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A sample of recent media coverage of Babson College:

Inside Look - Business Education – Bloomberg
Bloomberg Television, NY, 6/23/09 (video)
Interview with President Schlesinger

Emprendimiento es la mejor forma de crear valor
America Economia, 6/23/09
Interview with President Schlesinger

Entrepreneurs On The Pres
Financially inKleined, 6/22/09
Biz writer Karen Klein writes about Obama and entrepreneurs, and references the Schlesinger/Benson Marketwatch column on Obama as Entrepreneur-in-chief?

What Small Business Owners Want from Obama
Businessweek, NY, 6/23/09
Prof. Ceru on small business and taxes

New cell phones bring bargains on old phones
Mass High Tech, 6/25/09
Babson spinout company takes cell phones/gadgets from online and brick-and-mortar retail sites in exchange for a check

Outpouring over Michael Jackson unlike anything since Princess Di
Christian Science Monitor, 6/27/09
Professor Jeff Melnick on reaction to death of Michael Jackson

An Indie Record Store Fights for Survival
Inc Magazine, NY, 6/1/09
Prof. Marty Anderson wonders how AbundaTrade will scale

Looking Fly on the Cheap
Entrepreneur Magazine, CA, 7/1/09
Babson juniors Alexey Ossikine and Alex Debelov, both 21, set out to help advertisers reach and interact with content consumers.

The Quantum Jump To Entrepreneurship
Yahoo.com, 6/26/09
Startup costs are lower, rents are down, and owners are selling businesses at reduced prices, said Prof. Heidi Neck

MassTLC names Technology Leadership finalists
Mass High Tech, MA, 6/26/09
Babson is among the first group of finalists for Mass Technology Leadership Council’s Technology Leadership Awards

Austin entrepreneurs get a crash-course in how to succeed
Austin American-Statesman, 6/28/09
Faculty includes professors from MIT, Harvard and Babson

Closing shop
Worcester Telegram, 6/25/09
According to Prof. Michael Levy, the closing of small men's clothing stores like Lujon has less to do with the recession

Jobless MBAs Opt for Entrepreneurship
Businessweek, NY, 6/19/09
Babson MBAs planning entrepreneur careers up 50% from last year; Summer Ventures program launched with 23 businesses 

Go west, fine fellows
Sunday Herald, 6/20/09
The Fellows' year started with a 16-week placement at Babson, the world's top ranked business school for entrepreneurship

Plaintiffs count Big Dig a burden
Boston Globe, 6/7/09
Study by Prof. Mark Potter

In Pitching to Angel Investors, Preparation Tops Zeal
New York Times, 6/7/09
But enthusiasm is a different matter, according to a study presented at a Babson entrepreneurship conference

Live Blogging: NCRW Philanthropy, Social Entrepreneurship and Activism
Feministing, 6/11/09
CWL’s Janelle Shubert talks about social entrepreneurship

The return of the nonvirtual organization
Business Mirror, 6/14/09
Prof. Tom Davenport on geographical dispersion

Startup leverages gadgets to chip away at golf market
Bizjournals.com, 6/13/09
Lecturer John Fisher, former CEO of Saucony, said the technology could be a big hit

The Elevator Pitch: Short-Term Rentals
Businessweek, NY, 6/5/09
Assaf Korkidi M'08 -- Guesthouse Network helps real estate owners market/manage rental of furnished apartments

BigBelly Strikes Big Agreement with Waste Management
Xconomy, 6/12/09
Jim Poss M’03, founder of BigBelly Solar

Canditto—A Wedding Crasher That Shares The Love
Xconomy, 6/11/09
Rush Hambleton M’09, founder of Canditto

Elevator Pitch: Didiom plays your desktop music collection through ...
guardian.co.uk, 6/12/09
Founder and chief executive Ran Assaf M’05 explains how the company hopes to break into the mainstream

Turn Your Wall Into a Whiteboard
Inc., NY, 6/1/09
Ugrad alum biz IdeaPaint

Paragon Lake Out to Dazzle Jewelry Buyers with Virtual Customization
Xconomy, 6/12/09
Biz began at Babson

Virtual entrepreneurs
Summerlin View, 6/9/09
Jordan Kelley, cofounder of Jobbi.com

Career counseling draws alumni back to campus
Boston Globe, MA, 6/4/09
Sometimes what is most needed by alumni is a quick catch-up tutorial on social networking services, such as Twitter, or some clues on how to leverage alumni connections, said Megan Houlker, director of undergraduate career development at Babson College.

Babson MBA student had "green" spring break
Boston Globe, MA, 6/5/09
MBA student writes about his participation in an offshore program focusing on alternative energy in Norway

MBAs: First, Do No Harm
Businessweek, NY, 6/1/09
Babson adopts Principals for Responsible Management Education

Will Trade For Food — Cashless Economies On The Rise
WBUR - ‎Jun 4, 2009‎
Prof. Jim Hoopes says that happens in a cash economy as well.

Poetry in the focus of Akiba's world
Boston Globe, MA, 6/6/09
Photography review of Lecturer David Akiba
 
Michael Bastian: That Thing He Does
New York Times, NY, 6/4/09
Profile of designer, entrepreneur Michael Bastian '87

Yesterday's career tracks may not be right for you today, but ...
Boston Globe, 5/31/09
"We can say woe is me, or we can say that this environment is the perfect time to flourish," says Len Schlesinger, president of Babson

More Small Firms Drop Health Care
Wall Street Journal, 5/25/09
"In today's environment, health insurance is extremely costly and to shift that burden to individual employees when raises and bonuses are trimmed really makes it a double whammy," says Prof. Dennis J. Ceru

Can GM succeed as 'Government Motors'?
AFP, 5/31/09
Adjunct Peter Cohan said GM must keep a focus on "developing a line of products that can compete…"

Grads look to mundane sectors as finance withers
Boston Business Journal, MA, 6/1/09
Gosalia, 22, is not the only recent graduate pursuing an unexpected career path as the job market for students specializing in areas of business has rapidly contracted.

Surviving the Credit Crunch
Smart Money, 5/26/09
Adjunct Peter Cohan on handling credit crunch

Mass. kids bike for a cancer cure
Associated Press, MA, 5/30/09
The Wellesley-Weston route that starts and ends at Babson College is the largest of the kids rides, with more than 700 children expected to participate

Celtra Raises $1.2 Million Series A Financing
PR Web, 5/26/09
MBA alum biz established at BabsonCanadiens' ownership drawing interest from Molson

National Post, 5/26/09
Geoffrey Molson has an MBA from Babson

Babson graduate launches vitamin-packed Chews Better
MetroWest Daily News, 5/29/09
Mangold, who graduated with a Babson MBA in 2008, has created Chews Better

Dinner for 50? You've got a deal
Boston Herald, 5/28/09
"The Internet has done such a great job of uniting strangers in common goals, so why not use that to get discounts on great things to do around your city?" said Elwell, a 2004 Babson grad

Some Insurers Offer Funeral-Related Services
Wall Street Journal, NY, 5/19/09
MBA alum biz

Local veteran recalls service in mountain division
Wellesley Townsman, 5/28/09
After his service, Cruickshank came to Massachusetts to attend Babson

For MBAs, Waiting Is the Hardest Part
Businessweek, 5/18/09
Dennis Nations, Babson's director of graduate admissions, on admissions trends
 
Innovation and inspiration
Financial Times, UK, 5/25/09
Company works with Babson and other business schools to train top executives 
 
Swiss start-ups' secret weapon: schools for entrepreneurs
Science Business, 5/21/09
Company yearly sends 20 of top entrepreneurs for training at Babson
 
Do You Need A Financial Adviser?
Forbes - ‎May 22, 2009‎
Prof. Chris Hennessey, faculty director of executive education, on selecting a financial adviser
 
Peter Cohan Interview About Search for New AIG CEO
Bloomberg Television, NY, 5/22/09 (video)
Adjunct Peter Cohan on AIG
 
Latest Madoff Twist
New England Cable News Broadside, MA, 5/19/09 (video)
Adjunct Peter Cohan on the latest Madoff developments
 
Red Mango to Open in Downtown Boston
Chain Leader, 5/22/09
Babson '09 graduate to open franchise store in Boston
 
Paragon Lake Out to Dazzle Jewelry Buyers with Virtual Customization
Xconomy, 5/19/09
Babson ugrad alum biz
 
Solar trash compactor firm BigBelly raises $3.2M
MassHighTech, MA, 5/20/09
Babson MBA alum biz
 
GotVMail takes marketing leap to become Grasshopper
MassHighTech, MA, 5/22/09
Babson Ugrad alum biz GotVMail becomes Grasshopper.com

Executive Education 2009: Custom Programs
Financial Times, 5/10/09
Babson ranked #11
 
Executive Education 2009: Open Programs
Financial Times, 5/10/09
Babson ranked #26
 
LBS research centre set to close
Financial Times, 5/17/09
Babson is among the business schools with a Center for Women’s Leadership.
 
Let's play: Happy tunes for hard times
Boston Herald, 5/17/09
Prof. Jeffrey Melnick on indie music culture
 
Owner managed firms in the current economy
Business Insight, MA, 5/09 (video)
Interview with Prof. Ceru

Kelly Spors answers questions about LLCs, gauging ideas...
Wall Street Journal, 5/11/09
"Ninety percent of getting a business done is just doing it," says Julian Lange, an entrepreneurship professor at Babson

Women launch businesses for independence
Associated Press, 5/4/09
Prof. Nan Langowitz suggests business owners look to trusted friends with skills
 
My Brilliant (New) Career
Good Housekeeping, 5/1/09
"Even in an economic downturn, there's opportunity for smart entrepreneurs" – Prof. Nan Langowitz
 
Enough With the 'Green Shoots!' Time for a New Term
CNBC, NY, 5/10/09
Adjunct Peter Cohan on “green shoots”

Broadside: Chrysler's odds of survival
NECN Broadside, MA 5/1/09
Adjunct Peter Cohan on Chrysler deal

Startups for Upstarts
BusinessWeek, 4/27/09
Babson and EMLYON have joined with Zhejiang University in China to launch the Global Entrepreneurship Program.

GM/Chrysler Restructuring
Bloomberg Television, 4/27/09
Prof. Marty Anderson on this week’s auto industry news

Studying In Cyberspace
Currents, 5/1/09
Prof. Elaine Allen and VP Richard Voos article: Will the growing numbers of online students become committed alumni?

Women launch businesses for independence
Tampabay.com, 5/9/09
Prof. Nan Langowitz suggests business owners look to trusted friends with skills

My Brilliant (New) Career
Good Housekeeping, 5/1/09
"Even in an economic downturn, there's opportunity for smart entrepreneurs" – Prof. Nan Langowitz

Best Business Schools Specialty Rankings: Entrepreneurship
US News, 4/23/09
Babson MBA #1 entrepreneurship 16th year

Best Business Schools Specialty Rankings
US News, 4/23/09
Babson MBA #49

Best Business Schools Specialty Rankings: Part Time MBA
US News, 4/23/09
Babson MBA #24

Admissions Q&A: Babson
BusinessWeek, - ‎4/20/09‎
Q & A with Director of graduate admissions Dennis Nations

Sweet Returns
Wall Street Journal, 4/23/09‎
Dwight Gertz, who teaches courses on strategy and executive decision making at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., says there is some danger

News from the schools, April 2009
Economist, 4/24/09‎
Babson College's Olin Graduate School of Business, for example, has introduced a “Sustainable Entrepreneurship by Nature” course

Accelerating Innovation
Science Progress, 4/21/09
Prof. Mark Rice article about supporting innovation clusters

Microline Pentax grows with lap tool acquisition
MassHighTech, MA, 4/20/09
Adjunct Jean-Luc Boulnois, chairman, president and CEO of Microline Pentax

Creative financing: Entrepreneurs must whack the bushes as venture capital get scarce
Boston Business Journal, MA, 4/17/09
Prof. Ceru on funding your business

Partners want more dirty laundry
Boston Herald, 4/25/09‎
Biz plan competition winner Lazybones

Innovative Foods chews up the competition with quality
Boston Business Journal, MA, 4/20/09
Collias, a Babson College-educated entrepreneur who has worked in the restaurant industry for his entire career, wanted to run a company known for tasty frozen food entrees.

Chasing Consumers Down a Tricky Path
Businessweek, NY, 4/4/09
MBA alum biz began at Babson

RunKeeper’s Mad Dash to the Marathon Finish: Of Foot Injuries, Viral Video, and Dressing Up as an iPhone
Xconomy, 4/17/09
MBA alum Jason Jacobs, founder and CEO of Boston-based FitnessKeeper, plans to run the Boston Marathon dressed as an iPhone

Undergraduate Business Specialties: The Best of the Best
Businessweek, NY, 4/9/09
#9 Microeconomics

Lessons at a Video Game Convention
Inside Higher Ed, 4/16/09‎
Column by Prof. Neck and Prof. Greene: “If we could create a video game where students could ‘experience’ entrepreneurship, what would it look like?

No coercion: Turkey must confront the past on its own
Providence Journal, RI, 4/18/09
Column by Prof. Lisa DiCarlo

Looking For a Few Business Heroes
Bloomberg, 4/20/09
Pres. Schlesinger authored a popular book titled The Real Heroes of Business.

Panel Discusses Retail Leadership
WWD, 4/20/09 (subscription needed)
“The secret is to find people who think young,” said President Schlesinger

So little space, so much ado
Boston Globe, MA, 4/09
Prof. Tom Davenport: "Twitter reminds me of the CB radio fad.”

Changing Course
Which MBA Online, 4/15/09
Babson College’s Olin Graduate School of Business, for example, has introduced a “Sustainable Entrepreneurship by Nature” course.
 
Turning top students into tomorrow's entrepreneurs
Scotsman, 4/14/09‎
The scheme offers placements at Babson, a top-rated business school in America
 
How to select an MBA program
Mass High Tech, 4/16/09‎
... be able to clearly and concisely articulate why they want the degree, said Dennis Nations, director of MBA admissions at Babson

Adult 'science fair' mixes innovation, savvy networking
Boston Globe, MA, 4/12/09‎
VIDEO

MBA students from Babson College attended

Tech Bytes
ABCnews.com, NY, 4/10/09
MBA biz Canditto profiled (2nd story)

That Certain Something: Influential Entrepreneurs
Inc.com, NY, 4/1/09
Prof. Lange's list of influential entrepreneurs

Is Twitter for Serious Marketers?
Harvard Business Publishing, MA, 4/9/09
"Let's face it - Twitter is a fad," says Prof. Tom Davenport

America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs
Businessweek, NY, 9/4/09
MBA alum biz BigBelly Solar

America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs
Businessweek, NY, 9/4/09
MBA alum biz Heatspring Learning Institute

America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs
Businessweek, NY, 9/4/09
Honorary degree recipient Gary Hirshberg

Weddings on a budget
Fox 25, MA, 4/6/09
Babson ugrad/MBA alum biz Wedding Payment Plan

How Colleges Can Prosper In The Recession
Businessweek.com, NY, 3/24/09
Pres. Len Schlesinger column about colleges and the economy

Babson Names New Dean
Businessweek, NY, 2/13/09
New MBA Dean
 
Private Schools - Return on Investment
Businessweek, NY, 2/26/09
Babson ugrad ranked #25 among private colleges

America’s Most Promising Startups
Businessweek, NY, 3/1/09
Babson ugrad/MBA alum biz Wedding Payment Plan
 
Lifting Their Dreams By Their Bootstraps
Boston Globe, MA, 3/22/09
Prof. Patti Greene on financing your startup biz

Business Schools And The Financial Crisis
Bloomberg Television, NY, 3/20/09
Pres. Len Schlesinger Interview

Big-Bellies, Text-Messaging Trash Cans
New York Times, NY, 3/17/09
Profile of BigBelly Solar, biz of MBA alum Jim Poss

Selling Caviar In A Recession
Businessweek, NY, 3/09
Profile of MBA grad Rich Brauman's biz, The Little Pearl

Obama As Entrepreneur-In-Chief?
Marketwatch.com, NY, 3/7/09
Column by Pres. Schlesinger and former NH Gov. Craig Benson

The Best Entrepreneurship Courses In America
Inc., NY, 3/4/09
Babson's Untimate Entrepreneurial Experience

America's Most Promising Startups
Businessweek, NY, 2/09
MBA alum biz Mass Probiotics

The Top Undergraduate Business Programs
Businessweek
, NY, 2/26/09
Babson ranked #23

L'entrepreneuriat s'apprend d'abord par la pratique
Les Echos, France, 2/24/09
President Schlesinger interview

So, You Want To Be An Entrepreneur
Wall Street Journal, NY, 2/23/09
Prof. Bill Bygrave on traits needed to become an entrepreneur

Courses for Dealing With Downdraft
Wall Street Journal, NY, 2/18/09
Dean Elaine Eisenman says that the school has received many requests from companies seeking additional financial training for employees

A Transatlantic Shot In The Arm For Scotland
Financial Times, UK, 2/23/09
Saltire Fellows study entrepreneurship at Babson Executive Education

Time For Franchising
Boston Herald, MA, 2/8/09
Adjunct JaY Friedlander on franchising

Eating Up The Competition
Boston Globe, MA, 2/6/09
President Schlesinger on success of McDonald's

Babson Making Strides In Green Tech
The Boston Channel,  MA, 1/27/09 (video)
Babson College teaching green technology by example

Leonard Schlesinger: High visibility helps to spread the word
Financial Times, UK, 1/26/09
Profile of Babson President Schlesinger

Professional Programs for Women
Wall Street Journal, NY, 1/21/09
Babson Executive Education program

Enterprising choice as head of SE
Scotsman, United Kingdom, 1/23/09
Saltire fellows at Babson Executive Education 

Building A Better Business School
Boston Globe, MA, 1/18/09
Q & A with President Schlesinger

The Financial Crisis As A Learning Tool
FoxBusiness, NY, 1/6/09
Pres. Schlesinger on biz schools and financial crisis

The Saltire Foundation: Flying the flag
Scotsman, UK, 1/11/09
Saltire Fellows study entrepreneurship at Babson Executive Education

Gazette Minute Interview
Greentree Gazette, FL, 1/15/09
Interview with President Schlesinger - Part II

One Minute Manager
Greentree Gazette, FL, 1/6/08
Interview with President Schlesinger - Part I

How To Rewrite The Biz School Curriculum
Providence Journal, RI, 1/5/09
Op-ed artice by President Schlesinger

Dreamers And Doers
New York Times, NY, 01/4/09
Entrepreneurship at Babson and other colleges

Bright Ideas
New York Times, NY, 1/4/09
MBA biz Canditto

Specialty Ranking
Businessweek, NY, 12/21/08
Babson MBA ranked #4 Innovative Curriculum

Goldstein On Jobs, Auto Industry
This Week In Business, New England Cable News, MA, 12/7/08 (video)
Prof. Michael Goldstein on the economy

Online Communities Meet Clinical Trials
Xconomy Boston, MA, 12/11/08
Interview with MBA alum and co-founder/VP of Inspire Amir Lewkowicz


The Pitfalls of Judo Marketing
Wall Street Journal, NY, 12/11/08
Prof. Ross Petty discusses Judo Marketing

In The Hunt
New York Times, NY, 12/11/08
MBA Jeff Takle's biz profile, w/comment from Prof. Thornberry

City Trash Cans Go Solar - And Wireless
Xconomy Boston, MA, 12/9/08
Profile of MBA alum biz Bigbelly Solar

How To Fix The Big Three
Providence Journal, RI, 12/6/08
Senior Lecturer Marty Anderson writes about the Big Three auto crisis

Soapbox: On dangerous ground
Financial Times, UK, 12/7/08
The exceptions are schools that focus on a niche and develop a world-class reputation in a particular field, for example, Babson

Mass. To Retrofit Hybrid Vehicle Fleet To Plug In
Boston Globe, MA, 12/6/08
Babson former student's business A123Systems turns State's hybrids into plug ins

Artaic, Paragon Lake Use Tech To Build And Share Art
Mass High Tech, MA, 12/5/08
UGrad alum biz Paragon Lake profile

Leonard Schlesinger, Babson College President
CEO Corner, New England Cable News, MA, 12/1/08
Segment I; Segment II; Segment III
Interview with Babson's new president

Recession Fears Are Realized
New England Cable News, MA, 12/1/08
Prof. Michael Goldstein on the recession

U.S. Entrepreneurship Rates Down
Inc. magazine, NY, 11/24/08
US GEM research

Logging On To College
Marketplace, CA, 11/21/06
Prof. Elaine Allen discusses Babson/Sloan-C online learning research

Extra Effort Lures Women MBAs
Businessweek, NY, 11/20/08
Babson's efforts to increase applicants

Friday's Memos
Wall Street Journal, NY, 11/21/08
GEM research: eship levels decline

Immigration - A Source Of Entrepreneurial Innovation
U.S. News, VA, 11/18/08
GEM research: Immigrant entrepreneurs

The New Face Of Entrepreneurship
Washington Post, DC, 11/17/08
GEM research: entrepreneurs are urban, middle aged, immigrants, middle income

Do You Really Need A Business Plan
Entrepreneur, CA, 12/1/08
Prof. Bygrave research

Taking The Pulse Of Entrepreneurship
Businessweek, NY, 11/18/08
Prof. Elaine Allen on latest GEM study of U.S. entrepreneurship

How Can We Hold On To Student Talent
Boston Globe, MA, 11/16/08
Prof. Santinelli on departure of graduates

How The President Should Help Entrepreneurs
Businessweek, NY, 11/4/08
Prof. Ceru's advice

Springboard Helps Startups Land Capital
Businessweek, NY, 11/4/08
Prof. Patti Greene discusses women entrepreneurs


How To Lay People Off
Wall Street Journal, NY, 10/24/08
Dean Allan Cohen advice to managers

Babson College gets $10.8 million for social entrepreneurship institute
Boston Globe, MA, 10/10/08
Lewis Institute for Social Entrepreneurship established

Babson Joins Entrepreneurship Forum
Financial Times, UK, 10/9/08
Babson partners with World Entrepreneurship Forum in France

Five Ways to Get Employees to Think Like Entrepreneurs
Wall Street Journal, NY, 10/6
Dean Allan Cohen's article featured

Babson College Meets The Corporate Business Challenge


 

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