The Entrepreneur’s Boot Camp: a Deep Dive for New Ventures
Babson Olin Graduate School of Business
How long?
- 5 days
- in person
What are the topics?
Babson Olin Graduate School of Business
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Who should attend
- Aspiring entrepreneurs with a new venture entrepreneurship idea
- Entrepreneurs who want to take their business to the next level
- Executives looking to grow their entrepreneurial mindset to innovate in their current role
About the course
An Entrepreneur Bootcamp to Launch and Grow Your Business
You have the idea and the determination to make it happen, and Babson has the new venture entrepreneurship expertise to take your business to the next level. During this entrepreneurship training program, faculty from the No. 1 school for entrepreneurship will help you gain the entrepreneurial mindset and relevant skills it takes to successfully launch and grow your business.
Choose the format that’s right for you: in-person or live online. If you thrive in bootcamp environments, register for the in-person experience. It’s an intense, five-day entrepreneurship workshop. If you prefer more space to digest and process what you learn, register for the live online program, which is spread over five weeks, allowing you time to apply what you learn to your business. Both programs end with rocket pitches that are recorded, peer-reviewed, and scored.
What You Will Learn
During this bootcamp for entrepreneurs, you will gain entrepreneurial skills and techniques that will improve your venture’s chances of success. Build a global network of entrepreneurs you can turn to for advice and support. Learn from Babson faculty members who have helped thousands of successful entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses.
Both live online and in-person entrepreneur bootcamp programs cover the following topics:
- How to create a successful business model using Babson’s Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® methodology
- Design thinking
- Strategic positioning and value proposition development
- Financial modeling
- The role of the founder, building effective partnerships, and recruiting team members
- Marketing, personal selling, and customer acquisition
- Harnessing resources and fundraising
- Pitching to investors
This five-week live online program includes:
- Seven live online sessions
- Week 1
- Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® and Creating your Successful Business/Business Models
- Week 2
- Design Thinking
- Financial Modeling and Proformas
- Week 3
- Value Propositions and Customer and Product Discovery Process
- Week 4
- Founding and Teams or Growth
- Entrepreneurship Marketing and the Art of Pitching
- Week 5
- Business Models Pitches
- Business Models Pitches
- Week 1
Experts
Angelo Santinelli
Academic Division: EntrepreneurshipMr. Santinelli is an experienced leader and innovator in creating business strategy, marketing and delivering results. His more than 20 years of business experience covers a broad range of disciplines and responsibilities: including business development, strateg...
Andrew Corbett
Andrew Corbett is the Paul T. Babson Chair of Entrepreneurship and serves as Chair of the Entrepreneurship Division. He is an editor for the Journal of Business Venturing, and co-editor of the Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence, and Growth book series. Professor Corbett also holds an ap...
Phillip Kim
Academic Division: EntrepreneurshipPhillip H. Kim is an internationally recognized expert on entrepreneurship. He studies, teaches, and advises on different aspects of how entrepreneurial ideas become reality. Specifically, his research interests include start-up processes and founding teams, ins...
Andrew Zacharakis
Academic Division: EntrepreneurshipAndrew Zacharakis is The John H. Muller, Jr. Chair in Entrepreneurship at Babson College, Wellesley, MA. He is the Director of the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference and past president of the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Managemen...
Tim Marken
I have driven significant growth across brand building and investment banking organizations because of my ability to adapt to varying business types – from startups to large organizations and companies at every growth stage in between. By employing my expertise in sales management and strategy, I...
Joseph Nedder
As the Chief Operations Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer for Edelman Financial Engines, I am responsible for our end-to-end operations, our facilities and our overall employee experience. In my role, I have the opportunity to work with a diverse and passionate team of professionals who t...
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