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Victor Wiacek ’22 and Lucas Wiacek ’24 stand together for a photo
By Protecting Skiers, This Babson-Born Venture Scores on the Olympic Slopes At the recent Winter Olympics in Italy, the entire U.S. ski team, and more than 70% of alpine racers overall, wore a cut-resistant layer of Vix Protection, which was founded by Victor Wiacek ’22.
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May 7, 2026

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

2026-09-01 17:51:50
Emily Weinberg ’27 and Skipit Recognized at eMerge America’s Startup Accelerator Four student- and alumni-startups represented Babson College at the eMerge Americas Conference + Expo, the premier technology conference in Miami.
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May 5, 2026

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-09-01 14:15:21
The Bonds of Babson: Co-Founders In our Bonds of Babson series, we spotlight how alumni work together as co-founders, through the successes of Karim El-Gamal MBA’11 and Michael Kasseris MBA’11.
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April 8, 2026

Posted in Community

2026-09-01 14:50:36
Mike Salguero and Bobby Quirk pose for a portrait at the ButcherBox headquarters
The Bonds of Babson: Employers In our Bonds of Babson series, we spotlight how alumni hire and work with other alumni, through the collaboration of Mike Salguero MBA’10 hiring Bobby Quirk ’17 at ButcherBox.
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April 8, 2026

Posted in Community

2026-09-01 22:41:16
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LISTEN: Why Health Care Needs Entrepreneurial Leaders Now Errol Norwitz makes a bold case to train health care providers like entrepreneurs. In this episode of Babson’s podcast, “From Problems to Possibilities: Entrepreneurial Leadership in Action,” the Babson expert challenges the next generation of health care leaders to drive change.
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April 1, 2026

Posted in Babson Briefs

2026-09-01 18:18:56
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The GEM U.S. Report Asks: What Happens After a Startup Is Launched? The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s annual U.S. report shows that entrepreneurship remains strong, but GEM’s findings also reveal uncertainty, as the rate of established business ownership continues to decline.
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March 30, 2026

Posted in Insights

2026-09-01 19:43:02
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

2026-09-01 14:37:18
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

2026-08-31 23:14:58
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

2026-09-01 18:18:56
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

2026-09-01 14:15:21