By Shannon Sweeny | August 8, 2017
Babson College, earlier named No. 1 College for International Students by Forbes, is among the top colleges on Forbes America’s Top Colleges list. Babson is also No. 61 for Private Colleges and No. 41 in the Northeast. Babson is listed as No. 74 overall, up from 104 last year. Babson is the only school on…
By Shannon Sweeny | August 2, 2017
Join Babson and Goldman Sachs for the 10,000 Small Businesses Celebration on August 2, 2017 at 1PM ET on Facebook Live for the inaugural graduation of the program in Baltimore with commencement speeches from Babson President Kerry Healey, Lloyd Blankfein, Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffett, Mayor Pugh and more. Babson’s Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Goldman…
By Shannon Sweeny | August 1, 2017
Babson will once again serve as the Wellesley location for the bike-a-thon that raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in the U.S. Babson will host the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) on August 5-6, 2017. PMC is a bike-a-thon that today raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in…
By Shannon Sweeny | July 21, 2017
Babson has already made an impact on the Miami ecosystem with all the alumni and family businesses in the area. Carlos Alberto Escotet MBA’14, CEO Banesco Panama The Benderson Family ’03 ’16, President Benderson Development Company Sebastian Gomez Puerto MBA’14, Founder and General Manager Cafe X Murilo de Oliveira Amaral MBA’16, Francine Veloni Gervazio MBA’16,…
By Shannon Sweeny | July 20, 2017
The Entrepreneur’s Boot Camp, a multi-day open enrollment program from Babson Executive Education is continuing to expand its reach beyond the Babson campus. After successfully delivering the Entrepreneur’s Boot Camp program around the world, Babson is now traveling to Toronto, Ontario to provide local entrepreneurs with strategies and tools needed to launch a new venture.…
By Shannon Sweeny | July 20, 2017
Lead to Transform is a first of its kind program designed exclusively to prepare family business owners in India for a new phase of growth in a rapidly changing business environment. This is a three module program being co-delivered by Babson Executive Education and SPJIMR, a top ranked school of management in India. Matt Allen,…
By Shannon Sweeny | July 12, 2017
Juan Giraldo MBA ’18 and his co-founder Nicolas Estrella are serial entrepreneurs. In 2016, Giraldo and Estrella took a trip to Ecuador, they met local farmers producing an herbal drink, “the healing water” to provide for their families. Waku is a delicious herbal infusion known as, “the healing water” that has been consumed for centuries…
By Shannon Sweeny | July 5, 2017
Babson alumni Alexander Kesler ’99 is a serial entrepreneur that has used his Babson education to create many successful ventures. Currently he is the CEO and President of inSegment, full-service digital marketing agency. What is your business and who are its founders? (what has your entrepreneurial journey been like?) inSegment, Inc. is an innovative, full-service,…
By Shannon Sweeny | June 29, 2017
When Michael Kurson started at Babson in Fall of 2015, he took all his entrepreneurship education and acted, at only 21-years-old founding Briggs Original with friend Neil Quigley. Briggs Original is an alcoholic seltzer company, their first product is Boston Cranberry. Boston Cranberry, launched in early June in the Greater Boston area, the cape, and…
By Shannon Sweeny | June 27, 2017
Miami WIN Lab® WINners Kelly Pierce, Founder and CEO of PIERCE Plan and Jaqueline Stetson Pastore, Found of UX Gofer won the American Entrepreneurship Award on Friday June 23, 2017. The American Entrepreneurship Award (AEA) offers the Bronx and Miami-Dade County-based entrepreneurs the chance to receive a share of up to $250,000 in prize funding…