EPS

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

course for Humanities and Entrepreneurship

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

The Online Babson Summer Study program is designed to help high school students (primarily rising juniors and seniors in high school), like you, cultivate core career skills and a sharp entrepreneurial mindset for overcoming challenges in any setting, in any role. You will participate in interactive online sessions with Babson faculty, entrepreneurship experts, and Babson near-peer students, work on team-based projects with c peers from around the world, learn how to apply Entrepreneurial Thought and Action®, and understand the competencies needed to start your own venture. Credits 4 184

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

(Formerly EPS3510 and EPS3579) This highly competitive course involves intense TEAM competition and problem-solving. Students will elect CEOs, negotiate to acquire team members, and compete for ten weeks to determine the ultimate winner. We have designed a learning experience that will develop and test your skills in strategy, marketing, negotiation, management, negotiations, and finance -- as well as creative, innovative, entrepreneurial out-of-the-box thinking. Your learning experiences will primarily engage you in real-world business cases, including, when feasible, interactions with the entrepreneurs that are the subjects of the cases, or practitioners who have relevant experiences and insights to share. Our goal is to make this course one of the most challenging and rewarding learning experiences for you during your time at Babson. Credits 4 Babson College Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

FME1001 or MOB1000

4 Free Elective Credits This course is designed specifically for Arthur M. Blank School of Entrepreneurial Leadership Scholars (AMBSEL Scholars) and for other Scholars (e.g., Weisman, Presidential, Posse, etc.) by instructor consent. Entrepreneurial leadership theories and frameworks, considered to be distinct from other forms of leadership, are still at the nascent stage of development. Babson Professor Scott Taylor and his colleagues are currently developing an entrepreneurial leadership model that includes the following constructs: “leader internal clarity”, “leader opportunity seeking behavior”, “leader outward focus”, “follower motivation effect”, and “recognizing and exploiting entrepreneurial opportunities”. Each of these constructs will be explored by students through discussions of assigned readings and qualitative research in the form of entrepreneur interviews and a case research project which includes a written case and teaching note. Students will develop qualitative research skills (e.g., interview techniques) through in class lectures and asynchronous videos that have already been produced by Professor Shay. The learning-focused activities and assignments, especially the field-based entrepreneur interview and case research project, are designed to enhance student (and the field’s) understanding of the unique nature of entrepreneurial leadership and to develop the student’s own entrepreneurial leadership skills. Student course deliverables (entrepreneur interview and case study) will provide insights to advance our understanding of entrepreneurial leadership as well as teaching materials for classroom use. The entrepreneur interviews and case studies will be submitted for inclusion in Babson’s case resources and possibly for publication in peer-reviewed journals such as Case Research Journal. Credits 4 185

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

4 General Credits EPS3501, EPS3502 and EPS3503 are all equivalent courses. Students can take only ONE of these courses. Creating a new venture that has technology as a basis for its products or services presents special challenges. On one hand is the _push_ of new technology, as evidenced by the plethora of scientific invention and technological innovation. On the other hand is the _pull_ of the market as it presents new entrepreneurial opportunities. Other , key challenges present themselves in areas of intellectual property protection, team building and funding opportunities. In this course we will explore entrepreneurship in technology industries in depth with the hope of penetrating the popular veneer, and uncovering the guts of starting a growing new technology ventures. Of course, there is a lot about new technology venturing that is common to all new venture creation, and also the qualities entrepreneurs demonstrate are valuable in a wide spectrum of life's activities. A unique aspect of this course is its desire to include students from both Babson as well as the F.W. Olin College of Engineering. Particular value from this intermingling will be evidenced in the true interdisciplinary nature of the course field project teams that are formed, and the ability for students to begin to develop networks of relationships outside their individual domains of business or engineering. Primary Course Objectives: 1. To investigate the components, tools, and practices of technology entrepreneurship: identifying new venture opportunities, evaluating the viability of a new business concept, calibrating risk of successful technology development, protecting intellectual property, building a team that possesses the attributes necessary for success, obtaining appropriate financing, writing a business plan, and developing an investor presentation, creating an entrepreneurial culture that increases the odds of success, and creating liquidity for shareholders. 2. To identify and exercise entrepreneurial skills through classrooms debate and assignments. 3. To introduce students to a variety of technology entrepreneurs. Case studies are used as tools for discussion, and are augmented with readings and guest speakers. The core project for this course will be the development of a technology based business plan. Students will form teams to explore a business opportunity, and develop a business plan and investor presentation. 186

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Wealth:creation,prsv,dest

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Entrepreneurship in fashion explores the challenges to entrepreneurs in the fashion industry with a view toward understanding opportunities, the changing nature of design to distribution technologies and processes, and the resources required to successfully launch and grow new ventures and corporate innovations. This course will examine past, current, and leading-edge business models while building entrepreneurial thought and action skills in the fashion context to create economic and social value. Students will focus on areas of interest in the fashion industry and design business models around opportunity spaces. The course examines current business cases. Speakers from the fashion industry will be invited to converse with students about experience and opportunities in fashion. Credits 4 188

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

FME1001

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

4 General Credits This hands-on workshop gives students the opportunity to plan a crowdfunding campaign for a creative project or entrepreneurial venture. Online crowdfunding builds community around innovative projects by organizing stakeholders and leveraging in-person and online social networks. Goals of crowdfunding include stakeholder alignment, concept testing, product pre-selling and venture de-risking. Students work individually or as part of a team to design a crowdfunding campaign which at students’ discretion may be executed following the workshop. Students are expected to meet high standards and the focal point of the course is the production and refinement of a pitch video developed based on stakeholder engagement and opportunity shaping. The course integrates emerging research on crowdfunding and ongoing developments in the industry. sophomores. Credits 4

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

Students must be at least second semester

4 General Credits This course covers the growth phase of an entrepreneurial business, focusing on the nature and challenges of entrepreneurial businesses as they move beyond startup. The primary task for entrepreneurial firms in their growth phase is to build an organization capable of managing this growth, and then ensure the organization can sustain growth as the market and competitive environment changes. The entrepreneur needs to create a professional organization both responsive to external change and entrepreneurial enough to continually create new businesses through innovative thinking. Issues of particular importance to rapidly growing companies include: getting the right people and systems in place, managing with limited resources, cash flow planning, leadership and delegation, professional zing the business, turning around a troubled business, establishing and communicating culture, and creating a vision to drive the organization toward the future. Credits 4 189

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

SME and EPS350%

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

4 Advanced Management Credits The ability to consistently recognize new ideas and seize opportunity develops over time, with experience and with knowledge. And when you don’t have the knowledge and experience, it can seem very difficult to come up with new ideas and to know whether that idea has market potential that can develop into a viable and sustainable business. Welcome to IDEATE – a course designed to s overcome your existing barriers to idea generation and help you develop a “practice” in ideation that will serve you well beyond this course. Coming up with good business ideas can seem excruciatingly difficult. Ideation is challenging to most because 1) we don’t give ourselves enough time to generate new and valuable ideas, 2) we don’t continuously practice proven techniques, 3) we lack confidence in our creative abilities, and 4) we fear failure and rejection. As a result of these confounding challenges, the focus on just idea generation is too limiting. During this course we also focus on the development of your entrepreneurial mindset, your creative ability, and your courage to take action. This course is not about the execution of ideas (there are many of courses for that), but rather about the generation of lots and lots of ideas with the associated mindset, skillset, and toolset to do so. MOB1010) Credits 4 190

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

(FME1000 and FME1001) or (EPS1000 and

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

2 General Credits This two-credit course is designed to help individual students in the Bernon Scholar Program research, draft, and plan, execute, and evaluate a programmatic response to social or community need or concern for which the student is passionate. This course is accomplished in five parts: exploration of issue, benchmarking and research of existing responses, planning of student's response, execution of that response and the student reflection on efficiency and effectiveness. Enrollment by Permission Only Credits 2 Babson College Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

4 Advanced Management Credits Through the Cultivating Entrepreneurial Youth Leaders course, Babson undergraduate students will learn how they can help middle and high school students develop stronger agency, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and empower young changemakers in Costa Rica. The course provides Babson students with the opportunity to learn key elements of teaching entrepreneurship and serving as coaches for youth, using a proven curriculum developed by Babson’s Youth Impact Lab, EPIC (Entrepreneurship Program for Innovators and Changemakers). EPIC is a youth entrepreneurship program that teaches social entrepreneurship skills framed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals) to youth to increase their resiliency and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. EPIC is designed to help middle school and high school students understand what it means to be a social entrepreneur, empowering them to make positive change in their lives, communities, and the world. EPIC balances entrepreneurial concepts with social- emotional skills, or “soft skills.” This unique combination, framed by the UNSDGs, helps youth develop grit, resiliency, a growth mindset, social awareness, social entrepreneurial intention, critical thinking, and self- reflection skills that can: • Increase high school graduation rates • Improve academic achievement • Strengthen employability • Raise earning potential • Decrease mental health issues, drug and alcohol use, incarceration rates EPS1000) Credits 4 191

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

(FME1000 and FME 1001) or (MOB1010 and

4 General Credits Students must be Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors to take this course This class concentrates on how early-stage companies raise money to fund their launch and growth. Students will gain knowledge of the asset classes available for early stage and acquisition funding (both equity and debt). These include money from family and friends, angels (both individual and angel groups), VC funds, and debt from venture debt funds and special commercial banks. Much of the class is taught from the entrepreneur's perspective, but it will also cover the dynamics of starting and running a VC fund since many of the investor classes rely heavily on the VC when making investment decisions. Case material, lectures, frequent exercises/presentations and guest speakers will provide future entrepreneurs with a detailed understanding of how investors think, analyze and behave. This understanding is critical so that entrepreneurs can understand the deals they make with investors and how to manage the process to a mutually beneficial conclusion. standing Credits 4 Babson College Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors Class

A hands-on course for student founders ready to grow their ventures beyond launch. This course is designed for undergraduate students actively building ventures that have moved beyond the launch stage. It provides a structured, hands-on environment to accelerate growth and achieve critical milestones across all areas of the business. Students will develop strategies for scaling products and services, growing revenue, expanding into new markets, building teams and partnerships, securing funding, and strengthening organizational sustainability. Through engagement with experts, they will also learn to navigate strategic pivots, refine investor pitches, and integrate social or mission-driven initiatives. By the end of the course, students will have advanced their ventures with measurable progress toward scale, resilience, and lasting impact. student should have already launched a venture and ready to start to grow it. Credits 4

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

FME or (MOB1000 and MOB1010) and

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Context:south Korea

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Entrepreneurial Leaders through Education 4 advanced elective credit This four-credit experiential course is for creative changemakers committed to using their entrepreneurial mindset to advance entrepreneurship education for youth in communities worldwide. Through the course, students will better understand Babson’s Entrepreneurial Thought and Action, experiential pedagogy, application of the entrepreneurial mindset, and curriculum design and delivery. They will learn how these methodologies support the creation of social and economic value for well- and under-resourced communities. By the end of the course, students will have developed and led unique, age-appropriate, culturally sensitive, and inclusive entrepreneurship education programs. They will be prepared to use their knowledge to explore further developing future entrepreneurship educational programs locally and globally. EPS1000) Credits 4 Babson College Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

(FME1000 and FME1001) or (MOB1010 and

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

(Formerly Family Entrepreneurship Amplifier) 4 General Elective Credits If you come from a family business or have an interest in starting a business with a family member or members, this course is designed for you. The course is like no other offered at Babson or elsewhere in the world. In this course, you will work directly with your family as part of the learning process. Together you will learn about how and why families are responsible for over 75% of global entrepreneurial activity and how your family can be more successful in its entrepreneurial efforts. You will learn about succession, ownership structures, family business strategy, family and business governance, conflict management and communication. You will strengthen your ability to work with your family, build your confidence and increase your family’s understanding of the value you can bring to the business. You will also learn from your peers and their families establishing relationships that will endure long after you graduate. If you know that you want to lead the family business, this course will provide a foundation for your future. If you are uncertain about joining the family business, this course will help provide clarity for your decision. If you have no desire to join the family business and prefer creating your own venture or opportunity, this course will help you to leverage the knowledge and resources within your family in order to increase the likelihood of your success. To get the most out of this class, students should have a connection to a family entrepreneurial activity, such as a family business, a family non-profit venture, a family- related start-up, etc. Students with family businesses or other entrepreneurial ventures of all sizes, ranging from very small to large in scale, are encouraged to register. For more information, please watch this video. Credits 4 194

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

FME or equivalent

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

(Formerly EPS3511) 4 General Credits How much money should I raise? Who should I raise it from and how? What do I do with the money once I have it? This course focuses on the various aspects of fundin and managing entrepreneurial ventures through the various stages of business growth. The class will utiliz videos, cases, simulation and experiential learning techniques to explain how to finance the entrepreneurial firm, investment analysis and decision making, and managing company finances through growth, crisis and harvesting. Frequent guests ranging from entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, banking and legal professionals will bring the entrepreneurial experience to life in this course which utilizes the “flipped classroom” methodology of teaching. For more information watch this video SME2012 and SME2021 and SME2031) or (ACC2002 and OIM2001 and MKT2000 and OIM2000 and FIN2000 and ECN2002) Credits 4 Babson College Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

(SME2001 and SME2002 and SME2011 and

(Formerly Affordable Design and Entrepreneurship (ADE)) 4 General Credits Students must be Juniors or Seniors to take this course g This course engages students in community-based, e participatory design and action. Teams partner with communities and organizations to achieve positive social and environmental impact with a strong justice framing, working for change in areas like air quality, community development, food processing, global health, and rights and privacy (addressing mass incarceration) over several semesters. Note that the name of this course was changed in Spring 2025 from Affordable Design and Entrepreneurship (ADE) to Design Justice Studio, reflecting a growing emphasis and interest among our students, community partners, and the joint Babson/Olin teaching team in integrating and building skills and practices related to equity and justice into the context of entrepreneurship. Utilizing the longstanding approach utilized in the Affordable Design and Entrepreneurship course, teams are guided by an experienced faculty advisor, and make change through design for impact, social entrepreneurship, community organizing, participatory research, political advocacy and other practices. All teams practice social benefit analysis, theory of change, assumption testing, cross-cultural engagement tools, dissemination of innovation methods, and ethical norms. Students regularly engage stakeholders in inclusive processes, in person and virtually, to observe, strategize, plan, co-design, prototype, test, and implement approaches supported by a significant project budget and student fundraising. There are often opportunities to travel locally, nationally, or internationally to work with partners. Students are exposed to mindsets and dispositions for working with integrity and responsibility in their stakeholders' contexts through guided exercises, case studies, guest speakers, readings, and reflections. Students learn and apply changemaking practices through project work and gain essential experience building relationships across difference and developing their own self- and cultural awareness. This course is part of the BOW collaboration, offered jointly between Babson and Olin, and open to Wellesley students. 196

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-undergraduate

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-undergraduate

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

(Formerly Living the Entrepreneurial Experience) 4 Advanced Management Credits This hands-on course is designed for undergraduate students who have an entrepreneurial opportunity that they are ready to launch. Students will engage in Entrepreneurial Thought and Action to develop and execute key steps to launch their businesses. During this course, students will do secondary research and primary research where they will engage experts, stakeholders, analogous/complementary ventures, and investors/ donors to enrich their understanding of the entrepreneurship ecosystem and test their ideas. Course readings and cases will provide supplemental background that students will use as they take steps to start their venture. The core of the course is "action- based learning" which will result in pivoting the venture based on information gained in experimenting and testing assumptions. Students will set their milestones to move their venture forward based on where they are in the entrepreneurial process. The course has multiple deliverables related to key actions and decisions in marketing, finance, customer service and operations, all designed to move entrepreneurs closer to launching. Students are expected to work independently as well as interdependently with other entrepreneurs in the course. Contact time for this course will be split between in-class sessions and out-of-class individual meetings with the instructor. EPS4530 (formerly EPS3530), EPS4525, EPS4531, EPS4532, EPS4533 and EPS4534 are equivalent courses. Students can only take one of these courses. Credits 4

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

FME1001 or EPS1000

the Firm 3 Blended Credits This course provides an overview of the entrepreneurship method that will enable students to create, identify, assess, shape, and act on opportunities in a variety of contexts and organizations, while also introducing students to the use of analytics throughout the lifecycle of business applications. The method, called Entrepreneurial Thought and Action® (ET&A), is teachable and learnable, but is not predictable. This is a results-oriented course that emphasizes early action in order to test and refine new venture concepts. Topics will include: innovation uncertainty in the corporate environment, Design Thinking, Shareholder Value and EVA//Multi Business Strategy in Large Corporations, Industry Analysis, Ecosystems and Competitive Positioning and How Big Companies Make Decisions. students should contact Graduate Academic Services to pursue enrollment in this course. Credits 3

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

Admission in to the MSBA program. CAM

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

1.5

Credits (max)

1.5

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

This course focuses on the financial challenges and funding options associated with starting, building, and growing a new venture. Students examine a range of financing sources available to entrepreneurs, including personal investment, co-founders and partners, friends and family, bootstrapping, commercial lending, angel investors, venture capital, and other sources of seed and growth capital. The course explores how entrepreneurs evaluate funding choices in light of the venture’s stage, goals, risk profile, and ownership implications. Students will also examine the financial viability of new business opportunities, develop financial plans for emerging ventures, and consider the financial management challenges that arise over the life of a business. Topics may include financing start-ups, managing cash and growth, financial planning for small and medium-sized enterprises, preparing for investment, and navigating major transition points such as rapid expansion, sale, or failure. Credits 3 Babson College Graduate Catalog 2026-2027

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Entrepreneurship & Opportunity (E&O) – This course provides an overview of the entrepreneurship method that will enable you to create, identify, assess, shape, and act on opportunities in a variety of contexts and organizations. The method, called Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (ETA), is teachable and learnable, but is not predictable. This is a results-oriented course that emphasizes early action in order to test and refine new venture concepts. Credits 2

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

(Formerly Entrepreneurship) This course integrates many of the concepts, tools and practices of entrepreneurship. Students will learn to be superior opportunity assessors and shapers, to understand the integration of people and process in entrepreneurship, to write, articulate and present a new venture execution plan, understand the alternatives and trade-offs in financing, starting and operating a venture, and gain a better understanding of their personal entrepreneurial capabilities. Students will engage in feasibility assessment, venture viability analysis and resource acquisition. Students will learn how to conduct rigorous business-planning, and also how to network for resources and to be able to communicate about a new venture in a confident, articulate and effective manner. The course builds on foundation concepts from the Opportunity and Entrepreneurship courses, and is designed for students seriously considering launching a new venture in a variety of contexts (e.g. corporate, family, organization, franchise) or students planning to work in an early-stage venture. Credits 3 Babson College Graduate Catalog 2026-2027

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

EPS7200 or EPS7800

3 Elective Credits This course welcomes students who seek an intellectual and professional “sandbox” to pursue “EPIC” opportunities for themselves or for their companies. EPIC opportunities empower you and others to pursue big, bold initiatives, pioneer new technologies, markets, or business models, inspire new solutions to address the UN Global Goals, and require courage to tackle different problems. You will wrestle with managerial and societal issues that call for entrepreneurial leaders to take a stand and chart a new path with EPIC initiatives. In this course, you will study historical and contemporary examples, role models, and scenarios of EPIC opportunities and pursuits. You will examine both academic research and practical resources to understand the core principles of operating with an EPIC mindset. You will learn a set of EPIC tools to apply immediately in your own ventures, workplace, or careers. You will create an action plan that outlines how you intend to pursue an EPIC opportunity - now or in the future. Credits 3 145

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

None

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

3 Elective Credits We are living in a world where societal expectations of business have shifted and the lines between business, government, and the social sectors are being blurred. Businesses are called upon to create both economic and social value in new ways. This course addresses issues related to the social, economic, and environmental responsibilities of business. The topic of sustainability also addressed. Credits 3 Babson College Graduate Catalog 2026-2027

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

As competition intensifies and growth stagnates, corporations are awakening to the imperative of entrepreneurship—not as a side initiative, but as a core organizational capability. While large firms possess the resources, experience, and networks to pursue transformative innovation, they are often constrained by systems optimized for operational efficiency and risk avoidance. The result is a persistent tension between the demands of today and the opportunities of tomorrow—one that most corporate innovation efforts struggle to resolve. This course explores how organizations can build the ambidextrous capabilities required to both optimize current performance and foster entrepreneurial growth. We move beyond isolated innovation projects to examine how companies can institutionalize the structures, processes, and cultural mechanisms that enable exploration and exploitation to coexist. Through case studies and strategic frameworks, students will analyze how leading firms are rethinking their management systems to empower intrapreneurs and embed innovation into the fabric of the organization. We will also examine how generative AI is transforming innovation systems—enhancing creativity, accelerating experimentation, and enabling new forms of strategic insight. Students will critically assess how this technology can be integrated into corporate entrepreneurship practices in ways that complement, rather than substitute for, human judgment and ingenuity. Designed for future innovation leaders, this course provides an organizational perspective on corporate entrepreneurship, equipping students with the tools and mindsets needed to help large firms become truly ambidextrous—operationally excellent today, and entrepreneurially capable for the future. For More Information Click Here is Credits 3 146

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

3 Elective Credits The course focuses on ways to profitably exploit business opportunities (as opposed to what opportunity to pursue). It will allow you to acquire the skill set necessary for crafting a winning business model for your venture - developing and writing a concise, coherent, effective, and complete business development plan and prepare you to gain support within a mature corporation for your plan. For more information Click Here. Credits 3

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

(Formerly Entrepreneurial Finance) Focuses on raising seed and growth capital from venture capital, business angels, investment banking, and commercial banking sources; and financial problems unique to the small- and medium-sized firm undergoing rapid growth. Examines actual proposals made to venture capital firms, particularly in terms of their financial viability. Course also examines financial management for entrepreneurs over the life of a business project. Includes financing start-ups, financial planning for the nonpublic smaller enterprise, going public, selling out, bankruptcy, sources of capital, and other related topics. Credits 3

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

None

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

1.5

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

This case-based course is designed to provide insight into the challenges and opportunities accompanying growing an entrepreneurial company. The course provides the concepts and framework necessary to enable entrepreneurial management in organizations of all sizes and types. It is intended for individuals interested in managing growth in their own companies as well as those growing an existing company by creating value through innovation and opportunity capture. The course focuses on the decisions entrepreneurs must make to recognize and capture opportunities, obtain and allocate resources, challenge and direct personnel, and adapt personal goals and corporate strategies to a changing business environment. In this process, the course examines management challenges commonly encountered at different stages in the life-cycle of an entrepreneurial business, including start-up, growth, change of direction, and harvest. Credits 3 147

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

This course examines how founders and business leaders in middle-market companies ($50M–$500M EV) plan and execute acquisitions and divestitures. It equips students with practical skills relevant to careers in middle-market businesses, consulting firms, or larger corporate roles where they may lead or support the purchase or sale of a division, product line, or entire company. Students will gain a working familiarity with the full M&A process from both the financial and strategic buyer perspectives. The course also explores alternatives to traditional M&A including joint ventures, partnerships, and strategic alliances. completed Private Equity, Investment Banking, Accounting or Entrepreneurial Finance prior to enrolling in this class. Credits 3

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

Students are strongly encouraged to have

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

1.5

Credits (max)

1.5

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Changing industry and market forces create scalable, emergent markets for new ventures. Entrepreneurs and Corporate Innovators who can grasp future trends have a distinct advantage in being able to focus their efforts where opportunities and markets converge. In this course, we will scan the future in Three Areas (Business and Economic, Technology, and Organization) that are further expanded into twelve dimensions. The goal of this course is to create an understanding of how to develop entrepreneurial and innovative vision and action in order to scan, identify, and test future customer needs; design products and services to meet those needs; and build support from the entrepreneurial eco-system including investors and business partners. Students will develop an understanding of the future that applies to her/his own innovation leadership vision; identify Key Future Factors that allow innovative leaders to address customer needs currently unmet; and develop an action approach to scale an opportunity with an assessment of future trends and markets. Credits 3 148

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

1.5

Credits (max)

1.5

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

the Firm 3 Blended Credits This course provides an overview of the entrepreneurship method that will enable students to create, identify, assess, shape, and act on opportunities in a variety of contexts and organizations, while also introducing students to the use of analytics throughout the lifecycle of business applications. The method, called Entrepreneurial Thought and Action® (ET&A), is teachable and learnable, but is not predictable. This is a results-oriented course that emphasizes early action in order to test and refine new venture concepts. Topics will include: innovation uncertainty in the corporate environment, Design Thinking, Shareholder Value and EVA//Multi Business Strategy in Large Corporations, Industry Analysis, Ecosystems and Competitive Positioning and How Big Companies Make Decisions. students should contact Graduate Academic Services to pursue enrollment in this course. Credits 3

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

Admission in to the MSBA program. CAM

This course provided a broad overview of topics that are relevant to understanding the nature and dynamics of entrepreneurial families. The course will cover such topics as, defining family entrepreneurship versus family business, identifying the pervasiveness of family entrepreneurship and its economic and social contributions, governance and succession in entrepreneurial families, the management of change and transgenerational value creation, conflict management, and the development and allocation of financial and human assets. For more information, click here Credits 3 Babson College Graduate Catalog 2026-2027

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

None

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Independent research is available for all academic divisions. Registration is manual for students through Graduate Programs and Office of Graduate Academic Services. Independent Research provides an opportunity to conduct in-depth research in areas of a student's own specific interest. Students may undertake Independent Research for academic credit with the approval of a student-selected faculty advisor, the appropriate division chair, and Graduate Academic Services. Please note that a student is responsible for recruiting a faculty advisor through the student's own initiative and obtain the advisor's prior consent/commitment before applying for an independent research project. The research project normally carries 1.5 or 3 credits. For more information and a proposal outline please visit: http://www.babson.edu/Academics/graduate/mba/Pages/ independent-research.aspx Credits 3 151

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

1.5

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027-graduate

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

(Core MBA) If you have taken and passed EPS7200, you cannot register for EPS7800, as these two courses are equivalent Through the Entrepreneurship components of the course, you will explore and practice the concepts of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship, and how these three concepts come together to create the future. You will examine the importance of creativity in this process, and how it fosters an innovative and entrepreneurial approach to identifying, solving and acting on management challenges. You will build an ET&A toolkit to create and evaluate entrepreneurial opportunities, marshal resources, and form teams driven by creativity, leadership, and smart action. You will explore questions about value exploration and value appropriation - for yourself and for others in society. In sum, this course is a journey through the fuzzy front-end of early-stage entrepreneurial activity. This course is not intended to be a complete overview of entrepreneurship. It makes no effort to deal with all the complex issues of entrepreneurial practice. Topics such as managing growth, franchising, entrepreneurial finance, corporate entrepreneurship, family entrepreneurship, or buying businesses are not covered in the course. Other courses offered during your MBA program go into greater depth in many of these issues. This course is an immersion experience for finding, creating, and evaluating early- stage opportunities for value creation. It also expands your horizons about how to determine what is valuable not only for yourself, but for others across people, organizations, and society in new and creative ways. Credits 2 Babson College Graduate Catalog 2026-2027

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

3 Elective Credits There is disruption everywhere in food! With challenges due to COVID, there are global food shortages, supply chain interruptions, and innovations in food science that affect how food entrepreneurs identify or create opportunities, launch and grow ventures. Once alternative foods are now mainstream, large food companies are struggling to reinvent themselves and consumers are driving significant change. There is a proliferation of start-ups, food science and technology innovations as well as rising awareness for food priorities, nutrition, education and health. This experiential elective focuses on the food entrepreneur’s journey from idea to launch. We begin with an exploration of your personal passions in the food industry, then examine global megatrends in food where needs, gaps and opportunities are identified. In teams, students will design a new initiative to meet this need/ opportunity. Students will engage with food industry experts, consumers and other stakeholders to develop and explore their new initiative as a solution to a food related problem or opportunity. Students will obtain feedback on these initiatives, develop a prototype and experiment with the business model. Resource acquisition strategies and metrics for these new initiatives' food will be developed and investigated. New initiatives may be a program, non-profit, corporate venture or new venture, and can be in any sector related to food— including the following: • growing (e.g. agriculture, production, nutrition) • making (e.g. producing food in restaurants, beverages, consumer packaged goods) • moving (e.g. food services, distribution, shipping, packaging, delivery) • selling (e.g. wholesaling, marketing, retailing, ecommerce) • serving (e.g. staffing, feeding, food health) • disposing (e.g. food waste, packaging, composting) In addition to working on your own initiatives, students will also co-create solutions to a real-world business problem facing food entrepreneurs who will visit the class. Further, using Babson’s Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (ET&A) method, each student will consider the dynamics and interconnectedness of the food industry through a series of individual activities in each of the si food sectors, sharing their experiences and reflections. Be prepared to share family recipes, participate in a “chopped challenge” and measure your food waste. Bring your appetite for learning and food! Babson College Graduate Catalog 2026-2027 Credits 3

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

1.5

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Prerequisite

EPS 7800

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu

Subject

EPS

Credits (min)

1.5

Credits (max)

1.5

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalogs.babson.edu