Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership

Undergraduate students can participate in a number of programs designed to increase their leadership strengths. Those include:

• Women's Leadership Scholarship
• CWEL Mentor Programs: Professional and Near-Peer
• CWEL Office Hours, Student Advising, &  Flash Mentoring
• Signature Events and Speaker Series: Disruption Dinner, Annual Retreat, CWEL Circles
• Women Innovating Now (WIN) Growth Lab Accelerator
• Babson Black Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Program
• CWEL Student Executive Board
• High School Mentoring: Project Glimmer Empowerment Academy, powered by CWEL

Delivering the CWEL value proposition to graduate students of all identities.

• CWEL Mentor Program
• CWEL Office Hours, Advising, & Flash Mentoring
• Signature Events & Speaker Series: Disruption Dinner & CWEL Circles
• Women Innovating Now (WIN) Growth Lab
• Babson Black Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Program
• Babson Graduate Women in Business Club
• Women's Leadership Scholarship

WIN Global offers a portfolio of venture accelerator programs for women entrepreneurs at different business stages, designed to empower them to scale and grow. Our programs include: 

WIN Growth Lab

Women Innovating Now (WIN) Growth Lab provides women entrepreneurs with an inspiring community and a rigorous, experiential process that catalyzes innovative thinking and enables them to successfully scale their businesses. You get:

• 12 weeks of business curriculum, including Babson faculty and world-renowned pedagogy
• One-on-one coaching for the duration of the program
• Access to experts in a variety of industries and subject matter
• To participate in well-attended public events to showcase your company
• Milestones to hold you accountable to your goals
• A cohort of women entrepreneurs who are experiencing the entrepreneurial journey with you

Black Entrepreneurial Leadership Program (BWEL)

Launched in 2020, BWEL is a virtual action tank designed by and for Black Women entrepreneurial leaders to provide an experience and the resources to propel their businesses and professional growth forward. 

The BWEL program offers you: 

• Sisterhood: Experience the extraordinary power of the community by connecting with other black women entrepreneurs
• Babson’s World-Renowned Pedagogy: Expand your revenue opportunity by following a successful entrepreneurial framework
• Global Network
• Expert Mentoring and Coaching: Accelerate your entrepreneurial growth by learning from top industry Masterminds and maximize your personal effectiveness by collaborating with Business Success Coaches
• Resource Guide
• On-Demand Learning

At CWEL, we participate in a number of activities in thought leadership as they relate to women's entrepreneurial leadership. From disseminating major faculty research and hosting global convenings of thought leaders, to creating programs and unique hands-on learning opportunities for students, we are dedicated to advancing the gender acumen and opportunities for all of our stakeholders.

• The Diana International Research Institute: the first global research institute in the world dedicated to being the source of all research, policy, and educator information about women’s entrepreneurship.
• The Dean's Gender Series: an annual event that brings high-profile thought-leaders to our Wellesley campus for unique experiences designed to develop gender acumen
• Faculty Research: The CWEL and Babson boast a lively, supportive and growing community of faculty who do innovative research on women and gender, leadership and entrepreneurship. 
• Publications: we follow the journey of founders and create easily digestible content created to empower women entrepreneurial leaders to reach their full potential