Post from Vamsi Parchuri M’14, member of the 2013 BAEF Team Babson Asian Entrepreneurship Forum (BAEF) would like to thank all those who supported, volunteered, and attended the forum. It was not easy competing against the Red Sox’s victory parade, and it was indeed a pleasant surprise to see such an overwhelming turnout for the…
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I recently sat down with one of The Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab’s participants, Maria Becerra, MBA Candidate Class of 2014, to discuss her business, Trinity Activewear. Maria hails from Colombia and is an avid swimmer, biker and runner as well as a “fashionista”. In addition to recently winning the WIN Lab’s “Most Traction to…
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Post from Han Tran ’15, Butler Venture Accelerator member and founder of The Organic Sphere. Michael Salguero is a Babson M’09 alum and CEO of CustomMade, an online marketplace that connects buyers who want to purchase custom furniture and jewelry goods to the professional makers of those goods. Since its acquisition in 2009, CustomMade has grown into a…
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Post from Han Tran ’15, Butler Venture Accelerator member and founder of The Organic Sphere. Robin Chase is the founder and CEO of Buzzcar, a service that enables car owners and car drivers to share and rent cars. She was also the co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar, the innovative car sharing reservation service. Babson was fortunate to…
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Many entrepreneurs wish to accomplish their great idea. Entrepreneurs think their business will flourish because their idea seems attractive. However, some questions must be asked in order to assess whether the idea is feasible or not. Earlier last month, Bradley George facilitated a feasibility workshop to provide insight on what feasibility is. Three fundamental questions…
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Post from Han Tran ’15, Butler Venture Accelerator member and founder of The Organic Sphere. Describing a new venture to someone is not always about the pitch and the words associated it with. There are times when using pictures has more impact. The Butler Venture Accelerator recently held a lunch and learn on visual thinking.…
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If there’s anything I’ve learned over the past few months from setting up a crowdfunding campaign, it’s this: crowdfunding is possibly the most work-intensive way of gathering funding. And yet, ironically, it is also one of the most enjoyable – for entrepreneurs like me, day-to-day challenges present not just opportunities to meet with potential customers,…
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Last Thursday October 31st was a unique day at Olin Hall. Not only because it was Halloween or the fact that the Red Sox had won the World Series the night before, but because it was the Babson Rocket Pitch 2013. A unique opportunity that united the student body of Babson (undergraduate, graduate and alumni)…
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Starting a business in the United States requires a lot of legal documentation. Starting a business as an international student is even harder as visa requirements are complex. In order to help students who face this issue, Steven R. London from Pepper Hamilton, and Lesley Hauser from O’Neill & Hauser P.C. hosted a panel on…
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by Joey Mensah; So, I knew I had to attend this musical because it was a class requirement for my Drama in American Business course. I’m not the biggest fan of musicals, so I wasn’t really looking forward to having to attend. And then I heard it starred puppets, and I was even more confused…
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