Tag: Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Chisom Mbonu-Ezeoke speaking during a bootcamp session

Babson Helps Fuel Dreams of Women Sports Pioneers Babson College hosts the Global Sports Mentoring Program for a women’s entrepreneurship bootcamp aimed at helping scale ventures to better serve women around the world.

By Eric Beato

July 14, 2022

Tagged Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Women's Leadership, Leadership, Global, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Faculty, Executive Education, Inclusive Excellence

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Babson faculty, staff, and other community members stand in Tulsa at heart of former Black Wall Street.

Babson WIN Tulsa Draws Inspiration from Historic Roots A group of Babson staff and faculty visited the College’s new Women’s Initiative Now (WIN) Lab in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as Babson seeks to boost growth for women entrepreneurs and the local economy.

By Hillary Chabot

July 13, 2022

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Entrepreneurship Education, Social Innovation, Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Women's Leadership

Posted in Community

2026-04-07 15:17:40

Shakenna Williams poses for a photo outside of CWEL

Leading a Community of Women Entrepreneurs As the executive director of the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership, and founder of the Black Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership program, Shakenna Williams ’94 continues to increase access and opportunities for all women.

By Eric Beato

March 25, 2022

Tagged Women's Leadership, Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Inclusive Excellence, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Alumni

Posted in Community

2026-03-25 23:52:35

Amanda Elam has authored dozens of journal articles on women's entrepreneurship.

Amanda Elam: Examining the Gender Gap in Business Amanda Elam, a research fellow at the Diana International Research Institute at Babson College, specializes in women’s entrepreneurship around the world.

By Leslie Macmillan

March 22, 2022

Tagged Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Research, People of Babson

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-03-23 22:06:13

woman standing in front of a horse in a barn

New Technology Races Equine Industry into the Future Two Babson graduates broke into the tradition-bound equine market with horse sale and management software to track schedules, medical records, invoices, and barn calendars.

By Leslie Macmillan

February 15, 2022

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-08 20:52:07

Card Game Reshuffles the Deck on Immigrant Experience Two Babson Class of 2021 graduates created Unspoken Words, a card game designed to spark meaningful conversations within immigrant families.

By Thought & Action Staff

February 9, 2022

Tagged Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Class of 2021, Alumni, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-11 03:44:09

Preshika Jain poses for a photo at the Babson College front gate

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

2026-04-09 07:15:20

Elissa Kalver ’09 holds her daughter, Ellie

A Cancer Diagnosis Launches an Entrepreneurial Journey After her cancer diagnosis, Elissa Kalver ’09 started a nonprofit, We Got This, that aims to help family and friends better support their loved ones dealing with the disease.

By John Crawford

January 20, 2022

Tagged Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Women's Leadership, Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-06 13:49:07

Net Gain: From Babson to Financial Freedom After leaving behind her professional tennis career, Sunitha Rao ’14 sought financial independence. In the conclusion of this two-part series, we discover how she found it.

By John Crawford

January 12, 2022

Tagged Alumni, Career, Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-12 03:08:29

When Your Career Ends at 23: From the Olympics to Babson In this two-part series, we look at the life and career of Sunitha Rao ’14, who was pushed into tennis at a young age and then found herself, tired and nearly broke, having to start over.

By John Crawford

January 11, 2022

Tagged Alumni, Career, Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-05 23:44:55