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Babson College Startups Win Big at B.E.T.A. (Babson Entrepreneurial Thought & Action®) Challenge

Entrepreneurs / 24th April 2019

Babson celebrated entrepreneurial spirit by awarding more than $300,000 in cash and prizes to alumni, graduate, and undergraduate startups Yad, Taylor Custom Rings, and Perkzilla, as well as to special award winners...

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Most Entrepreneurs Start Businesses Out of Opportunity, Not Necessity

Entrepreneurs / 2nd February 2018

A robust 74 percent of entrepreneurs around the world have started businesses in pursuit of an opportunity rather than out of necessity—this according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2017/18 Global...

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Babson Professor Launches Entrepreneur ETF, Touts New “Entrepreneur Factor”

Entrepreneurs / 23rd November 2017

Babson College Professor Joel Shulmanhas launched an “Entrepreneur 30” Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).  His innovative ETF holds a basket of the 30 largest Entrepreneur-led publicly-traded companies. The ETF was launched by...

Babson Breakaway Challenge Calls for Women-Led Businesses to Compete for $250,000 in funding at HUBweek Finale on September 30

Entrepreneurs / 29th June 2016

Babson College’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL) and Breakaway, a Boston-based brand and venture capital firm, have opened 10 additional semifinalist spots in the Babson Breakaway Challenge – the first and...

Babson Establishes Global Entrepreneur In Residence Program

MBA Blog / 16th June 2016

In furtherance of its mission to harness the power of entrepreneurship as a force for economic and social value creation, Babson College has established a Global Entrepreneur in Residence (GEIR) Program. The program will...