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Reflection (a new skill!)

Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Starting as early as the application process, the Fellowship programme has guided me on a personal journey of discovery. By understanding my values, preferences and aspirations better I have been able to make informed decisions about my career and acquire the...

Posted to Fellow by Mike Brooke on 19-Mar-2013
Filed under: Filed under: Fellowship, entrepreneur, babson college, alumni, reflection

Busy on campus

Fall is in full swing… … and beside eating our weight in pumpkin pie, we’ve had a packed schedule of classes, project meetings and events . Some take aways from Babson and beyond for me include: Design thinking at IDEO – we had a session with the team at IDEO, the company who...

Posted to Fellow by Leanne Sherry on 25-Oct-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Boston, Babson, babson college

VC Funding - tips from the top

Yesterday evening several of the Fellows got together with two of our lecturers, Angelo Santinelli and Les Charm, along with local entrepreneur and Venture Capital investor Greg Ferguson to hear about their experiences in the VC world. This was an excellent insight into the workings of the industry,...

Posted to Fellow by Jonny Macneal on 03-Oct-2012
Filed under: Filed under: babson college, funding, VC, 2012 cohort

Pro Forma Financials + Selling = Yoga

An interesting week 4 of our Babson experience in which the traditional aspects of pro forma financial statements and value selling techniques came face to face with a softer, more spiritual and yoga filled meditative session of personal reflection. Just an average week in the life of a Saltire Fellow…...

Posted to Fellow by Gregor Russell on 24-Sep-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Experience, babson college, Sales, Fellows

When it all starts to click together...

It's the end of week 5 and I'm starting to feel a little more organised, my computer is finally in order, calendar synched, course notes typed up and my handouts are all filed (alphabetically by professor of course). This might sound ridiculous to some, but this level of organisation soothes...

Posted to Fellow by Mike Brooke on 24-Sep-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Boston, Leadership, entrepreneur, Babson, saltire fellowship, babson college, Fellows, 2012 cohort, Saltire Foundation, startup weekend

1-month @ Babson and we’ve got a start up!

By chancing our luck, me and Craig Chatwin ended up taking part in a Start Up Scramble weekend at Babson. We didn’t have tickets but met college president Len Schlesinger on the way in – he’s a huge fan of us ‘Salt-eesr’ and got us in through the back door. Sometimes it...

Posted to Fellow by Leanne Sherry on 18-Sep-2012
Filed under: Filed under: entrepreneur, babson college, start-up

On a winning streak

We’ve begun the week on a winning streak with Andy Murray’s first grand slam title last night. Wish I could say the same for the Red Sox – about 15 of us took the pilgrimage to Fenway Park on Friday night to support them through their difficult season, check out our first video blog...

Posted to Fellow by Leanne Sherry on 11-Sep-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Fellowship, entrepreneur, Babson, babson college

Welcome to my first blog..

Howdy folks, well that’s nearly two weeks that a huntly loon has survived in Boston and more importantly Babson. Apologies a first experience at fit they call "blogging" so will try and not ramble. Following on from an eye opening lecture on the power of social media, i never really realised...

Posted to Fellow by Gordon Farmer on 07-Sep-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Leadership, Scottish Entrepreneur, babson college, Social Media, 2012 cohort

To boldly go...to Babson.

My first blog…my first foray into the whole social media thing… Now my first week is done and I’m half way through my second week what can I say about the Saltire Fellowship experience here at Babson College. Where do you start? There is an incredible feel and passion from all corners...

Posted to Fellow by Gregor Russell on 07-Sep-2012
Filed under: Filed under: innovation, babson college, engaging, Len Schlesinger

From an Intern to a Fellow

Back in June 2008, I touched down in New York City as a bright eyed Saltire Foundation intern. I arrived in a world where George Bush was president, Lehman Brothers was still standing and Justin Bieber was uploading his first clip to YouTube. It was the second year of internships, I was living in Manhattan...

Posted to Fellow by Leanne Sherry on 05-Sep-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Fellowship, Babson, babson college, Fellows, New York

The Real Deal....

This week's blog is focussed on what it takes to make it http://www.entrepreneurial-spark.com/@espark-blog/2012/2/24/the-real-deal.aspx Entrepreneurial Spark thanks the Saltire Foundation

Posted to Fellow by Jim Duffy on 24-Feb-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Leadership, innovation, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, ideas, Creativity, Babson, Scottish Entrepreneur, inbound marketing, saltire fellowship, babson college, Social Media, inspiration, start-up, startups, business development

A week off?

Externship B officially ended on Friday. However I will be haunting Sword Ciboodle 1 more time for my final presentation (due to executives availability). Lucky them! It's been a busy week so far: Monday - 1) Prep work for the week, lots of coffee (still having trouble with the new coffee machine...

Posted to Fellow by Rebecca Ewing (2010) on 20-Jul-2011
Filed under: Filed under: babson college, Sword Ciboodle, Freeflow, Brightsolid

From Boston to Bellshill

In my career to date I’ve had the pleasure of working at the impressive Jacobean building in the heart of Glasgow’s merchant city. I’ve had the privilege of studying at Babson’s Executive Education Centre. And I’ve enjoyed taking in Boston’s skyline from Veolia’s...

Posted to Fellow by STEVE TIGAR (2010) on 04-Jun-2011
Filed under: Filed under: Boston, Opportunities, babson college, Tailwind Solutions

Realisation and Change

It has been almost one month since the fellows and I came back from our 7 months of intense learning. As I reflect back, a whole load of film flashes before me, including highs, lows, laughter, sadness, sharing, caring, listening, understanding, exploring, discovering, learning, making mistakes and realising...

Posted to Fellow by Amina Nabi (2010) on 24-Apr-2011
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Experience, Fellowship, babson college

Leaving ripples at IBM

My time here at IBM is almost over. Tomorrow I hand back the thinkpad, ID badge and office key. Working in the Hardware Global Supply chain probably would not have been my first choice (if I had been given a choice!), but at the end of three months I feel that I have learnt a lot more than the intricacies...

Posted to Fellow by Rebecca Ewing (2010) on 24-Mar-2011
Filed under: Filed under: babson college, IBM, Strategy, Sword Ciboodle