OUR MISSION: We accelerate new ventures of all kinds by providing Babson’s emerging entrepreneurs access to the opportunities, community, and critical resources that they need. We ignite the exchange of innovative ideas that will shape the future of entrepreneurship through our research and thought leadership.

We would like to ask that you join us in our programming to ensure that the students attend and engage with our programs to the highest level.

Please find details below about our programming and how we can work together to engage the students. This may be simply attending an event, reviewing a pitch, rewriting a pitch, or some form of analysis of an event or idea they saw at an event. Extra credits? There are so many opportunities.

Event locations and topics will be updated as they are confirmed. Click here for a PDF calendar of Fall 2024 Blank Center events.

SEPTEMBER

Wednesday, September 4, 2024	1:00 p.m.	Butler Launch Pad Info Session	Reynolds Global Lounge
Thursday, September 5, 2024	5:00 p.m.	Butler Launch Pad Info Session	HELV Global Outreach Studio
Monday, September 9, 2024	5:00 p.m.	Butler Launch Pad Info Session	Olin 101
Tuesday, September 17, 2024	5:00 p.m.	Butler Institute Open Forum	Babson Commons 101
Friday, September 20, 2024		Rocket Pitch Application Deadline
Tuesday, September 24, 2024	4:30 p.m.	Pizza & Peers	Blank Center

OCTOBER

Tuesday, October 8, 2024	5:00 p.m.	Pizza & Peers Butler Institute
Wednesday, October 16, 2024	5:00 p.m.	Open Mic Pitch Night	Blank Center Co-Working Space
October 18-19, 2024		Butler Institute Action Tank Weekend	By Invitation Only
Thursday, October 24, 2024	5:00 p.m.	Rocket Pitch	Olin Hall
Tuesday, October 29, 2024	5:00 p.m.	Pizza & Peers Butler Institute	Blank Center Co-Working Space

NOVEMBER

Thursday, November 7, 2024	5:00 p.m.	Spring Fast Track Info Session	Blank Center Co-Working Space
November 14-16, 2024		GCEC Conference
Tuesday, November 19, 2024	5:00 p.m.	Butler Institute Open Forum	Babson Commons 101

DECEMBER

Tuesday, December 3, 2024	4:30 p.m.	Pizza & Peers	Blank Center
Wednesday, December 4, 2024	6:00 p.m.	Mentor Welcome

JANUARY

Tuesday, January 21, 2025	4:30 p.m.	Pizza & Peers	Blank Center
Tuesday, January 28, 2025	5:00 p.m.	BIFETE Open Forum
Wednesday, January 29, 2025	4:30 p.m.	Blank Center and Butler Launch Pad Spring Kickoff

FEBRUARY

Tuesday, February 11, 2025	4:30 p.m.	Pizza & Peers
Tuesday, February 11, 2025	5:00 p.m.	BIFETE Open Forum	Blank Center Co-Working Space
Friday, February 14, 2025		Hackathon Registration
Tuesday, February 25, 2025	5:00 p.m.	Seed Funding Pitch Event

MARCH

Tuesday, March 4, 2025	5:00 p.m.	Pizza & Peers Butler Institute	Blank Center Co-Working Space
Thursday, March 13, 2025		Hackathon Final Presentations
Tuesday, March 25, 2025	5:00 p.m.	BIFETE Open Forum	Babson Commons 101
Saturday, March 29, 2025	11-3 p.m.	TEDx	Knight Auditorium

APRIL

Tuesday, April 1, 2025		Butler Institute Spring Signature Event	Winn Auditorium
Thursday, April 3, 2025	4:00 p.m.	Fast Track Showcase
Tuesday, April 8, 2025	4:30 p.m.	Pizza & Peers
Wednesday, April 16, 2025		B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinals
Thursday, April 17, 2025	5:00 p.m.	B.E.T.A. Challenge Finale	Winn Auditorium

MAY

All Day

Summer Venture Program

JUNE

June 4-7, 2025

All Day

BCERC (Faculty Only)

Babson Wellesley

JULY

Summer Venture Showcase