By Brianna Radicioni | July 5, 2017
Babson College’s F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business has again been recognized by the world’s leading global business publication for having one of the best MBA programs for entrepreneurship worldwide. Financial Times’ FT 2017 Top MBAs for Entrepreneurship ranking names Babson No. 3 behind only MIT: Sloan and Stanford Graduate School of Business. Babson ranks…
By Shannon Sweeny | August 30, 2016
Kyle Cherrick MBA ’16 and Jeff Rodgers MBA ’16, Blended Learning students at the Babson San Francisco campus, met at orientation. They were assigned to the same working group for the first set of courses of their MBA program. From there, Solar Merchant, later to be known as Pick My Solar was born. Solar Merchant…
By Brianna Radicioni | August 25, 2016
Babson College Professor Jay Rao will co-lead a session about Enterprise Venture Design at the upcoming Corporate Intrapreneur Summit, alongside IDEO Cambridge Portfolio Director Katherine Londergan. Summit participants, including industry experts and individuals looking to create new business value and respond to competitors, will share best practices on how intrapreneurs can scale innovation and deliver…
By Shannon Sweeny | July 13, 2016
True Fit, footwear and apparel’s discovery platform, announced a $25 million Series B financing from Jump Capital, Signal Peak Ventures, and Intel Capital. The new funding brings total investment in True Fit to $40 million and it will be used to serve rising demand and growth, as well as to drive continued innovation for retailers…
By Shannon Sweeny | May 16, 2016
Bryanne Leeming MBA ’16 and Siddharth Astir MBA ’16 have been honored as two of Poets & Quants Best & Brightest MBAs In the Class of 2016. Out of approximately 200 submissions, 100 graduating MBA students were chosen. Fifty-seven of them are women, and 53 different MBA programs are represented. “This year’s selections were a…
By Shannon Sweeny | April 29, 2016
Babson Alumni, Mihael Mikek MBA’06, CEO at Celtra Inc, won the Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the High Tech category, honoring immigrant entrepreneurs in Massachusetts. The award, presented by The Immigrant Learning Center, honors outstanding Massachusetts immigrant entrepreneurs in four categories: business growth, neighborhood business, high-tech and life science. Babson Alum, Edison Almeida…
By Shannon Sweeny | April 7, 2016
Babson graduate student Jennifer Pierre M’ 16 is looking to make a difference in the toy industry. She is doing just that with her business, Melanites. She isn’t only making an impact at Babson, but also in the local media. Melanites Melanites is a toy company expanding representation in the toy aisles with the first…
By Michael Chmura | February 23, 2016
Babson MBA evening student David Bruenner and Chris Schmidt, co-founders and co-designers of dry goods brand Jack Iron, today announced the launch of a Kickstarter campaign supporting an initial product line of handcrafted belts and functional accessories that combine rich leather with distinctive nautical snap shackles. Bruenner and Schmidt are seeking to raise $20,000 from backers who will receive…
By Michael Chmura | August 12, 2014
What is your name and the name of your business? Mark Wallace M’14, Parlor Skis. What’s the mission or description of your business? Parlor is a New England based custom ski builder. Launched in Cambridge, Parlor offers a level of customer service, customization and performance that separates them from the traditional ski companies. Every ski…
By Michael Chmura | July 10, 2014
In 2013, Hans Homberger M’14 participated in the Summer Venture Program with his venture, FourthWheel Coffee. Leveraging his family’s coffee plantations in El Salvador, Homberger found a way to bring fresh coffee beans to consumers in the U.S.A. within five days of being roasted. When he entered SVP, all Homberger had was his family’s unroasted…