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Post by Piero Coen and Amelie Bushong. This past week there was a lot that took place! BRIC 2014 had its last visit; we went to Shiv Nadar, a school that focuses on educating the children from villages. This was a great visit as we got to speak to the kids who were in 11th…
Post by Allie Pelletz I never considered doing an internship in another country, let alone another language, but when I was presented with the opportunity to do so while studying abroad in Seville, Spain, I jumped at the chance. My first challenge was not only putting together my cover letter and resume, but translating it…
John Hallal is a business adviser, attorney, entrepreneur and professor. Professor Hallal is the advisor for the Launch and Grow stage of the Butler Venture Accelerator program. He has been part of this program for the past three years. Professor Hallal is passionate, open and spontaneous. If he hears a good idea, then he is…
Annie Feldman M’16 and Marla Feldman, co-founders of EnerChi Bites, recently hosted a peer to peer session for the Butler Venture Accelerator. They shared their lessons learned from founding EnerChi Bites. EnerChi Bites is an emerging snack food company producing a healthy, tasty snack that comes in bite-sized portions. The Feldman sisters’ idea started as…
Creativity comes naturally to some people but for others it’s a struggle. However, as with any other skill, creativity can be developed. Here are some quick tips that may help with idea generation: Think of solutions to immediate problems in your life. What type of product or service would help fix this problem? Think about…
We are featuring profiles of our Butler Venture Accelerator advisers. Check back for updates! Brilliant and fabulous. That’s how you can define Dr. Caroline Daniels. Dr. Caroline Daniels teaches entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial marketing in undergraduate, graduate, Babson Executive Education and Babson Global programs. She is the faculty advisor to the Pursue stage of the Butler…
Global Women’s Entrepreneurship Day celebrates the successes of women entrepreneurs worldwide. It’s a day of appreciation, and more importantly, a day for action. Women’s Entrepreneurship Day is positioned right where it belongs: in the middle of the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators on the planet: Global Entrepreneurship Week. Today we raise…
Post by Salome Mosehle, Class of 2018 People in the U.S. never have a problem pronouncing names like John or Mary or Amy but somehow any name that doesn’t fit the average Anglo-Saxon prescription gets a different treatment. I noticed this when I met Yanchuan. Here’s how the story goes: “Hi, my name is Scott.…
Post By Nick Kleidon New Delhi, India As our journey in India comes to a close, I’m reminded of the very first course I attended at Babson with Professor Mary Pinard. It was the honors foundations course for arts and humanities, and on the first day we were introduced to the German concept of…
By Mike Brady and Mary Testa This past week presented us with a broad range of experiences. Over the past seven days each of us has had to adapt to varying circumstances. From seven hour bus rides to five star meals to living with lizards and mice to sunrise yoga this week had a little…
