November 2010 - Fellow - Saltire Foundation Community

Entrepreneurial Exchange Dinner

I again had the opportunity to attend this fantastic event. Lesley, Verna and Webo were there.....as were a couple of our undergrads. It was great to see them. I always find the awards dinner very inspiring, not to mention very sore on my liver!! All...

Published 29-Nov-2010 19:29 by Jim Duffy

Are you a shrewd business to business (b2b) entrepreneur?

It’s been over two months since we first set foot on the grounds of Babson, and with a mere three weeks left till Christmas part of me wonders where all the time went, while the other half buzzes with all the business insight and valuable ‘tricks...

Published 28-Nov-2010 20:30 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Business, entrepreneurship, babson college

One for One – a compelling proposition

As part of our fast-track course here at Babson, we have been applying our experience and new-found knowledge to assist three start-up companies with live projects, where the company founders have a current need for assistance or further knowledge, but...

Published 25-Nov-2010 16:25 by Mark Simmers

Filed under: Opportunities, Business

Golf Balls, Pebbles and Sand – how to fit them all in?

We have had a very hectic last 3 weeks in the run-up to Thanksgiving, and during that time we have had three excellent days working on Leadership Presence, Storytelling and uncovering our own life and leadership journeys. One story from the past few days...

Published 25-Nov-2010 15:04 by Mark Simmers

Filed under: Leadership, Business

Twists, turns and waterproofs

Today I write in an emergent fashion, a recent lecturer suggested that this can often lead to the best ideas. If not, complaints to Babson marketing faculty… The last two weeks have been full of the sort of twists and turns that our Babson experience...

Published 22-Nov-2010 3:39 by Joanne Hagerty (2010)

Filed under: Leadership, GlobalScot

There is NO magic Genie!

We have had another intellectually stimulating week which culminated in our MCFE presentations to our external companies......there was a LOT of sweat and neurological activity right up until the Fri am presentations! All the teams did exceptionally well...

Published 21-Nov-2010 20:32 by Claire MacDonald (2010)

Opportunity Obsession

Another week has flown by here in Boston. During the past six weeks teams of Fellows have been working as consultants with Boston based companies. Steve, Joanne and myself were asked to explore distribution channels for a mass customisation bra technology...

Published 21-Nov-2010 12:40 by Rebecca Ewing (2010)

Filed under: Opportunities, entrepreneur, thanksgiving, Zyrra, consulting

Facilitate the possible

As Mark has already blogged, all of the Fellows were given the opportunity to attend the GlobalScot conference in New York over the past few days. It was my first trip to NY and I loved the experience. Although no time for sightseeing, I enjoyed the company...

Published 12-Nov-2010 1:08 by Rebecca Ewing (2010)

Filed under: babson college, Disney, GlobalScot, Mark Beaumont

Saltire Fellowship... what, for whom, and why...

What The opportunity to build a set of practical skills, networks, knowledge and experience through global exposure, that pushes you to challenge and continuously improve and openly learn in a personal and professional manner under a risk-free ecosystem...

Published 11-Nov-2010 15:51 by Amina Nabi (2010)

Global Scot Conference - New York

I have just spent 2 days in New York. On Tuesday evening four of the Fellows attended the inaugural Saltire Foundation fund-raiser in New York, which was a very successful evening as a first event of this type in the US. Hopefully the first of many such...

Published 11-Nov-2010 3:37 by Mark Simmers

The wait is over.

As our time on Babson college campus draw to a close, the recent announcement regarding our placement opportunities for externship A signals the next step on this fantastic programme. For many of us, our endless curiosity was finally appeased over lunch...

Published 08-Nov-2010 3:19 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, externship, saltire fellowship, babson college

The world’s biggest whiteboard

Picture an office block with spectacular views of the Boston skyline. Imagine that each and every desk is occupied by a dynamic entrepreneur with bold aspirations to shake up their respective industries with their own unique brand of disruptive innovation...

Published 07-Nov-2010 5:30 by STEVE TIGAR (2010)

The many nuances of our Reservation Price, Mizunos and no more spreadsheets!

Well another week has flown by as we are now half way through the Babson experience, the leaves are all gone and we were back to hard work, intense neurological stimulation like no other from Anirudh and Tim from the marketing and selling perspective...

Published 06-Nov-2010 16:19 by Claire MacDonald (2010)

Discerning. Compelling. Discipline.

I have enjoyed my week off last week and my husband who came to Boston for the week, waited very patiently to finish my meetings, networking and reading. Once I had finally finished we enjoyed some great weather and cycled around Boston and Cape Cod....

Published 02-Nov-2010 1:12 by Rebecca Ewing (2010)

Part 1 Reflections

The holiday offered some punctuation to reflect on our experiences during part 1 at Babson. Our course is at a transformative point as we shift our focus from nascent to global enterprises. This is entirely appropriate as we will learn in the coming week...

Published 01-Nov-2010 5:22 by Joanne Hagerty (2010)

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