Babson College


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 story

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 story

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 story

Start-up Chasers Track New-Biz Storm

Start-ups are enjoying newfound importance with policymakers and here's how they're being tracked.  Read story

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 story

Quote of the Month

A quotation from Robert Ronstadt about focusing on value rather than money.  Read story

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 story

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 story

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 story

Student Entrepreneurs Launch Startups

Feb. 26, 2007 -- First-year undergraduate students in Babson College's Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship course have establi...  Read story

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 story

'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 story

More Women Startups in Poorer Regions

A report shows women in Latin America and the Caribbean are starting more businesses.  Read story

Where It's a Woman's World

Looking for enterprising women? We suggest you head south.  Read story

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 story

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 story

Resources

A comprehensive resource guide to many of the subjects featured in the April issue of Inc. magazine.  Read story

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 story

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 story

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 story

Live Fast, Die Young

Statistics show that successful entrepreneurship requires tenacity and patience.  Read story

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 story

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 story

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 story

The Ticker

Jay-Z, John Varvatos, the SBA...  Read story

How to Choose the Right Entrepreneurship Program, inc5000 Article - Inc. Article

The study of entrepreneurship has come a long way since early adopters like Indiana University, Harvard, Babson College, and the University of Southern Ca...  Read story

Not Only the Lonely Become Entrepreneurs

Loners, geeks or jocks? A recent study provides insight into the personality types of small-business owners.  Read story

Going For Broke

Is now a good time to start a company?  Read story

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 story

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 story

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 story

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 story

Dropping Back In

A few college students have special extracurricular activities: running their own companies. They're former dropouts dropping back in.  Read story

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 story

Entrepreneurs Gather in France

A global meeting of business leaders and policymakers seeks to boost entrepreneurship.  Read story

Work During Wartime

Rallying your own troops during times of crisis.  Read story

Five Ideas to Watch

Teenage-seeking billboards; long-distance MRIs; and why Mom makes a better CEO than Dad.  Read story

Index

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the March issue.  Read story

The Start-Up's Marketing Arsenal

Off- and on-line, start-ups can research their markets and put the information to good use to market their businesses without spending a fortune.  Read story

Empty Desk Syndrome

How to handle a hiring freeze.  Read story