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Members of the media wishing to contact a professor or administrator at the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship should contact Nancy Sullivan, PR Specialist, at 781-239-4623 or sullivann@babson.edu.

Babson ‘Green’ Business Goes to Finals at Wal-Mart Competition 3/06/2008
'Generate Change' business plan will be presented to Wal-Mart execs in April vying for a $20,000 first prize.

Babson Alum Business Is Semi-finalist In Forbes.com Contest 8/14/2008
BigBelly Solar (BBS), founded by Babson MBA Alumnus Jim Poss, has been named a semi-finalist in the Forbes.com Boost Your Business 2008 contest

Babson First-Year Student Businesses Raise More Than $30,000 For Charity 7/31/2008
Babson first-year students earned more than $30,000 for charitable organizations this year while learning how to plan, launch, and manage a business.

Babson Hosts 2008 Price Babson SEE (Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators) 6/25/2008
Entrepreneurship educators from around the world joined real-life entrepreneurs to learn about entrepreneurship content and pedagogy.

Babson Professor Candida Brush Inducted Into 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellows Group 8/13/2008
Brush is a leader in entrepreneurship education and research, a founding member of the Diana Project International, and an author and editor.

Babson Professors' Articles Among Top Twenty 5/20/2008
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

Babson Provost Patricia Greene Appointed to U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Advisory Board 4/07/2008
will serve as an independent source of advice and recommendations on matters of importance to the development of small businesses.

Babson Shares Its Entrepreneurial Expertise with European Educators 3/05/2008
SEE in Europe was attended by 58 European academics and entrepreneurs

Babson Student Awarded $5,000 Environmental Grant 4/11/2008
Non-profit 4GreenTires.org reduces auto emissions by giving away free tire gauges

Babson Students to Teach Entrepreneurship in South Africa 5/13/2008
Students will learn local culture, history, politics and economy, and teach e'ship.

Babson Team Competes In Wal-Mart's Better Living Business Plan Challenge 4/28/2008
MBA students Jennifer Green and Timothy Seamans were among the eight teams participating in the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.'s first Better Living Business Plan Challenge on April 18th in Bentonville, Ark.

Babson's Blank Center To Cosponsor 2008 Diana International Research Symposium On Gender And Entrepreneurship 8/06/2008
The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College will cosponsor the 2008 Diana International Research Symposium on gender and entrepreneurship that will take place on November 4, 2008 in Belfast.

Chile 2007 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report Shows Optimism In Entrepreneurial Activity 6/17/2008
Chile GEM researchers, say optimistic rateis the first optimistic rate is explained by an increase in self-employment activities and greater participation of women in entrepreneurial activity.

Entrepreneurial Activity Increases in Ireland in 2007 - GEM Report 7/15/2008
More Women Entrepreneurs & a Narrowing Gender Gap - Over 1,000 Women Setting-Up New Businesses Each Month

Entrepreneurship Adjunct Dennis Ceru Testifies Before House Committee on Small Business 4/23/2008
Entrepreneurship Adjunct Dennis Ceru testified before the House Committee on Small Business, Thursday, April 24th.

Entrepreneurship Professor Jeffry A. Timmons, 66 4/10/2008
He was internationally recognized as a leading authority for his research, innovative curriculum development, and teaching in entrepreneurship, new ventures, entrepreneurial finance and venture capital.

Entrepreneurship Scholar Receives New Zealand Fulbright To Study At Babson 8/12/2008
Massey University Socio-economist Professor Anne de Bruin has received a Fulbright New Zealand Senior Scholar Award for four months' research in the United States.

GEM Report 2007 Ranks UAE Higher for Promoting Enabling Environment for Start-up Businesses 6/23/2008
Ranking 25th among 42 countries, up from 41st position last year, according to the UAE-Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2007 Report that was released on May 19th.

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Reveals Successful Entrepreneurs Are Held in High Esteem in the UK, But Few Expect To Start Themselves Anytime Soon 6/30/2008
Positive UK attitudes to entrepreneurship not converting to intent to start a business, say researchers

Incentive Targeting, Before The Stores, LLC Win Babson’s 2008 Business Plan Competitions 4/10/2008
Two businesses -- Incentive Targeting and Treating Eating -- are currently housed in the Babson MBA and Undergraduate hatcheries.

Jeffry A. Timmons Memorial Service – June 20th, 2008 5/12/2008
Babson College will host a memorial service celebrating the life of our dear friend, colleague, teacher, and mentor Professor Jeffry Timmons, who passed away on April 8th at the age of 66.

Jeffry A. Timmons Memorial Services June 19-20 6/12/2008
Babson College will celebrate the life of colleague, mentor and friend, Jeffry Timmons with a memorial service on Friday, June 20th, at 10:30 am and on Thursday, June 19th with a Visioning Event on Entrepreneurship in 2020

Julio de Castro Named Professor of Entrepreneurship at Babson 8/26/2008
De Castro comes to Babson from Instituto de Empresa in Madrid.

Nine Student Businesses Incubating in Babson’s Hatcheries 3/04/2008
The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College has accepted 9 student businesses into the Babson College Business Hatcheries for the spring 2008 term.

Six Businesses Compete in Babson’s 2008 Business Plan Competitions April 9 3/27/2008
Finalists include student businesses that are therapeutic, green, and '4-star'!

Student Business DormItem Acquired By Universal Advertising Inc. 3/12/2008
DormItem, the student run business powering classified listings in online college portals, has been acquired by Universal Advertising Inc.

Student Team Wins E'Ship Award For Helping Non-Profit 5/27/2008
Students Advise Adult Ed Organization When Its Funding Decreases

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2007 Report on Women and Entrepreneurship: 5/02/2008
Women’s Entrepreneurship matters—women are creating and running businesses around the world, contributing to economies that represent more than 70% of the world’s population and 93% of global GDP (2007).

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to host the 2008 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference 6/04/2008
BCERC, co-sponsored by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will be held from June 5 to 7, 2008.

Three Global Entrepreneurs to be Inducted into Babson College Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs: Ernesto Bertarelli, Lee Man Tat, and Sunil Bharti Mittal 4/01/2008
from the biotechnology, consumer products, and telecom industries-- when it enrolls them into Babson’s Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs (ADE) Wed., April 9, 2008.

Trish Costello Named Director Of The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship At Babson College 3/24/2008
Trish Costello’s professional background includes entrepreneurial, corporate, non-profit and academic experience.

U.S. News Again Names Babson's MBA Program #1 in Entrepreneurship 3/28/2008
U.S.News & World Report magazine has ranked Babson College the #1 MBA program for entrepreneurship for the 15th year in a row.

U.S.News & World Report Magazine Names Babson College #1 In Entrepreneurship – 12th Consecutive Time 8/22/2008
Babson is ranked #25 in the Best Business Program ranking.

Ugrad Alum Biz Paragon Lake Secures $5.8 Million in Series A Financing 7/08/2008
Paragon Lake was founded by two entrepreneurs out of Babson College and the team has rapidly grown to include alumnus of some of Boston's most successful high tech companies.




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