Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership

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

• Mentor Program with recent alumnae
• CWEL Circles monthly leadership events
• Women Innovating Now (WIN) Workshops
• The Women Innovating Now (WIN) Venture Accelerator
• Disruption Dinner Signature Event
• Dean's Gender Series
• The CWEL Scholars Program

Delivering the CWEL value proposition to women graduate students.

• Graduate Mentor Program
• Babson Association for Women MBAs (BAWMBA)
• CWEL Circles leadership conversations
• Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab Venture Accelerator
• WIN Lab Intensity Track
• WIN Workshops
• Forte Fellows Scholarship

WIN Lab: Venture Accelerator for women entrepreneurs.

Created by the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL) at Babson College, the Women Innovating Now (WIN) 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:

• 5 months 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

WIN Workshops: Hands-on business skills and knowledge sharing

These are 2-hour workshop style events that provide insight and an opportunity to practice various leadership skills. From public speaking and negotiations to utilizing Babson's resources, experts will work with undergraduate and graduate students to build their business artistry. These events are open to the entire Babson community and are supported by WIN and CWEL. 

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