Babson's Entrepreneurship Know-How Reaps Rich Harvest of New Businesses; New Curriculum Allowed MBAs To Simultaneously Earn Degrees and Launch Businesses.Business Editors and Education Writers WELLESLEY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2001 One year after the introduction of its Entrepreneurship Intensity Track (EIT EIT erythrocyte iron turnover. ), a program that rigorously immerses the MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration student into the entrepreneurial process, Babson College Babson College, located in Wellesley, Massachusetts (zoned as "Babson Park," ZIP code 02457),[1] is a private business school that grants all undergraduates a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. The F. W. watches with satisfaction as their MBA "guinea pigs" earn degrees and launch viable new businesses...simultaneously. Eighteen students working in 11 teams picked up MBA degrees on May 19th and will continue to finesse their launches into full-fledged businesses including: Spindrift spin·drift n. Windblown sea spray. Also called spoondrift. [Variant of Scots spenedrift : spene (variant of obsolete spoon, to run before the wind) + drift. Hospitality Group, a venture involved in the acquisition and operation of small lodging properties on Cape Cod Cape Cod, narrow peninsula of glacial origin, 399 sq mi (1,033 sq km), SE Mass., extending 65 mi (105 km) E and N into the Atlantic Ocean. It is generally flat, with sand dunes, low hills, and numerous lakes. and the Islands. MessaGenius, a software application services company for intelligent management of electronic messaging. MyBookCompany, a new era publishing company using advances in the digital printing industry to help writers design, publish, and market their books. MetaCarta, a location-based software infrastructure. Aeolus Medical: Freedom Wear, develops and markets medical health products including technical clothing to prevent cold air induced asthma attacks. Fossa fossa /fos·sa/ (fos´ah) pl. fos´sae [L.] a trench or channel; in anatomy, a hollow or depressed area. acetabular fossa a nonarticular area in the floor of the acetabulum. Industries, a medical device company with an innovative kidney stone kidney stone or renal calculus Mass of minerals and organic matter that may form in a kidney. Urine contains many salts in solution, and low fluid volume or high mineral concentration can cause these salts to precipitate and grow, forming stones. removal device that is faster and less invasive and costly. Magic Touch Technologies develops comfort/ergonomic technology accessories such as a comfort laptop lap rest. Meadowbrook Lane Capital, a socially responsible investment firm. TruDiscovery, a service for the independent traveler wishing to access more culture from their locale of choice. Vayusa, a wireless application service provider that allows consumers to use cell phones to make payments on retail transactions. EmergePharma, a pharmaceuticals licensing company. "To make it happen, our MBA entrepreneurs need a hearty mix of gut instinct and tenacity," says Stephen Spinelli, director of the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College, "Babson helps connect the gut to the mind by continuing to innovate with new courses like EIT where the focus is on delivery methods and the people and processes that support them." Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., recognized internationally as a leader in entrepreneurial management education, was founded in 1919 by entrepreneur and financier Roger W. Babson. It grants BS, MBA and custom MS and MBA degrees through its Undergraduate Program and the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, and offers executive development programs to experienced managers worldwide through the Babson School of Executive Education. The College's for-profit venture, Babson Interactive LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , develops distance learning programs and business simulations for executives and graduate students. Note to media: To speak with faculty and founders of EIT businesses, please contact the Office of Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most at Babson (781) 239-4548. |
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