“ With housing, office space, mentorship, and a support network, SVP allows founders to focus on what matters most – building their business. Arist wouldn’t be where it is today without SVP.”– Ryan Laverty ’20, Co-founder and COO, Arist One of Babson’s signature programs, the Summer Venture Program (SVP) is a 10-week intensive experience that builds…
Want to win $20,000 for your venture? Now in its ninth year, the Blank Center’s B.E.T.A. Challenge recognizes major milestones Babson businesses have achieved by taking action. Winners of the graduate, undergraduate, and alumni B.E.T.A. Challenge tracks each win a grand prize of $20,000 in cash, plus “services in kind” donations from corporate sponsors. In…
Thanks to the generosity of FedEx, five extraordinary Miami WIN Lab Alumnae had the opportunity to showcase their businesses at TechCrunch’s Startup Alley in front of thousands of attendees, investors, potential customers, and media outlets. Startup Alley is a signature Disrupt San Francisco event, where over 1,000 pre-series A startups and sponsors across all verticals…
This blog was written by Peer Career Ambassador, Rumeer Keshwani. Do not get caught in an interview without knowing the answers to these Top 8 interview questions! TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF A classic question that should not be surprising. Interviewers ask this question because they are looking to see that your attitude is consistent with…
This blog post was written by Peer Career Ambassador, Alex Rabell ’21. While finals and final presentations may be our main focus right now, winter break is quickly approaching. Here at Babson, we get a long winter break of about 5 weeks off. I am sure most of you have already made plans for the…
When you are considering starting a venture, how do you know if your business idea is worth pursuing? While the support of friends and family is always a great start, you’ll want more confirmation from your target market before investing significant time and resources into the project. Drawing upon his research and experiences as a…
Do you have a lot of holiday presents to buy, but not a lot of ideas or time? Where better to get gift ideas than from our Babson Built guests? Not only did these Babson alumni entrepreneurs join us on the podcast to inspire us with their entrepreneurial journeys and share their advice, but their…
The Babson College Hoffman Family Undergraduate Center for Career Development (CCD)Below please find many ways to tap into Babson’s talent this Spring, including an opportunity to host an Externship at your organization in January. We hope to see you on campus! SPRING 2020 PROGRAMS RESUME REVIEW NIGHTWednesday, February 12th 6:00pm – 8:00pm CALLING ALL RECRUITERS AND…
A customizable experiential learning project allowed students to either (1) interview a professional of their choice or (2) partner with founders in MIT Enterprise Forum CEE to learn how legal astuteness can make-or-break an organization. The project was an opportunity to take ownership of their learning, pursue a passion, network, and take a deeper dive…
At the core of any successful startup is a strong understanding of its customers. Throughout this semester’s #How2Tuesdays series, we’ve heard from experts that many startups fail because they never truly put themselves in their customers’ shoes to design a problem-solving product. So how can founders go above and beyond to serve their customers? Earlier…
