Babson College—the #1 business school for entrepreneurship education—will host the 8th Annual Babson Entrepreneurship Forum with the focused theme, Action Drives Results, on Friday, October 16, 2009.

This year’s Forum features the Ideas into Action Business Plan Competition at 2:30pm in Knight Auditorium.  The top three winning plans will receive a $20,000+ prize including cash, consulting, legal, and web services. Finalists will also present their six-minute Rocket Pitch.  To register for the competition, go to: www.babsonforum.com.   Deadline for submissions is October 5th.

The day-long event includes a number of expert panels on a variety of topics including:  Sports and Media, Green Ventures, Women Entrepreneurs, and Entrepreneurship in the Food Industry.

Keynote speakers include: Helen Grenier, Co-Founder iRobot; Stacy Madison, Founder, Stacy’s Pita Chips; Doug Otto, Co-Founder and CEO, Decker’s Outdoor Corp (Teva, Simple, and UGG Australia); Jeffrey Swartz, CEO, Timberland; and Alan Weber, Co-Founder,  Fast Company.

The Babson Entrepreneurship Forum is the largest student-run, entrepreneurship event at the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. The Forum’s goal is to raise awareness of key opportunities and challenges facing entrepreneurs in an increasingly complex and global business environment.

The Forum concludes with a Networking Reception with speakers, panelists, venture capitalists, and private equity professionals. Participants will also learn how to take their “Big Idea” to the next level.

For a full schedule of the day’s activities and to register for the Forum and the Ideas into Action Business Plan Competition visit:  www.babsonforum.com
 
Contact Information: 
Nelly M. Farra
Co-Chair, 2009 Babson Forum on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Babson MBA Candidate, Class of 2010
F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
nfarra1@babson.edu