Tag: Global

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Babson MBA Graduate Takes Uncommon Path to Education Equity Preshika Jain MBA’21 used her experiences and connections through Babson College’s Uncommon Table to develop an ed tech product that would improve equity in education.

By Leslie Macmillan

January 28, 2022

Tagged Alumni, Class of 2021, Entrepreneurship, Global, Mentoring & Networking, Social Innovation, Technology, Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Women's Leadership

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

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Babson Grad’s Nonprofit Empowers Entrepreneurs in Haiti Rebecca Obounou MBA’17 started a nonprofit to help mostly women entrepreneurs in rural Haiti. Now, her company will become the philanthropic arm of a new rum venture.

By Leslie Macmillan

December 14, 2021

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Global, Nonprofit, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

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Upcoming Certificate Program in Global Business Leadership Feeds Upskilling Demand Babson College is partnering with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to offer an Executive Certificate in Global Business Leadership to help growth-minded professionals learn key skills in international business.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

Writer

Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman is a writer for Babson Thought & Action. Born in New Jersey and raised in Pennsylvania, Abdur-Rahman previously worked as a staff writer for The Trentonian and Philadelphia Inquirer newspapers. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Temple University and the recipient of more than 10 journalism awards.

December 6, 2021

Tagged Entrepreneurial Leadership, Executive Education, Global, Online Classes

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Research Shows Women Entrepreneurs Are Key to Inclusive Economic Growth A new report from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor reveals the breadth and value of women entrepreneurs and provides the first snapshot of the pandemic’s toll on them.

By Genevieve Rajewski, Leslie Macmillan

November 16, 2021

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Faculty, Global, Research, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Community, Insights

Remembering Babson’s Ninth President As Babson’s president from 1989 to 1997, William Francis Glavin H’99 championed diversity and a global mindset—and helped the College build upon its legacy of entrepreneurship.

By Thought & Action Staff

November 12, 2021

Tagged Campus, Inclusive Excellence, Global

Posted in Community

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How the Supply Chain Bottlenecks Will Affect Holiday Shopping Computer chip shortages, shipping backlogs, and high demand have disrupted the global supply chain like we’ve never seen. Babson Lecturer Brad Johnson explains what is happening and what consumers can expect this holiday shopping season.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

October 25, 2021

Tagged Faculty, Global

Posted in Insights

Magnus Aske '23 sits at a table at a restaurant

Fueled by Love of Art, Babson Student Finds Novel Application for NFTs Magnus Aske ’23 came up with a project involving fundraising and the antiquities collection of a foreign country. When the deal goes through, “It will be one of the biggest early landmark sales in NFTs so far,” he says.

By Leslie Macmillan

October 7, 2021

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Undergraduate, Faculty, Global, Class of 2023

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

How ‘Expeditionary Entrepreneurship’ Can Aid Disaster Response Babson alumnus Jesse Levin uses a concept he calls “expeditionary entrepreneurship” to aid in crisis operations through volunteer humanitarian assistance, disaster response, and emergency economic stability work.

By Leslie Macmillan

October 6, 2021

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Entrepreneurship, Global

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

A collage of photos of extreme entrepreneurs

Extreme Entrepreneurship and Why It Matters In traveling the world, the author of a new book on extreme entrepreneurship shares inspiring lessons from entrepreneurs thriving amid daunting conditions.

By Adam Sulkowski

September 30, 2021

Tagged Faculty, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Entrepreneurship, Global

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Make Your Mark: Babson’s Most Important Fundraising Day Make Your Mark, the annual day of giving for the Babson community, kicks off September 8 at noon. It is the College’s most important fundraising day of the year.

By 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.

September 7, 2021

Tagged Alumni, Campus, Global

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