The Year Up group actively participated during presentations. Following Elizabeth Thornton’s presentation, John Carlos approached her for a candid one-on-one discussion that they both enjoyed! Around 90 students and staff from Year Up, a non-profit organization that helps urban young adults reach their professional potential, spent the morning on campus. Hosted by Babson’s Center for…
The Centerville Pie Company co-owners Kristin Broadley and Laurie Bowen came to Len Green’s class, “The Ultimate Entrepreneurial Challenge,” this week armed with news of their progress and enough pies for everyone in the room to enjoy a piece. The students heard an update on the company’s rapid growth since their appearance on The Oprah…
The Director of Babson’s Center for Women’s Leadership and Management, Jan Shubert, spoke to about 25 guests of the Wellesley Chamber of Commerce at the second of the Babson College/Wellesley Bank Business Series. In an interactive format, Jan spoke on “Women Business Owners, customers, Suppliers, Stakeholders and Employees: Ideas for Making a Difference” and she…
On Friday morning, October 22, 2010, about 30 members of the Wellesley Chamber of Commerce had breakfast at Babson while marketing expert Glenn Kelley ‘lectured’ on marketing – especially, for small businesses facing bigger competitors with larger marketing budgets. He talked marketing generally, and then shared some of the history of the strategy behind the…
• Name of business: Roominate Marketing; http://www.roominatemarketing.com/ • Mission: to help businesses grow and succeed with online marketing initiatives • Name(s): Charlie Scala, ’10, charlie@roominatemarketing.com and Henry O’Loughlin, ’10, henry@roominatemarketing.com • Launched: 2010 • Initial Investment: about $1,000 • Where: Hull, MA • Founder’s Past Life/Business: Henry and I were randomly assigned as roommates in…
Mission: To Change The Way You Wait! Started in: 2010 Where: Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY Founders: 3 Founders, 2 Babson undergrad alums, Eric Adler and Julien Chabbott, both ’06, and Film Director, Brandon Ravet The Idea Began from wanting to know how long the lines are before leaving your house or work,…
Business: LiveFyre; www.livefyre.com Mission: To inspire and facilitate conversation about what’s going on in the world right now. The Start: Incorporated in April 2009. Left our full-time jobs in July. Launched the site December 7, 2009 Revenues: We have two main streams of revenue: advertising and licensing. Mini Cooper signed on as our premiere launch…
Name of business: Taylor Stitch; www.taylorstitch.com Mission: Our mission is to partner technology and American tailoring to create custom fit dress shirts of incredible value and to distill the world marketplace through the lens of craftsmanship and value. Founded: 2008 Initial Investment: $20,000 Broke Even: Not yet, but soon… Where: San Francisco Founders: Barrett Purdum…
Seven students from Gavin Middle School in South Boston arrived at Babson this morning to present their business plans to the Babson students in Len Green’s class who taught them over the last ten weeks what entrepreneurship means, how it works, and where it can take you. Today students in the class took on the…
Last night, November 17, about 40 people gathered to honor the many African people who traveled from Africa to the Americas, where those who survived the trip were sold into slavery. Unshackled Memory included an installation of paper boats painted in colors representing the vibrant hues of traditional Africa dress, as well as the multitude…
