’99, H’21, the founder of Ring, about facing rejection and self-doubt and then a moment of self-reflection.
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December 17, 2025

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

2026-03-20 09:12:28
Cindy Klein Marmer MBA’02, P’29 Named Executive Director of the Blank Center  Babson College appoints Cindy Klein Marmer MBA’02, P’29 as the executive director of the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship, bringing new momentum to the venture ecosystem.
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December 15, 2025

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-03-19 14:31:03