Sweet Success – Lemonade Day Boston 2015
Over 4,000 local youth participated in Lemonade Day Boston 2015 – its strongest showing to date!
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Global Surgery – How Babson Lends an Entrepreneurial Hand
Guest blog post by Babson College Professor, Kate Mckone-Sweet Global Surgery – a common term, yet not known to many, is the access to and quality of surgical care worldwide.
ThinkLite Named Top 30 Under 30 Business By Inc Readers
ThinkLite, cofounded by Dinesh Wadhwani ‘12, is Inc’s 2015 top 30 Under 30 business. The company supplies businesses with LED bulbs compatible with their existing infrastructure. According to Inc, “ThinkLite’s customers include large corporations such as AT&T, Boeing, Kodak, Men’s Wearhouse, Honeywell, and Dunkin’ Donuts, among others….Wadhwani says that ThinkLite is currently the only company…
Inc Names 3 From Babson To 30 Under 30 List
Three businesses of Babson graduates – NatureBox, ThinkLite and Wanderu – are among Inc.’s 10th 30 Under 30 list members for 2015. “Our 2015 honorees are hacking how you sleep, shop, and listen to music. They’re making your shoes more comfortable, helping your kids learn more efficiently, providing loans for your business, and serving hearing-impaired…
Babson Alumnus Startup: Conducttr
Babson Undergraduate Alumnus Alexey Ossikine ’10 has co-founded a revolutionary software created to help ‘make anyone’s life an adventure’. Intrigued?
ZOOS Greek Iced Teas Among 26 MassChallenge 2014 Finalists
ZOOS Greek Iced Teas is among the 26 MassChallenge 2014 Finalists. ZOOS, founded by Niari Keverian M’12 and Kristina Tsipouras, is a first-to-market, all natural, real brewed, caffeine free, ready-to-drink Greek Iced Tea that is Yia-Yia approved! See live pitches from the top 26 startups and a showcase of all 128 MassChallenge finalists, and over…
Babson Startup Profile: Parlor Skis
What is your name and the name of your business? Mark Wallace M’14, Parlor Skis. What’s the mission or description of your business? Parlor is a New England based custom ski builder. Launched in Cambridge, Parlor offers a level of customer service, customization and performance that separates them from the traditional ski companies. Every ski…
Babson Startup Profile: MommiesFirst
What is your name and the name of your business? My name is Lorena Scott, and I’m a member of the Babson Class of 1999. I am the founder of MommiesFirst (www.mommiesfirst.com). What’s the mission or description of your business? MommiesFirst is a monthly subscription service for expectant and new moms (and their babies). We…
Past Summer Venture Program Participants: Where Are They Now? (2014 Series: Part 3)
Ronald Diep ’15 comes from a family business. His parents own a boutique store selling Hawaiian products in Honolulu. Since he was young, Diep was always involved in the shop. When Diep came to Babson for his undergraduate degree, he wanted to take his family’s business to the next level. He became part of the…
Past Summer Venture Program Participants: Where Are They Now? (2014 Series: Part 2)
When Lei Wang M’13 started the Summer Venture Program in 2012 with his venture PhotoOil, he had a basic network of artists back home in China, but was unsure whether his concept would actually work. The Summer Venture Program provided an opportunity for Wang to focus on his business fulltime and take his opportunity to…