Tag: Entrepreneurship

The opening page of the Threads app on an iphone

Can Threads Take Down Twitter? As Meta’s popular new app launches, Babson’s Rich Hanna says Threads has built-in advantages to seriously challenge Elon Musk’s Twitter.

By Hillary Chabot

July 12, 2023

Tagged Corporate Innovation, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Faculty

Posted in Insights

Babson student pitches her venture while standing in front of a presentation screen during a competition

Competitions Help Babson Grad Perfect Her Pitch Swarna Shiv ’23 competed in five national entrepreneurial contests that provided hands-on experience on pitching startups, enhancing business strategy, and learning what it takes to launch a successful company.

By Hillary Chabot

June 23, 2023

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Class of 2023, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Ed O’Malley races on a bicycle through a Western landscape

The Quest to Create a Very Fast Shoe For his third startup, Ed O’Malley MBA’03 set about creating a more aerodynamic cycling shoe for triathletes. It wasn’t easy.

By John Crawford

June 21, 2023

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Alumni

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

Kris Schumacher stands with Havell Rodrigues

Expanding Who Has the Opportunity to Be an Entrepreneur Co-founded by two Babson alumni, New Majority Capital addresses disparities in wealth and opportunity by helping underrepresented entrepreneurs buy existing businesses.

By John Crawford

May 16, 2023

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Entrepreneurship, Alumni, VC & Investing

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

Kkhush Aggarwal MSEL'23

Kkhush Aggarwal MSEL’23 on the Power of the Graduate Community Kkhush Aggarwal MSEL’23 reflects on his favorite things about Babson and what he’ll miss most before addressing the graduate Class of 2023 at Commencement.

By Sarah Coppinger

May 10, 2023

Tagged Class of 2023, Entrepreneurship, Graduate, Student Life, Commencement

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

A splitscreen showing two men who have won Babson's Global Changemaker Award

Babson Honors Entrepreneurs Committed to Positive Global Change Ramón Mendiola ’86, P’20 ’21 ’23 and Pawan G. Patil have been honored with the Global Changemaker Award, which recognizes those in the Babson community for creating positive social and environmental change on a global level.

By Hillary Chabot

May 1, 2023

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Alumni, Entrepreneurship

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Wide-angle view of the Miami skyline with the sun peeking through a cloudy sky

Why Miami Is Emerging as a Top 5 Entrepreneurial City The director of Babson Miami explores the rise of Miami as one of the most important entrepreneurial cities in the country.

By Gustavo Trindade MBA’17

April 28, 2023

Tagged Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Entrepreneurship, Graduate, Alumni, Inclusive Excellence, Commentary

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Three women holding giant check during the 2023 BETA Challenge.

Earth-Friendly Ventures Win B.E.T.A. Challenge Grand Prizes Amelia Thomas MBA’22, Jennifer Calhoun MBA’23, and Dylan Zajac ’25 were the winners of the 2023 B.E.T.A. Challenge.

By Hillary Chabot

April 19, 2023

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Startups, Alumni, Graduate, Undergraduate, Mentoring & Networking, Entrepreneurship Education, Sustainability, Class of 2022, Class of 2023, Class of 2025

Posted in Community

Overview of a reception lit in purple

Babson Miami MBA Candidates to Compete at eMerge Americas Eight members of the Babson community will compete in the Startup Showcase x Showdown at eMerge Americas, which features keynote speaker Tom Brady.

By Sarah Coppinger

April 13, 2023

Tagged Graduate, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Entrepreneurship, Startups, Class of 2023

Posted in Community

Candida Brush Earns Inaugural Babson Collaborative Legacy Award The F.W. Olin Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at Babson College was honored at the Babson Collaborative Global Summit in Chile.

By Thought & Action Staff

April 13, 2023

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Faculty, Entrepreneurship, Global

Posted in Babson Briefs