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What is your venture and who are its founders? Sedition is a 90-minute bi-lingual action-thriller film set in the remote regions of the Himalayan Mountains. Sedition is the first feature film to structure itself as a for-profit social business with 50% of profits being pledged to a nature conservancy fund (The World Land Trust) to preserve forest lands…
Crossroads Cafe at the Babson College Donald W. Reynolds Campus Center has been certified as a 2 Star Certified Green Restaurant® by the Green Restaurant Association (GRA), a national nonprofit organization helping restaurants to become more environmentally sustainable. Crossroads Cafe received 147.25 GreenPoints™ on the GRA’s rigorous certification scale and implemented 35 environmental steps. Highlights…
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has named Vice President for Programming and Community Outreach Jane C. Edmonds to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission. “We are fortunate to welcome a leader of Jane Edmonds’ caliber to the Group Insurance Commission,” said Dr. Roberta Herman, Executive Director. “Jane’s diverse experience in state government over thirteen years…
Today, Babson joins sixteen additional top universities showcasing their commitment to clarifying the cost of college by implementing MyinTuition, a revolutionary online tool that quickly and easily provides accurate college cost estimates. Prospective students will now be able to easily estimate costs to attend Babson College, Boston College, Brown University, Colby College, Davidson College, Duke…
David Zamarin ’20, founder of DetraPel, appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank on Sunday January 7, 2018 at 10:00 pm. Zamarin struck a deal with Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner for $200,000 for 25% of DetraPel. DetraPel DetraPel is a nanotechnology protective coatings company. DetraPel provides an array of products that are clear, protective and durable…
This month, Babson is hosting multiple Miami events, including mock admissions interviews, graduate information sessions, an alumni panel, and a special Babson Connect event at SLS Brickell. Anyone who attends one of these events will be given the opportunity to waive their application fee for Babson Miami graduate programs. The application period is open and…
Babson College is continuing to expand its free edX course offerings with a unique course in evolving corporate social responsibility to corporate social innovation. Based on real-world experiences from business leaders, this class will allow you to learn how to develop and lead social innovation initiatives that create both economic and social value. The class…
December 7, 2017 (Wellesley, MA) – A number of schools and colleges in Wellesley and the Metro-West area will donate an estimated 20,000 meals this year to an organization in Cambridge that takes wholesome, edible surplus and leftover food and passes it on to people in need. Wellesley’s 3R Working Group – which consists of…
Katherine ReQua MBA ’17 and Kaity Cimo are the co-founders of For Now and retail incubator in Boston’s Seaport District built with both brand and the customer in mind. For Now has partnered with Babson Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab® to bring four WINners into the For Now space for the holiday season. For Now…
On November 9-11, 2017, STEP affiliate Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) hosted the Third Global STEP Summit in Lugano, Switzerland. This year’s theme was entitled: THRIVING ON CHAOS: How Family Firms and Entrepreneurial Families Can Flourish in the New Global Disorder and Impact on the Global Economy. One hundred and fifteen (115) academics and family business…
