By Alexandra Dunk | March 24, 2020
The Blank Center for Entrepreneurship is excited to announce the 2020 B.E.T.A. Challenge semifinalists! See the entrepreneurs pitch live on Wednesday, April 1 in the virtual semifinals! Register now >> Alumni Semifinalists 1Room (Jeremy Bhatia ’11 and Michael Beeler) Dash Beyond Interactive Media Private Limited (Aakaanksh Pothukutchi ’13) M A Y U (Mayura B. Davda MS’16) oveRNight RN (Michael…
By Antonette Ho | January 13, 2020
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…
By Alexandra Dunk | April 22, 2019
In 2015, sophomore James Cantoni ’17 pitched SmartR, a platform that enables websites to automatically adapt and improve themselves, as a B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinalist. At the Semifinals event, he shared a sign up form to capture leads. Lead generation was critical at the time for SmartR. On a tight budget, James needed a way to…
By Alexandra Dunk | April 9, 2019
With the B.E.T.A. (Babson Entrepreneurial Thought & Action®) Challenge Finale just days away, we took the opportunity to explore why and how action became the cornerstone of the competition. To help us understand the evolution of the B.E.T.A. Challenge, we turned to Associate Entrepreneurship Professor Julian Lange, who, in his words, has been involved “since…
By Antonette Ho | April 5, 2019
The Blank Center is pleased to announce the 2019 B.E.T.A. Challenge finalists! Watch the nine startups pitch in front of a panel of judges for their share of over $300,000 in cash and prizes on Thursday, April 11 during the B.E.T.A. Challenge Finale. In celebration of Babson’s Centennial, three additional awards will be given during…
By Alexandra Dunk | April 3, 2019
To celebrate the 2019 B.E.T.A. Challenge, the Blank Center is inviting the Babson community to share a short video about an action they recently took that made an impact for them or others. Whether it’s your latest pitch, a goal achieved, an insight gained, or even your newest dance move, it can be whatever you…
By Antonette Ho | March 25, 2019
The Blank Center is pleased to announce the 2019 B.E.T.A. Challenge semifinalists. Meet the entrepreneurs on Wednesday, April 3 at 4:30pm in Olin Hall at the Venture Expo! Register now >> Alumni Challenge Artyfactos (Angela Sanchez MBA’11 and Jaime Gomez) Forefront (Yulkendy Valdez ’17 and Josuel Plasencia ’17) Legably (San Dahan MBA’17, Daniel Reilly, and…
By Antonette Ho | January 8, 2019
Want to win $20,000 for your venture? Now in its eighth 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 each win a grand prize of $20,000 in cash plus “services in kind” donations from corporate sponsors respectively. In…
By Alexandra Dunk | October 26, 2018
The 19th annual Rocket Pitch is just a few weeks away, and this year’s student and alumni presenters are in the middle of preparing and practicing – and practicing again. Here are three tips for presenters, from Babson entrepreneurs with pitching experience under their belts. Know your stuff – but remember that your audience doesn’t…
By Hailey Serna | July 22, 2018
Entrepreneur Shaymaa Gaafar MBA ‘19 Tell me a little bit about yourself and your company Shay Jaffar? Shay Jaffar is a luxury fashion brand that aims to curate glamorous fashionable clothes to leave modest women feeling empowered. It has been a dream of mine since I was a kid to have my own fashion brand…