, Babson College and HEC School of
Management have signed a wide-ranging agreement to cooperate on a full range
of student oriented programs as well as faculty exchanges and research
projects."
Michael Fetters, Babson Provost, said, "This strategic alliance with HEC
-- an outstanding European school -- is an important step in developing
research and educational programs that will enable our students to be
entrepreneurial business leaders any where in the world ., Babson College and The
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Entrepreneurship
Consortium will hold a Spring Collaborative Summit at Babson on Wednesday,
April 27th, 2005.

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For information , visit http://www. Babson grants BS degrees
through its innovative undergraduate program, and grants MBA and custom MS and
MBA degrees through the F. WELLESLEY, Mass.

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Simcock will travel to South Africa to study the business support services
currently available to entrepreneurs.
My project doesn't propose to alleviate poverty in the townships of South
Africa.
Babson College in Wellesley, Mass.edu. The efforts of this Consortium will ultimately help close the
wealth gap and promote social reconstruction for the black community.

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, Babson College senior Julian
Simcock has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, the first at the top-ranked
school for entrepreneurship .
It will not be Simcock's first visit to South Africa. According to Simcock, "Entrepreneurship provides a
wonderful middle ground between these two seemingly opposing philosophies.

Joint Research Collaboration
Both Babson and HEC will encourage the undertaking of joint research
collaboration either for faculty-to-faculty projects, Babson centers to HEC
centers or in larger collaborative ventures where several universities are
joining forces. For more
information, visit http://www. The Consortium is the first ever academic program to focus
on black entrepreneurship .
Research shows that while blacks are twice as likely as whites to start a
business, black -owned businesses have been among the least likely to grow or
survive due to a lack of educational and support programs that focus on black
entrepreneurship.
The Consortium has made significant progress in the creation of
educational tools to improve the quality, quantity, and longevity of black
entrepreneurship.

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During the Summit, Spinelli will demonstrate the case teaching method
using the Consortium member case of Eric Johnson, entrepreneur and CEO of
Baldwin/Richardson Foods which manufactures sauces, toppings , and syrups for
the retail and foodservice industries. Johnson will also address and field
questions from Summit participants.

Additionally, the Summit will:
* Showcase completed and in-progress case studies;
* Demonstrate and discuss how to effectively teach case studies;
* Provide a Case Writing Workshop for current and future case writers;

Through its efforts , the Consortium also works to encourage faculty and
student collaboration on its research agenda and to promote open dialogue for
further development and growth. Its mission is to improve the quality , quantity, and
longevity of black entrepreneurship by changing the dynamics of
entrepreneurship education.

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Babson HEC Sign 'Strategic Partnership' Based on Entrepreneurial Education

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Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College, and co-director of the
Consortium's program.

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information, visit http://www.newswise.

Student Oriented Collaborations
Babson and HEC will create a regular flow of students in both directions
through student exchange protocols , establishing short term courses run in
both institutions, specifically designed for hosted students ., is recognized internationally as a
leader in entrepreneurial management education.

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"My father started a small consulting firm in Denver, exposing me for the
first time to the power and causality of entrepreneurial action.S. WELLESLEY, Mass.

Babson College in Wellesley, Mass.

For information,
visit http://www.edu.

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That exposure highlighted a number of economic problems within the
country and the difficult position the government is in, he said. It's an attempt to better understand one aspect of a much larger and
more complex economic situation," Simcock said . We are very proud to sign this agreement today deepening the
already existing collaboration between our two institutions.com., Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship, Director, Arthur M.

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The program promotes mutual understanding and benefit through
contributions to host countries, and upon the return of the grantees to the
United States, to their home institutions and/or networks of their
professional colleagues. Babson grants BS degrees
through its innovative undergraduate program, and grants MBA and custom MS and
MBA degrees through the F.babson. This framework agreement is
specifically intended as an expression of the intent of the two schools to
forge a closer relationship. HEC holds international acclaim for its superior
programs, groundbreaking research, and outstanding student body and offers a
complete and unique range of programs -- Master of Science in Management, 12
full-time Specialized Masters, 7 part-time Specialized Master, full-time MBA,
Executive MBA, TRIUM Global EMBA and the Ph.newswise.

Links to university course web sites (.

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WELLESLEY, Mass.
Vicki Cunningham, moved to Colorado, with his family, including a twin
brother, about twelve years ago.
Simcock's academic plans for the Fulbright award include studying at
University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business to pursue an Honor's
Degree in Economic Development. citizens who wish to lecture or conduct research
abroad.

Babson College has been ranked first in entrepreneurship education for 12
years in a row by U. Olin Graduate School of
Business at Babson College.

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"The Fulbright scholarship is committed to promoting diplomatic exchanges
and healthy relationships between countries through increased understanding. In my mind,
entrepreneurship held none of the exploitative connotations now so closely
associated with capitalism, espousing instead values of meritocracy, pure
democracy , and unbridled optimism. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson
College. For information, visit http://www. Spinelli is also an entrepreneur, as co-founder of
Jiffy Lube International.

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It was a method of creating value from
nothing, and I fell in love with it," he said.

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He was there last
summer with a group of Babson classmates to teach entrepreneurship to local
teenagers.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Simcock, son of Andrew Simcock and Dr.
Babson and HEC will consider joint students projects.

Executive Education Oriented Collaborations
At the executive program level, Babson and HEC will develop joint courses,
whether in degree or certificate programs, and examine the appropriateness of
online and other distance learning approaches.

Babson College/HBCUs Hold Academic Summit on Minority Entrepreneurship

The following schools are currently involved
with the Consortium:

Clark Atlanta University
Fayetteville State University
Grambling State University
Jackson State University
Morehouse College
North Carolina A+T
Prairie View A+M
Southern University
Spelman College
Tennessee State University

The Babson/Historically Black Colleges and Universities Entrepreneurship
Consortium is a partnership funded by the Ewing MarionKauffman Foundation and
Ford Motor Company .

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Says Spinelli, "Our research and teachings will help us to
better understand how to create and sustain minority entrepreneurship
enterprises. News + World Report magazine and is recognized
internationally as a leader in entrepreneurial management education.

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Prior to traveling to South Africa to begin
study , he will work for six months with Goldman Sachs.hec.
"Entrepreneurship is on the increase in the black community, yet there are
very few business cases written on these entrepreneurs," says Stephen
Spinelli, Jr. Babson
grants BS degrees through its innovative undergraduate program and grants MBA
and custom MS and MBA degrees through the F. Babson Executive Education offers executive
development programs to experienced managers worldwide.newswise.

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, is recognized internationally as a
leader in entrepreneurial management education.

Faculty Oriented Collaborations
Babson and HEC will endeavor to exchange faculty for sabbatical or
temporary assignments, strive for research collaboration and encourage
opportunities for visiting faculty.babson.

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His project -- "A Study of
Entrepreneurial Resources in the Western Cape" -- will target those aged 24-
34, who, despite no longer having access to secondary schooling, have enormous
capacity to impact economic growth in the informal sector through
entrepreneurial activity. While
committed to capitalistic ideals, the government is also responsible for
egalitarian policies."

HEC School of Management - Paris, with more than a century of European
leadership, is committed to academic excellence in international management
education and research.

This news release was issued on behalf of Newswise(TM).

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Babson's First Fulbright Scholar Will Assist South African Entrepreneurs

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Babson College and HEC will collaborate on projects to benefit both
students and faculty at both institutions .D program. For more
information, visit http://www.

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The Fulbright Scholar Program is a prestigious and highly competitive
program designed for U.

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For more information,
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Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson
College.com.

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Bernard Ramanantsoa, HEC Dean, describes Babson as "the recognized global
leader in entrepreneurship education and an internationally recognized
business school. Babson Executive Education offers executive development programs to
experienced managers worldwide. The difficulty this community faces in creating wealth
through entrepreneurship, a driver of economic growth, has further promoted
socioeconomic disparities .
Recognizing these disparities, the Babson/HBCU Entrepreneurship Consortium
is developing case studies and other curricular materials focused on black
entrepreneurs.W.

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Babson Executive Education offers executive development programs to
experienced managers worldwide.S.babson.