Sawyer Hosts Boston Development Panel Discussion
The Suffolk University Sawyer School of Business will be hosting a panel discussion on the development of the Widett Circle area of Boston. The area, which was originally selected to house the temporary stadium for the Boston Olympics, is facing major development in the coming years. After the the bid for Boston to host the 2024 Olympics was dropped, Boston’s mayor, Martin J. Walsh, and Boston developers now plan to create a new section of Boston that will provide workforce housing and new business opportunities for the city.
The panelists will discuss what the development will mean for the area as well as the potential impact that the development will have on existing businesses in the area as far as relocation is concerned and the economic impact that the development will have on the city of Boston as a whole. Peter Howes, Business Editor at NECN will serve as the moderator for the panel discussion.
D’Amore-McKim Professor Interviewed on Changes to School and Boston
Fernando Suarez is the newly appointed Jean C. Tempel Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. Suarez has lived, completed research and worked on four different continents in addition to working at Boston University, MIT, London Business School, Hitotsubashi University in Japan, Adolfo Ibáñez University and ESE Business School in Chile.
While at BU, Suarez founded the Strategy and Innovation Department. While he was at the Adolfo Ibáñez University, he launched the international MBa program, developed a software company and began offering strategy and innovation consulting for several firms in the software, telecommunications, manufacturing and financial sectors.
Babson Alumni Selected to Serve on Boston Olympics Advisory Board
Two Babson alumni and entrepreneurs have been selected to serve on the 2024 Boston Olympics Advisory Board. The two selected are Jon Feinman M’10 and Jason Jacobs M’05. The 2024 Boston Olympics Advisory Board members will work toward advancing the Boston area with the vision of hosting the 2024 Olympic games.
The Board will provide governance oversight on issues regarding the city’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics. The Board will also oversee the final bid for the games. Co-owner and Managing Partner of the Boston Celtics, Steve Pagliuca, will serve as chair the Board. Pagliuca is also the Managing Director at Bain Capital.
D’Amore-McKim Holds MBA Info Programs
The D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University is offering several upcoming information events for its executive, evening and full-time MBA programs. These programs are opportunities for prospective students to gain insight into the program and its options for learning. These programs include webinars, on-campus information sessions and classroom visits.
The September events will be kicked off with a webinar for the Evening MBA program. It will be held September 5, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. The webinar will last for one hour. There will be two information sessions for the Executive MBA programs. The first will be held on September 6, 2014 and the second on September 27, 2014.
Babson Ranked No. 1 by Money Mag
Money magazine has named Babson College the No. 1 college in America on its new List of Best Colleges. According to the magazine, the rankings are based on “a new approach to ranking colleges that uses unique measures of educational quality, affordability, and career outcome s to help families find the right school at the right price.”
According to Money magazine, “Consider our overall winner, Babson College, in suburban Boston. Quality of education? Check. Babson specializes in business and entrepreneurship but also gives students a well-rounded education in liberal arts and sciences and lots of opportunity for hands-on project-based learning. Big financial payoff? Check again. Babson grads go on to earn hefty salaries, and the list of ventures they’ve started is impressive, including Home Depot and Zumba Fitness.”
Babson Hosts Women’s Entrepreneurship Soiree
Babson College’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL) hosted the Women’s Entrepreneurship Summer Soiree: An Evening with Boston Business Owners, on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Babson’s Boston Campus. The soiree will feature successful women entrepreneurs who will share their experiences and insights on developing thriving companies within the Greater Boston area.
This networking event brought together thought leaders from Babson’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership and the City of Boston’s Office of Business Development. This program was designed to provide women business owners with the opportunity to form valuable connections with some of the city’s top business front-runners to help strengthen and grow their businesses.
