THE ENORMOUS power of entrepreneurial thought and action underlies everything Babson College does.
Inside their undergraduate classrooms, entrepreneurship provides a foundation for integrating academic disciplines. Faculty members from all business disciplines teach the business concepts, principles, frameworks, and tools within the context of entrepreneurial thought and action. This approach offers an increased emphasis on field-based learning, incorporates the subjects and skills needed for success in a dynamic world, and provides flexibility to support individual learning needs.
While Babson’s academic programs are designed to cultivate a broad entrepreneurial skill set, they also provide highly customized paths in specific areas, including corporate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial finance, family enterprising, new venture creation, social entrepreneurship, sustainable growth, technology entrepreneurship, and women’s leadership. With the largest faculty dedicated to entrepreneurship, Babson is able to provide more courses and support to our students than any other institution.
All first-year undergraduate students jump into entrepreneurial thought and action with Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship (FME), a required practicum in new venture creation. With funding provided by the College, student teams plan and develop a for-profit venture, then launch manage and liquidate it, selecting a local social service agency to receive its profits.
Entrepreneurship isn’t just an academic discipline at Babson. It’s a way of life. Babson’s cocurricular activities and our residential living programs allow students to live entrepreneurially. Students at Babson create new and impactful organizations every year that provide hands-on opportunities to complement and expand on what they learn in the classroom.
Student Organizations Include
- Babson Chamber of Commerce
- Babson Entrepreneurial Exchange
- Babson Entrepreneurial Teaching Alliance
- Babson Family Enterprising Association
- Babson Global Outreach through Entrepreneurship
- Babson Microfunds
- Babson Venture Capital and Financing Club
Babson Accelerator
In addition to participating in the various clubs and organizations, all students are invited to apply to the Accelerator Program. The Accelerator provides students with professional and semiprivate workspace as well as access to world-class faculty, executives in residence, serial entrepreneurs, and a network of professional service providers. There is no cost to participate in the program but all student businesses are invited to contribute a percentage of their equity position to Babson through the Founder’s Fund. This Fund was created by alumni as a "venture capital fund" used to support Babson's mission of providing entrepreneurial education.
E-tower
E-tower is a living community for undergraduate student entrepreneurs who are actively developing business plans and running companies. Living together unites and immerses them in an innovative, high-energy environment that promotes the creation, evolution, and implementation of new venture ideas.
Babson Entrepreneurship Competitions and Events
- Creative Thinking Contest: This undergraduate competition is designed to honor all forms of the creative process as they intersect with entrepreneurial thinking.
- Rocket Pitch: This event provides students with three minutes to quickly and succinctly deliver the critical differentiating elements of their business ideas.
- Business Plan Competition: This competition was the first of its kind in higher education. Finalists are selected by more than 400 alumni around the world who virtually evaluate and provide feedback to the students. Monetary and in-kind prizes are awarded to the top three finalists.
- Student Business of the Year Award: Babson alumni honor an undergraduate student who is running a successful business while in school.
- Babson Entrepreneurial Energy Expo: This forum welcomes students to join leading professionals and companies to discuss how clean energy innovation will drive a new era of energy, economics & policy.
