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With the fall semester just around the corner, the Blank Center is getting ready to start another year of the Butler Venture Accelerator. The summer flew by with the fifth year of the Summer Venture Program, where 14 Babson businesses participated in a 10-week intensive experience designed to accelerate the development of their ventures. Check…
Post by Graham Anderson, Class of 2015 and Katie Kasper, Class of 2014 Since we arrived on campus last Tuesday, we have been extraordinarily busy! We have spent time inside the classroom learning about Russia, India, and China, and we have also spent time outside of the classroom getting to know the group better. Last…
Check out this blog post by Professor Elizabeth Thornton of Babson College on Objectivity: A New Perspective on the Conversation About Race at Huffington Post.
Getting your product or service to market is one of the biggest obstacles an entrepreneur can face. Sara Gragnolati M’10, a participant from the Summer Venture Program, came to share her experiences with the 2013 cohort this past summer. Gragnolati shared some of her lessons learned from getting her company’s product to market. Cocomama provides all natural,…
Post by Amy Mon, Class of 2012. Right after walking across the stage during graduation in 2012, I was unsure of what I was getting myself into. I was accepted into the prestigious organization Teach for America as a 2012 corp member. This past year was the most challenging year, but also one in which…
As demonstrated by the growth of both the amount of projects that have found funding through the crowd and the phenomenon of funded project goals that now can reach tens of millions, acquiring funding socially and collectively from individuals online is now a viable, and engaging, means to bringing ideas to reality. Over the past…
Post by Kaz Kawaguchi, MBA Candidate, Class of 2014 In May of 2013 Kaz, along with Babson alum and Professors, organized a program to his home country of Japan for Babson students and spouses. There were 18 participants (15 students and 3 spouses), from the U.S., Mexico, Guatemala, Paraguay, Venezuela, Iceland, Thailand, Indonesia, and Japan.…
Customers can be categorized in two groups: a group of customers who is ready to buy and another group of customers who is looking to buy. Customers who already decided to buy products typically purchase the product/service within a short period time. They are relatively easy to approach compared to those looking to buy. These…
Post by Zak Barry, Class of 2014 Over the past couple of weeks I have had the opportunity to befriend a family who lives in a shack at the end of our street. Beside the fact that the lot is kept vacant because it used to be a cemetery, this rolling green hill is prime…
