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A Babson College study says if you can lead a student to entrepreneurship courses, he'll start his own business.
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Best Courses 2011: Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship
A class that brings together 485 students to work on a series of new ventures Read more
You Know It's the 1990s, and Not the '80s, When...
Rolling Stone magazine names Babson College one of four "cutting edge" colleges in the United States. Read more
Branding Law Classes for Entrepreneurs
March 22, 2007 -- A new graduate course at Babson College combines legal issues with branding strategies for entrepreneurs, the college a... Read more
Study Finds Entrepreneurs Not Likely to Hire
July 20, 2004 -- Don't expect entrepreneurs to do anything about the labor market. According to a new study, entrepreneurs are just about... Read more
Start-up Chasers Track New-Biz Storm
Start-ups are enjoying newfound importance with policymakers and here's how they're being tracked. Read more
Registry: Who's Who in Small-Business Research
Sixteen thumbnail sketchs of the country's leading small-business economists, complete with e-mail addresses. Read more
Quote of the Month
A quotation from Robert Ronstadt about focusing on value rather than money. Read more
Most Entrepreneurs Forced to Crack Open Their Piggy Banks
The vast majority of start-up capital comes from self-financing and friends and family, according to new research. Read more
Study: Immigration Fuels Entrepreneurship
Because they are younger and less risk-averse on average, immigrants are more likely to start businesses, according to new research. Read more
Business Forums for Women of Color
Jan. 22, 2007 -- The first of four national research forums on businesses owned by women of color begins on Feb. 21 at the Courtyard Marr... Read more
Student Entrepreneurs Launch Startups
Feb. 26, 2007 -- First-year undergraduate students in Babson College's Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship course have establi... Read more
Women in Poorer Nations Twice as Likely to Become Entrepreneurs
About a third of the world's entrepreneurial activity is driven by women, according to a new report. Read more
How to Launch a $100 Start-up
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: <... Read more
More Women Startups in Poorer Regions
A report shows women in Latin America and the Caribbean are starting more businesses. Read more
On the Bright Side...
Entrepreneurs are generally a "glass is half-full" kind of bunch anyway, but according to a new survey, the entrepreneurial spirit in America continues to... Read more
The 10 Best Entrepreneurship Courses of 2011
University courses in entrepreneurship are better—more useful, more real, more likely to produce actual companies—than they have ever been. Here are 10 w... Read more
'You Can't Fire Me, I'm an Owner!'
Experts warn that once you give an employee stock in your company, your relationship changes forever. Read more
Where It's a Woman's World
Looking for enterprising women? We suggest you head south. Read more
Forum for Minority Women Entrepreneurs
The Center for Women's Business Research and Babson College are co-hosting a research forum examining obstacles to business growth faced by minority women... Read more
5 Reasons Why You Need a Business Plan
Starting a business? You should write a business plan--even if you're not raising money any time soon. Read more
The Profit-Minded Professor
There's never been a better time to teach entrepreneurship at a business school -- and enterprising professors are sure making the most of it. Read more
Rise of the Entrepreneurial Class
Five years ago, Jim Poss, a 28-year-old environmental studies grad from Duke University, was determined to make a living in renewable energy -- he had the... Read more
The Number Cruncher Versus the Vision Guy
We asked two appraisers to put a price tag on three different companies. You'll be surprised at just how different their numbers turned out, and how subjecti... Read more
MTV Start-up Flops; Ratings Soar
Here's why a high-end dessert-delivery service proposed by a TV-series cast failed before it started. Read more
Study: Men Twice As Likely to Start Businesses
Although companies run by men and women succeed at equal rates, a startup gender gap persists. Read more
Live Fast, Die Young
Statistics show that successful entrepreneurship requires tenacity and patience. Read more
The Ticker
Jay-Z, John Varvatos, the SBA... Read more
Forum Set for Minority Women Entrepreneurs
The Center for Women's Business Research and Babson College will hold the third of five forums to promote businesses owned by minority women next week in ... Read more
Women CEOs Experience Longer Tenures, Faster Growth
A new study in Massachusetts found that companies headed by women grow at twice the national average. Read more
Not Only the Lonely Become Entrepreneurs
Loners, geeks or jocks? A recent study provides insight into the personality types of small-business owners. Read more
Going For Broke
Is now a good time to start a company? Read more
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Presenters
Entrepreneurs learn pretty quickly that making a verbal pitch to investors is very different from submitting a written business plan. Here are seven good pra... Read more
Babson Takes Top Entrepreneurship Award
Feb. 2, 2006 --With its emphasis on giving undergraduates real-life business-building experience, Babson College's Foundation Management E... Read more
Small Business Owners Fear Being Unable to Retire
But one expert says small business owners keep working "because they love what they are doing and don't see the point of retiring." Read more
Dropping Back In
A few college students have special extracurricular activities: running their own companies. They're former dropouts dropping back in. Read more
Creators of the New Economy
A look at why, in the new economy, amateur entrepreneurship is over, and how the professionals are now in control. Read more
Who Survives?
The common wisdom has long held that four out of five new businesses fail within five years. Once again, the common wisdom is wrong, at least according t... Read more
Babson Professor to Speak at VC Forum
Jan. 12, 2007 -- Michael Caslin, an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., will be a feature speake... Read more
The Next Big Ideas: Cool Products from the Coolest Young Entrepreneurs
The entrepreneurs featured on Inc.com's 30 Under 30 list this year have brought to market a variety of products. View slideshow
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