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More than 130 beplay官网体育Babson College alumni,family,and friends gathered throughout the month of February in Boston,Miami,New York,San Francisco,and Charlotte for beplay官网体育Babson's 5th Annual Day of Service.The first effort spanned four cities itself,in support of Project Glimmer—a nonprofit that inspires at-risk teenage girls and women to believe in themselves…
This month,beplay官网体育Babson is hosting multiple Miami events,including mock admissions interviews,beplay官网地址graduate information sessions,an alumni panel,and a special beplay官网体育Babson Connect event at SLS Brickell.Anyone who attends one of these events will be given the opportunity to waive their application fee for beplay官网体育Babson Miami beplay官网地址graduate programs.The application period is open and…
Well-known Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper,and his similarly-famed VC father and daughter,have launched a new television show lauded as the "kinder,gentler version of Shark Tank." As part of this new series,the Draper family will capitalize on the rise of equity crowdfunding by giving viewers the opportunity to invest in the…
Guest beplay官网beplay官网体育体育post by Babson College Professor Donna Kelley,co-author of the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) U.S.Report Miami is booming with startups.According to the most recent United States Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey—22 percent of working age adults in Miami are starting or running new businesses,compared to the national average of 12.6…
beplay官网体育Babson College has expanded its free edX course offerings to include: Economics: Consumer Demand,taught by Visiting Assistant Professor John Korsak,and Customer Centric Marketing for Entrepreneurs,with Adjunct Lecturer Beth Goldstein.Last year,beplay官网体育Babson partnered with edX to launch a new online course series—Business Principles and Entrepreneurial Thought—designed for entrepreneurs of all kinds,both…
Underbeplay官网地址graduate alumnus Nina Vir '16,Founder of Daily Dress Me,has been invited to serve as one of only 100 entrepreneurs on the U.S.Delegation at the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 (GES).GES is the preeminent annual entrepreneurship gathering that convenes emerging entrepreneurs,investors,and supporters from around the world.This year,it will be held…
The beplay官网体育Babson College Summer Venture Program (SVP) and its Director,David Chang,were honored not only as winners in BostInno's 50 on Fire,but also as ‘Inno Blazers'—trailblazers in Boston's innovation scene.SVP is an annual,sought-after program in beplay官网体育Babson's Arthur M.Blank Center for Entrepreneurship.Alumnus Mark Bollman ‘10,Founder and CEO of Ball and…
beplay官网体育Babson alumni and co-founders of Cargo42,Murilo Amaral MBA'16,and Alfredo Keri MBA'16,recently received a Key to Miami-Dade County from Mayor Carlos A.Gimenez,City Officials,and other local dignitaries.The Cargo42 team joined the Miami-Dade Beacon Council for this special honor at the 2017-2018 Annual Meeting and Key Ceremony on Thursday,October 26,…
On Sunday,October 29,Nate Lawrie was featured on Shark Tank to pitch his business Brazyn Life,and the company's launch product,The Morph—a collapsible,portable foam roller.He received a $250,000 deal with sharks Lori Greiner and Sara Blakely for 20% equity.Lawrie is a former NFL player and an alumnus of the beplay官网体育Babson…
Manizales Más,beplay官网体育Babson's entrepreneurship and economy-boosting collaboration with the Colombian city of Manizales,has driven an average 46 percent growth among 73 high-potential companies in just five years.These companies have registered an average $39 million in sales,created 1,392 new jobs,and attracted 1,679 new customers,in addition to eight exporting companies.Such growth…
