The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

Dates: Dec 1-5, 2025

Format: In-Person

Babson Executive Conference Center, Wellesley, Massachusetts

You have an idea and the determination to turn that idea into a full-fledged business. Launch and grow your business with help from the experts at the top school for entrepreneurship, Babson College. The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is the framework for getting it done—and improving your venture’s chance of success. Whether you’re just starting out or scaling an existing venture, you will gain the entrepreneurial skills and mindset you need to confidently move forward.

During this intensive, hands-on experience, world-renowned Babson faculty who, through teaching entrepreneurship, have helped thousands of successful entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses, will guide you through the certificate coursework. You also will grow a global network of entrepreneurs who can offer you experienced advice and support.

This is a five-day, in-person intensive course for those who thrive in executive bootcamp environments or other corporate training programs. It ends with rocket pitches that are recorded, peer-reviewed, and scored.

What you will learn Who should attend What is included Credential Earned

Create a successful business model using Babson’s Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (ET&A™) methodology
Use design thinking to develop innovative solutions that meet real customer needs
Craft your strategic positioning and value proposition to stand out in competitive markets
Build financial models that help you make more informed decisions and attract investors
Define your role as a founder, build effective partnerships, and recruit high-performing team members who can help bring your vision to life
Drive customer acquisition with marketing and personal selling strategies
Identify resources you already have and resources that are available, plus master fundraising tactics to fuel your venture’s growth
Deliver powerful pitches that clearly and confidently communicate your business’s value and potential, capture investor interest, and inspire investor action

Aspiring entrepreneurs with a new venture entrepreneurship idea
Entrepreneurs who want to take their business to the next level
Executives looking to grow their entrepreneurial mindset to innovate in their current role
Professionals looking to expand their skill set across industries and functionalities

Tuition includes all program materials, including videos, presentations, case studies, articles, workbooks, and more.

In Person Only

Commuter participants:

Daily lunches, snacks, and refreshments at the Babson Executive Conference Center

Overnight participants:

All meals at the Babson Executive Education Conference Center
Accommodations at the Babson Executive Conference Center or a local hotel
Daily transportation

Please note: Travel and personal expenses are not included (such as alcoholic beverages consumed with meals and other incidentals).

Upon completion of this course you will earn a digital certificate.

What you need to know

In-Person Course Structure

Costs & Program Discounts

Course Leaders

John Hallal

Adjunct Lecturer of Entrepreneurship

Adjunct Lecturer John Hallal has a track record of success in entrepreneurship, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and in operating and advising emerging growth companies. Through his company, Network Blue, Hallal advises middle market companies in various forms of M&A transactions. As an adjunct lecturer at Babson College’s F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business, he teaches M&A for Entrepreneurs, serves as a Mentor in Babson’s Launch Pad, and more.

Beth Goldstein

Adjunct Lecturer of Entrepreneurship

Adjunct Lecturer Beth Goldstein has more than 30 years of experience helping entrepreneurs, executives, educators, and students worldwide launch and grow their organizations and careers. She holds a doctorate in education from Johns Hopkins University. Deep in the practice of living and teaching entrepreneurship, Goldstein is driven to support adult learning, viewing this as the cornerstone of success and change.

Andrew Corbett

Paul T. Babson Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies

Recognized as one of the most cited entrepreneurship researchers in the world, Professor Andrew Corbett focuses on corporate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial learning and cognition, and entrepreneurship education. His research has been published in Harvard Business Review, The Journal of Management Studies, and many others.

Phil Kim

Lewis Family Distinguished Professor in Social Innovation

An internationally recognized expert on entrepreneurship, Professor Phil Kim studies, teaches, and advises on different aspects of how entrepreneurial ideas become reality. Widely published and a sought-after conference speaker, he also regularly advises entrepreneurs on issues related to launching and establishing their businesses, and coaches student entrepreneurs as they start their businesses. Prior to becoming an academic, he worked as a management consultant.

Angelo Santinelli

Adjunct Lecturer of Entrepreneurship

Adjunct Lecturer Angelo Santinelli has more than 25 years of business experience with a strong background in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He advises companies and executives on a broad range of topics including seed and early-stage private equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, strategy and organizational development, product innovation, and business development.

Smaiyra Million

Industry Fellow, Babson Executive Education

Smaiyra Million P’21 is an experienced CEO, investor, and advocate for advancing the entrepreneurial ecosystem. She spent 30 years as a successful operator of luxury hotels, spas, and health clubs. As CEO of Millennium Partners Sports Club Management, she was named to the Top 100 Women Led Businesses in Massachusetts in 2011, 2012. and 2013. In 2014, she was inducted into the YW Academy of Women Achievers. She is the former executive director of the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College.

Andrew Zacharakis

John H. Muller Jr. Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies

Professor Andrew (Zach) Zacharakis is the director of the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference and the former president of the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management. He is the author of five books, and his work has been published in numerous academic journals. Prior to his work at Babson, he held investment banking/venture capital positions with The Cambridge Companies, a Los Angeles firm that invested in retail concepts and movie partnerships. Today, Zacharakis is an active angel investor in seed stage deals.

Joseph Nedder

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer, Edelman Financial Engines

Joseph Nedder has spent more than 30 years dealing with complex organizational issues in companies ranging from startups to large-scale, international enterprises including Edelman Financial Engines and Fidelity Investments. Through his teaching at Babson, he has had the opportunity to hear directly from next-generation leaders about what they value in an employer and a career grounded in purpose.

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