”The State of Small Business in America” offers unique perspective from entrepreneurs on how to grow the U.S. business landscape
Babson College Assistant Professor of Media Studies Xinghua Li has released her first book entitled, Environmental Advertising in China and the USA: The Desire to Go Green.
Babson Professor Richard Mandel has been named Undergraduate Teacher of the Year and Professor Mark Potter the Graduate Faculty of the Year (also known as the Thomas Kennedy Award for Teaching Excellence).
Six Babson alumni, undergraduate, and graduate student businesses have been named finalists in the 2016 MassChallenge accelerator program. This year’s cohort was chosen from over 1,700 applicants and represent a diverse range of industries and geographies, including nine countries and 16 states.
Babson College has selected 27 new entrepreneur teams to join the 2016 Summer Venture Program at its Wellesley, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California campuses—a signature initiative of the institution’s Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship.
Babson College Professor Raj Sisodia has co-authored Shakti Leadership: Embracing Feminine and Masculine Power in Business alongside Nilima Bhat, founder of Sampurnah: The Wholeness Practice.
Around the world an estimated 20.9 million people are in situations of so-called modern day slavery, or forced labor, at any point of time, according to the new Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime report.
The 36th annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), co-sponsored by Nord University Business School and Nordland Research Institute, in Bodø, Norway, will be held at Nord University Business School on June 8-11, 2016.
Manizales-Más, Babson’s entrepreneurship and economy-boosting collaboration with the Colombian city of Manizales, has made impactful strides and seen record success since its full-scale launch in 2012.
Through Babson College’s Initiative on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, the Human Freedom Entrepreneurial Leadership Program held its first annual Human Freedom Entrepreneurial Leadership Program Competition on May 13, 2016 at Babson’s Wellesley campus.
Babson College Professors James M. Hunt and Joseph R. Weintraub have released the 3rd edition of The Coaching Manager: Developing Top Talent in Business.
Babson College Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Dr. Sadie Burton-Goss and Babson College Vice President of Programming and Community Outreach Jane C. Edmonds have been named two of Boston’s most influential minorities who are shaping the region.
Babson undergraduates Hanson Grant Class of ’16 and Ken Zhang Class of ‘16 have been recognized for their innovative business, Think Board, by the Terry College of Business for the Next Great Consumer Brands Award.
Babson College Professor Dessi Pachamanova has co-authored Portfolio Construction and Analytics—a new book from the Frank J. Fabozzi Series of J. Wiley & Sons that provides an up-to-date understanding of the analytic investment process for students and professionals alike.
Babson College’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL) announced a partnership with leading business organizations in a new initiative - WE Decide 2016 - created to encourage women in business to raise their voice this election season, and monitor issues of importance to them and their business from now until November 2016.
Babson College Assistant Professor of Marketing, Lauren Beitelspacher, has been recognized by Poets & Quants as one of the Most Outstanding 40 under 40 Business School Professors.
Babson College again has been named the No. 1 business college for return on investment (ROI) for business majors, according toPayScale Inc., the world’s leading provider of on-demand compensation data and software.
Professors Mark Potter, Marjorie Feld, Ben Luippold, and Scott Taylor have been promoted at Babson College.
Eric Johnson ’72, P’08, Chief Executive Officer and President of Baldwin Richardson Food Co., known for his commitment to giving back to organizations that educate and expand opportunities for those facing economic disadvantages, will be inducted into The Babson College Alumni Entrepreneur Hall of Fame on April 13, 2016.
The Lewis Institute at Babson College will honor three entrepreneurs, each creating significant social impact through game-changing business models, with the 2016 Social Innovator Awards. This year’s recipients - Gavin Armstrong, Founder of Lucky Iron Fish™; Bernie Glassman, Founder of Greyston Bakery and the Greyston Foundation; and Bill Bolling, Founder of the Atlanta Community Food Bank - will be recognized at a campus event on April 7, 2016.
The Babson Latin American Club announced their list of speakers for the 8th annual Babson Latin American Entrepreneurship Forum on Friday, April 8, 2016. The event, this year named ‘Decision Makers’, will convene Latin American leaders and participants to share their views on entrepreneurship and business in the region.
The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College is hosting the annual B.E.T.A. (Babson Entrepreneurial Thought and Action®) Challenge, recognizing major milestones Babson businesses have achieved by taking action.
Babson College announces the appointment of Michael D. Johnson as provost. Johnson comes to Babson from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, where he is the Bradley H. Stone Dean and E.M. Statler Professor.
The Babson Energy and Environment Club will host its 10th Annual Babson Energy and Environment Conference on Friday, April 1st at Babson College.
Babson College will host the first-ever Babson India Symposium on April 16, 2016. The new event will provide a stage for global business leaders, entrepreneurs, and academicians alike to share in their experiences about India’s emergent business world, burgeoning opportunities, and how to further unlock the country’s potential.
Babson College will launch a pilot Summer Venture Program (SVP) at its San Francisco campus this summer, following seven years of continued success at the main campus in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Applications are open now through April 1, and students from either location, as well as alumni in San Francisco, are eligible to apply.
Debi Kleiman has been named Executive Director of the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College. Debi comes to Babson following more than 20 years as an award-winning marketing executive and entrepreneurial leader known for inspiring top performing teams and delivering strong business results.
Babson College and the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) have announced an extension of their partnership. For the next three years, CSC will continue to serve as the resident theater company of Babson, the recognized world leader in entrepreneurship education and the only school dedicated to advancing Entrepreneurship of All Kinds®.
Babson College Professor Patricia Greene has received an award for her ‘Outstanding Contributions in Women’s Research’ from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship® (USASBE) and its Special Interest Group – Minority and Women Entrepreneurship.
Babson College Professor Heidi Neck has been named President of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship® (USASBE). Neck serves as Babson’s Jeffry A. Timmons Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, and as Faculty Director of the college’s Symposia for Entrepreneurship Educators (SEE)—programs designed to further develop faculty from around the world in the art and craft of teaching entrepreneurship and building entrepreneurship programs.
Nearly 100 entrepreneurs from the Boston area will introduce their ventures to a crowd of fellow entrepreneurs, investors, partners, and members of the community at Babson’s signature Rocket Pitch event on November 5th, 2015. Eligible businesses include those run by current students at Babson College, Wellesley College, and Olin College of Engineering, as well as Babson alumni.
North Dakota University System faculty are just beginning to understand the potential for open educational resources (OER) according to a new report from Babson Survey Research Group (BSRG) and the North Dakota University System (NDUS).
Babson College Professor of Film Julie Levinson and Framingham State University Associate Professor of English Claudia Springer have co-edited Acting, a new book from the Rutgers University Press series, Behind the Silver Screen.
Entrepreneurs and business leaders from around the world will converge at Babson College on September 24, 2015 for the first-ever U.S. Global Entrepreneurial Leaders (GEL) Summit. Launched in the UK in 2013 by WildHearts, a renowned British group of social businesses, this Babson event follows the success of the inaugural GEL Summits in Edinburgh and London in showcasing the power of social innovation for business and societal prosperity.
Edward Chiu has been named Senior Vice President for Advancement at Babson College. In his new position, Chiu will provide leadership and strategic vision for Babson’s Development, Alumni and Friends, and Advancement Communications teams. He will also serve as a member of the President’s Cabinet, reporting directly to Babson President Kerry Healey.
Babson College is one of the nation’s best institutions at offering its undergraduate students both outstanding academics and experiential learning opportunities, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles the school in its new book, Colleges That Create Futures: 50 Schools That Launch Careers by Going Beyond the Classroom.
Babson College professor Candida G. Brush has been appointed the Vice Provost of Global Entrepreneurial Leadership. In her expanded role, Dr. Brush will coordinate and connect all that is entrepreneurial across campus, and broaden Babson’s external reputation to advance economic and social value around the world.
This week, Babson College welcomes the undergraduate Class of 2019 to campus. The Class of 2019 is noteworthy, not only because it's Babson's Centennial class, but because women make up the majority of the most applied for, and selective, class to date.
First-year students from the Babson College Class of 2018 raised more than $18,000 for local social service agencies through the college’s award-winning Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship (FME) course that requires all first-year undergraduate students to start and run a business, and donate profits to charity.
Babson has joined over 45 business schools in committing to a set of best practices that offer concrete strategies for business schools to help women succeed throughout school and in their careers
Babson College hosted the 8th annual Diana Project International Research Conference on June 8-9, 2015, providing a platform for scholars to share in a global research agenda dedicated to asking and answering questions about women entrepreneurs.
The American Collegiate Retailing Association (ACRA) has awarded Michael Levy, the Charles Clarke Reynolds Professor of Marketing at Babson College, with its inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award in Academics.
The 35th annual Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC) will take place June 10-13, 2015 in Natick, MA. BCERC, widely considered the premier conference for entrepreneurship research, was established in 1981 to provide a dynamic venue where academics and real-world practitioners link theory and practice, and to encourage and increase quality research in entrepreneurship.
Babson College students and alumni continue to earn their way into the entrepreneurial spotlight, including six recent honorees, and two ultimate winners, of Inc. Magazine’s 2015 readers’ choice rankings.
Babson’s Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab will host its Women’s Entrepreneurship Summer Soiree at the Fields Corner Business Lab in Boston on Thursday, June 4, 2015. The WIN Lab, a yearlong residency program within Babson’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL), invites entrepreneurs of all kinds to enjoy a free, one-of-a-kind networking event alongside local women business leaders and entrepreneurial resource providers.
Babson College’s collaborative sustainability program has earned a Gold Rating through the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System™ (STARS) program.
Babson College has recognized ten alumni entrepreneurs as the 2015 Alumni Entrepreneur “Rising Stars”. These individuals have successfully distinguished themselves in their entrepreneurial endeavors, having founded businesses within the past ten years, making an impact in the marketplace, and generating notable media attention.
Babson Entrepreneurship Professor Joel Shulman, who pioneered investing in publicly-traded entrepreneurial companies through his company EntrepreneurShares, LLC, has been ranked the #1 US Large Cap Blend Equity Manager for separate accounts by Pensions & Investments for the five year period ending March 31, 2015.
PRWeek celebrated revered winners and finalists at its recent 2015 Global Awards ceremony in London, including Babson and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) as one of the top two Global Partnerships in the world. Babson - honored to come only second in its category to the renowned 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, was among a diverse group representing the most forward-thinking organizations and initiatives focused on building brands and trust across international borders.
Babson College History Professor Frederick Douglass Opie offers new insights into the causes and results of 20th century social movements in his recent book - Upsetting the Apple Cart – Black-Latino Coalitions in New York City from Protest to Public Office.
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