Learn to turn ideas into validated market opportunities with Babson’s Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (ET&A™) approach. This certificate covers rapid prototyping, opportunity evaluation, and customer acquisition strategies, equipping you with practical tools to reduce risk, test solutions, and attract the right audience for early-stage business success.

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business environment, fostering an entrepreneurial culture is crucial for sustaining innovation and achieving long-term success. Explore the essential components of such a culture while gaining the tools and resources you need to implement and sustain cultural change within your organization.

Channel your energy into planning your own business. This self-paced, low-cost toolkit from the #1 institution for entrepreneurship helps you keep your dream on track. Take single courses, earning a badge for each, or earn certificates by stacking all three courses within a topic area. Complete all four certificates to earn an Advanced Certificate.

Certificates span Thinking and Acting Like an Entrepreneur; Prototyping and Market Evaluation; Business Models, Finance, and Culture; and Financing and Pitching your Venture.

Lead with influence to spark meaningful organizational change. Whether you are leading a team, a project, or an entire organization, your ability to inspire, motivate, and collaborate is essential to driving action toward innovation.

This highly interactive experiential certificate program provides you with a toolkit of influence strategies and the skills to apply them with authenticity and purpose. Through peer coaching and a personalized leadership assessment, you will refine your influential leadership style and build the confidence to lead with clarity and conviction. You also will discover new, effective ways to articulate your ideas, earn trust, and gain buy-in across all levels of your organization—empowering you to inspire meaningful change and drive results.

Lead with influence to spark meaningful organizational change. Whether you are leading a team, a project, or an entire organization, your ability to inspire, motivate, and collaborate is essential to driving action toward innovation.

This highly interactive experiential certificate program provides you with a toolkit of influence strategies and the skills to apply them with authenticity and purpose. Through peer coaching and a personalized leadership assessment, you will refine your influential leadership style and build the confidence to lead with clarity and conviction. You also will discover new, effective ways to articulate your ideas, earn trust, and gain buy-in across all levels of your organization—empowering you to inspire meaningful change and drive results.

Solve complex challenges and navigate uncertainty with confidence while building your entrepreneurial leadership foundation. At Babson, entrepreneurial leadership is both a mindset and a skill set. Through this interactive program, you will learn both. Gain proven strategies and techniques for encouraging collaboration, innovation, and creativity in diverse workplaces.

By the end of the program, you will feel empowered to act, embrace ambiguity, and create value in any setting, industry, or role.

Experience the power of AI and entrepreneurial leadership, together. In just two days, this interactive program prepares you to thrive in an AI-driven economy by combining hands-on training with cutting-edge AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude.ai, and Microsoft Copilot. More than just tool proficiency, you will gain the confidence to adapt to emerging technologies and lead with agility in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Learn to think and act like an entrepreneur—whether you're launching a venture or driving change within an organization. This self-directed course explores entrepreneurship not simply as a process, but as a method, one rooted in action, adaptability, and continuous learning. You will explore Babson’s Entrepreneurial Thought & Action^® (ET&A™) methodology to help you embrace uncertainty, take smart risks, and turn ideas into action through continuous learning, experimentation, and real-world problem-solving.

Launch and grow your business with help from the experts at the top school for entrepreneurship, Babson College. During this intensive, hands-on experience, Babson faculty guide you through the course work, provide one-hour private coaching sesions, and the opportunity to connect with a global network of entrepreneurs who can offer experienced advice and support. Whether you are just starting out or scaling an existing venture, you will gain the entrepreneurial skills and mindset you need to confidently move forward—and improve your venture’s chance of success.

Unlock your leadership style to lead with purpose and transform your organization. The most successful leaders build trust, inspire collaboration, and drive performance. This bootcamp will equip you with the practical tools and strategies to lead with confidence, sharpen your self-awareness, and apply new techniques in real-world scenarios. By the end, you will have a clear actionable plan to lead with intention, inspire lasting change, and accelerate your impact across your organization.

Unlock your leadership style to lead with purpose and transform your organization. The most successful leaders build trust, inspire collaboration, and drive performance. This bootcamp will equip you with the practical tools and strategies to lead with confidence, sharpen your self-awareness, and apply new techniques in real-world scenarios. By the end, you will have a clear actionable plan to lead with intention, inspire lasting change, and accelerate your impact across your organization.

Learn to secure the right funding and pitch your business with confidence. This certificate covers capital options, business valuation, and crafting compelling pitches—equipping you with the tools to evaluate funding opportunities, create data-driven strategies, and effectively communicate your venture’s potential to investors and stakeholders.