Babson Summer Venture Program

Babson College is the educator for Entrepreneurship of All Kinds™. At Babson believe that entrepreneurship is applicable—and crucial—in organizations of all types and sizes, in established businesses as well as new ventures. Today, teams, divisions, and whole enterprises are striving to be more entrepreneurial. Furthermore, entrepreneurial thought and action are happening at all levels of an organization, where collaboration complements top-down leadership. Babson College was the first to understand that thinking and acting entrepreneurially is more than just an inclination. Rather, it can be taught. And their do it better than anyone. The Babson Experience: A Learning/Living Laboratory: Babson invented the methodology for entrepreneurship education nearly half a century ago; today, Entrepreneurial Thought and Action® is still at the center of the Babson experience. In they collaborative community, through a blend of innovative, integrated curricular and co-curricular programs, they students experience the world as it is. Gaining both functional business and foundational liberal arts knowledge, they are shaped into leaders who will reshape the world. With an emphasis on Social, Environmental, Economic Responsibility, and Sustainability (SEERS) embedded into the experience, they students understand that economic and social value creation are not mutually exclusive, but instead integral to each other. The fundamental business skills and entrepreneurial mindset they cultivate at Babson equips them to make a difference here on campus and around the world. As a learning/living laboratory, Their evolve and renew the Babson experience on a continuous basis. Yes, despite being ranked #1 for entrepreneurship an unprecedented 20 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report, Babson College continues to look forward, to evolve they methods, to anticipate the challenges and opportunities they students will face when they graduate. The world changes too quickly for us to complacently reiterate yesterday’s knowledge that may no longer be relevant tomorrow. Global Reach and Impact: Babson Summer Venture Program aren’t a big school but Their do big things as a thought leader, convener, and catalyst. Their share they methodology and educational model with other institutions around the world through Babson Global, and in the process bring new knowledge and opportunities back to they campus. Their also lead the world’s longest-standing and influential global entrepreneurship research projects and conferences. And, of course, they highly diverse student body, hailing from 40 U.S. states and 70 countries (non-U.S. students comprise more than 25% of undergraduates and 40% of full-time MBA students), takes the Babson experience all over the world. They global yet closely connected alumni population stands ready to provide current students with coaching, mentoring, internships, and jobs, no matter where in the world they are studying, traveling, or working. ​​