Tag: Startups

For Alumni, B.E.T.A. a Chance to Win Big and Give Back The impact of Babson’s global alumni network can be seen and felt in many ways throughout the duration of the annual B.E.T.A. Challenge.

By Alexandra Dunk

April 7, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Startups

Posted in Community

Helena Dweck

Sending an Air Hug Helena Dweck’s early return from a semester abroad in Italy sparked a business idea.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

April 3, 2020

Tagged Startups, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

B.E.T.A. Challenge

The B.E.T.A. Challenge Goes Online Even from a distance, the Babson community came together to support this year’s B.E.T.A. Challenge semifinalists.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

April 2, 2020

Tagged Startups, Student Life

Posted in Community

Pitching your business online

Pitching Your Business Online? Don’t Forget to Test Your Tech Perfecting your pitch requires a number of practice rounds. Yet when you’re pitching your business online, preparation is even more paramount.

By Debi Kleiman

March 31, 2020

Tagged Startups, Advice, VC & Investing

Posted in Insights

Pitch at the BETA Challenge

How to Pivot Your Pitch and Go Online You can still get an audience with investors. You can still participate in a pitch competition. The catch—you’ve got to do it online. Here's how.

By Debi Kleiman

March 26, 2020

Tagged Startups, Advice

Posted in Insights

Popped Water Lily Seeds Go Prime Time Nadine Habayeb is about to swim with the sharks as she attempts to seal a deal for her snack company, Bohana, on ABC’s Shark Tank on Friday night, March 20.

By Michael Chmura

March 20, 2020

Tagged Graduate, Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Food Entrepreneurship, Startups, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Alberto Perlman at GEM

Lessons from Zumba's Disruptive Business Model Fitness is an industry filled with disruptive business models. What can we learn from Zumba’s?

By Kait Smith Lanthier

March 12, 2020

Tagged Startups, Alumni

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Babson Entrepreneurs Converge on Miami Miami was home to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s annual meeting and Report Launch.

By Michael Chmura

March 5, 2020

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Global, Research, Social Innovation, Startups

Posted in Community, Insights

Entrepreneurs Worldwide Want Their Business to Make a Difference Forty percent of entrepreneurs in 35 economies want to use their business to make a difference in the world.

By Michael Chmura

March 3, 2020

Tagged Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Global, Research, Social Innovation, Startups

Posted in Community, Insights

Debbie Cohen '19 of Yad

Entrepreneurs Don’t Go It Alone at Babson While she was launching Yad, her home decor business, Debbie Cohen ’19 took full advantage of the many resources that Babson offers budding entrepreneurs.

By John Crawford

February 28, 2020

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Startups, Social Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership