Arthur M. Blank School
The Blank School engages Babson community members and leads research to create entrepreneurial leaders.
The Butler Institute for Free Enterprise Through Entrepreneurship offers numerous opportunities and events for the Babson community to explore the relationship between entrepreneurship and free enterprise. For details on upcoming events, please see our listing below. To learn more, please email us at butlerinstitute@babson.edu or sign up for our newsletter here
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The Babson College community had the pleasure of hearing from success, happiness, and purpose expert, Dr. Arthur Brooks, when he visited campus for a conversation on Tuesday, April 19.
Click here to read more about Brooks’ visit, and about the intersection of happiness and entrepreneurship.
Tuesday, April 19 at 6:15 p.m ET
The Student Scholars of the Butler Institute for Free Enterprise through Entrepreneurship led a conversation about the roaring rejection of capitalism and growing support for socialism among the younger population. Whether it’s through political campaigns, legacy media, or social media platforms, socialism is rising in popularity across the United States. In wake of this sweeping economic ideology, people have started to turn their backs on capitalism and question its relevance. Students and faculty discussed how capitalism can survive rising millennial socialism while pursuing and igniting entrepreneurial ventures.
Wednesday, April 13 at 6:15 p.m. ET
An interactive conversation led by Butler Institute Scholar, Dominic Sapone, about the growing interference of the EPA in various industries. Dominic highlighted examples of recent EPA crackdowns on small manufacturers in the automotive industry, hurting the livelihoods of entrepreneurs and their families.
Tuesday, March 29 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Professor Andrew Corbett, faculty, and guests discussed what the Super Bowl teaches us about markets, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Looking back at years of Super Bowl ads, the conversation examined what happened to the many market-dominant firms of prior decades as a way to think about policy for today and tomorrow.
Wednesday, February 2 at 5:00 p.m. ET
An interactive discussion about what it means for businesses to “act small” and do good featuring Professor Andrew Corbett from Babson College's Entrepreneurship Division and Joshua White from the University of Alabama, Culverhouse College of Business.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Thursday, December 2, 2021
The Hackathon was created to challenge both undergraduate and graduate students to crunch and analyze using real GEM data from the 2020/2021 GEM Report (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor) and uncover some new, unique insights about regional differences in entrepreneurship across the United States.
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
An interactive simulation featuring Babson College Entrepreneurship Professor Phil Kim
Monday, April 12, 2021
A symposium on free enterprise organized and run by the Butler Board of Student Scholars
Friday, March 26, 2021
Presented by Peter Cohan, Babson College Lecturer
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Followed by Live Panel Discussion
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Co-founder of Techstars and Foundry Group
Thursday, February 6, 2020