Tag: Family Entrepreneurship
Babson’s commitment to family entrepreneurs recognizes that families, not just family businesses, drive entrepreneurial behavior. This includes the support of family foundations, startups supported by families, spousal startups, entrepreneurial family members embarking on separate ventures, and many other value-creating, family activities.

Babson First-Year Students Learn to Navigate Family Legacies and Carve Their Own Path
Babson’s First Year Family Entrepreneurship Mastermind program helps students strengthen family business relationships, develop leadership skills, and launch passion-driven ventures.
April 22, 2025
Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Lauri Union, William Gartner Named Among Top 25 Leading Global Academics in Family Enterprise
Lauri Union and William Gartner, two leaders of the Bertarelli Institute for Family Entrepreneurship at Babson College, have been recognized among the leading global academics in family enterprise by Family Capital.
December 13, 2024
Posted in Babson Briefs

Inside the Blank School’s Seven Centers and Institutes
With its world-class centers and institutes, the Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership continues to expand its impact and influence. Here’s a look at the Blank School’s seven centers and institutes.
October 4, 2024
Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

A Father and Daughter Prepare to Speak at Babson’s Commencement
In a historic first for Babson, the College’s graduate Commencement ceremony will feature a joint address, delivered by a father-daughter pair of business leaders: Eric Johnson ’72, P’08 and Erin Tolefree.
May 2, 2024
Posted in Community

Do You Own or Manage Your Business with Family Members? Here Are 3 Essential Tips to Create Value Together.
In an article from Entrepreneur magazine, Lauri Union of the Bertarelli Institute for Family Entrepreneurship shares how family entrepreneurship can create value across generations by drawing on a family's strengths to advance their business goals.
April 1, 2024
Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

A New Global Network Focuses on Family Entrepreneurship
On its fifth anniversary, Babson’s Bertarelli Institute for Family Entrepreneurship has formed a global network of family entrepreneurs. The goal is to provide connections, education, and support.
October 31, 2023
Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership