
For Students
The Bertarelli Institute for Family Entrepreneurship (BIFE) recognizes that Family Entrepreneurship is much more than just a family business.
It may include multiple businesses and entrepreneurial ventures. By preparing the next generation and helping them understand their family entrepreneurship legacy, BIFE helps strengthen and grow family businesses around the world.
Through insightful research and innovative courses and co-curricular activities, students explore ways to:
- Engage with their families and take on their family entrepreneurial legacy;
- Solve challenges at the nexus of personal, family and business; and
- Form impactful value-added curated connectivity with the Babson community, including peer networks and experience sharing.
Student Pathways
Undergraduate Pathway
Classes & Programs
- First Year Family Entrepreneurship Mastermind (FFEM)
- Family Entrepreneurial Leadership Program (FEL)
- EPS 3551 Entrepreneurial Families
Leadership Opportunities
- Student Leadership Forum (SLF)
- BIFE Advisory Board
- Bertarelli Scholars
Mentors
- Coaching with our Global Mentors & Family Business Entrepreneurs in Residence
Events
- Fall/Spring Welcome Back & Networking Party
- Networking By Industry (NBI)
- Workshops
- Live Case Studies
Graduate Pathway
Classes & Programs
- Family Entrepreneurial Leadership Program (FEL)
- EPS 7556 Foundations of Family Entrepreneurship
- EPS 9551 Critical Questions Facing Business Families
- EPS 9553 Family Businesses to Next Stage of Growth
Leadership Opportunities
Mentors
- Coaching with our Global Mentors & Family Business Entrepreneurs in Residence
Events
- Fall/Spring Welcome Back & Networking Party
- Networking By Industry (NBI)
- Workshops
- Live Case Studies