The John E. and Alice L. Butler Launch Pad

Our Approach

Grounded in Entrepreneurial Thought & Action®, the Launch Pad helps founders develop the mindset, skills, and confidence needed to act, learn, and build.

Through the Butler Launch Pad students and alumni founders can:

• Engage with experienced entrepreneurs, faculty, and advisors
• Build relationships with a community of fellow founders
• Tap into Babson’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and network
• Explore opportunities for seed funding, office space, and other venture-building support
• Develop the mindset, skills, and confidence to move ideas forward

Driven to Innovate, Babson Entrepreneur Reimagines Energy Use in Trucking

Lassiter Foregger ’27 leveraged Babson’s entrepreneurial ecosystem to transform an idea into a growing clean-energy venture, refining her business through Babson programs including Rocket Pitch and the Butler Launch Pad Fast Track Cohort. Through guidance from Babson’s Entrepreneurs in Residence and the Blank Center for Entrepreneurship team, she built valuable industry connections that helped advance Foregger Energy Solutions. One connection led to a pivotal internship at PACCAR, where she gained the technical expertise and industry experience needed to strengthen her company and accelerate its growth.