By Antonette Ho | January 16, 2018
Want to win $20,000 for your venture? Now in its seventh 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 Antonette Ho | January 8, 2018
The following post is from Debi Kleiman, Executive Director of The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship. With 2017 in the rear view mirror, we are already in the thick of things, planning an awesome 2018 for our great community of Babson entrepreneurs. Here’s a quick run-down of some of the things coming up. Not…
By Emily Denoble | May 18, 2017
At the 2017 Celebrating Achievements in Entrepreneurial Thought and Action® (CAETA) event in April, Babson named four alumni of its undergraduate and graduate programs as Rising Star honorees. Touring musician and founder of Road Dog Music Group, Jamie Kent ’09 walked onstage and shared that he is often asked how being an entrepreneur and a…
By Emily Denoble | April 12, 2017
Serial entrepreneur Andres Valencia, MBA’15, participated in the 2014 Summer Venture Program with the company GoBag, which sold customizable and lightweight water bottles. Although GoBag is no longer in operation, Andres’ entrepreneurial spirit means that he is always looking for new opportunities. Most recently, this passion led him to Indonesia! What made you want to…
By Antonette Ho | April 12, 2017
In 24 hours, nine Babson entrepreneurs will present their ventures for a chance to win $280k+ in cash and prizes during the B.E.T.A. Challenge finals! The B.E.T.A. Challenge recognizes major milestones Babson businesses have achieved by taking action. Winners of the graduate, undergraduate and alumni challenges each win $20,000 in cash plus “services in kind”…
By Antonette Ho | April 7, 2017
The Blank Center is pleased to announce the 2017 B.E.T.A. Challenge finalists. Meet the entrepreneurs on Thursday, April 13 in Olin 120! Register now >> 1pm: Undergraduate Challenge DetraPel (David Zamarin ‘20, Jacob Heller ‘20, Ali Eldessouky and Larry Ng ’20) Vinci (Eagle Wu ’19) Womentum (Prabha Dublish ’18 and Derek Tu ’18) 2:30pm: Graduate…
By Antonette Ho | April 4, 2017
Join us Wednesday, April 5 at 4:30pm and meet the semifinalists of the B.E.T.A. Challenge at the Venture Expo! Refreshments provided – we’ll also be giving out audience prizes. Don’t miss it! >> Register now to attend! Here are our 2017 B.E.T.A. Challenge semifinalists!: Undergraduate Challenge DetraPel (www.detrapel.com) is a liquid repellent spray that protects…
By Emily Denoble | March 28, 2017
Pet food entrepreneur Emily Lagasse, MBA’15, participated in the 2013 Summer Venture Program with her company, Fedwell. Fedwell’s products are based on home cooked recipes Emily used to heal her dog after he fell sick. Her wholesome pet food and treats allow people to treat their dogs like family more than ever before. What made…
By Antonette Ho | March 27, 2017
The Blank Center is pleased to announce the 2017 B.E.T.A. Challenge semifinalists. Meet the entrepreneurs on Wednesday, April 5 at 4:30pm in Olin at the Venture Expo! Register now >> Alumni Challenge botkeeper (Enrico Palmerino ’11) GEMS Corporation (Annie Feldman MBA’16, Andrew Schwartz, Jeffrey Lipton and Ted Liao) Gopapaya (Jorge Pascual MBA’13) Rapidocc (Chirag Shah…
By Emily Denoble | March 17, 2017
Shiva Kashalkar, MBA ’11, won the 2016 B.E.T.A. Challenge with her venture, Green Piñata Toys. Green Piñata offers a subscription service targeted at millennial parents of kids under the age of five. For a monthly fee, parents receive a box of high quality wooden toys at their door, keep the toys for a month, then…