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Revolutionary educator Dr. Steve Perry and Musical Historian Lawrence “Larry” Watson will join the Babson Community on February 23rd to celebrate the incredible contributions and historic impact African Americans have had on our nation. A conversation with Perry and a performance by Watson will be followed with buffet lunch of African American and Caribbean Cuisine to top…
ATX Seed Ventures and Central Texas Angel Network lead seed round that will be used to accelerate marketing, sales and customer support. FantasySalesTeam, which helps companies of all sizes run more engaging and higher performing sales contests, has closed on $640,000 in seed financing, funded by ATX Seed Ventures, the Central Texas Angel Network, Marvel…
As the youngest of two older brothers, Javier Valdivieso, now 26, a police officer at Babson College Police Department always knew he wanted to become a Big Brother. “I wanted to wait for the right time so I could commit 100%” said Valdivieso. “It came naturally for me to want to give back to a…
Food Sol Director Rachel Greenberger (http://www.foodsol.org/; @Food_Sol; @businessforfood) posts a Food Day blog on the importance of entrepreneurial leadership in bringing tangible change to the global food systems marketplace. Food Day is a nationwide celebration and a movement for healthy, affordable, and sustainable food. Rachel’s Food Day blog: http://www.foodday.org/why_food_entrepreneurship_matters
Ten Babson entrepreneurs from nine new startups are among the 125 finalists for the 2012 MassChallenge competition. All 125 finalists will receive 3+ months of intensive mentorship and other free resources including office space and introductions to customers and funding sources. In October, a final round of judging will identify the 10-20 startups which will…
Elaine Allen, Babson statistics & entrepreneurship professor, talks about the use of baseball data analysis for corporate management on April 5th with Tom Keene on Bloomberg Television’s “Surveillance Midday”. Conversation based on her article, Fair or Foul, in QP.
The Wall Street Journal; April 2, 2012 “Employees Measure Yourselves” — A new wave of technologies called auto-analytics allows workers to analyze how much time they spend working on their computer. H. James Wilson, a senior researcher at Babson Executive Education, writes about the new technologies and how they can encourage workers and make them healthier and more…
A new product available that makes bath time more fun and helps kids enjoy washing their hair is ZooPoo Kids Shampoo, which combines a children’s friendly tear-free shampoo with a cute bath-ready stuffed animal such as a lion, monkey or even a kangaroo. Simply flip the lid, squeeze the animal’s belly, and let the bubbles…
The 24-Hour Turnaround: How Amazing Entrepreneurs Succeed in Tough Times The Wellesley Chamber sponsored the Wellesley Bank/Babson College Business Breakfast this morning with guest speaker Jeffrey S. Davis, a member of Babson’s adjunct faculty in the entrepreneurship division. Jeffrey spoke about his new book The 24-Hour Turnaround: How Amazing Entrepreneurs Succeed in Tough Times, co-authored…
Highlights of this month’s celebration of PRME – Principles of Responsible Management Education – are the visit today by Jonas Haertle, Head of the United Nations PRME Secretariat, the Party for the Principles – tonight from 5-7 p.m., and the launch of the new Babson faculty book The New Entrepreneurial Leader. At a morning reception,…
