Article: Babson College First-Year Student Businesses Raise Over $45,000 for Charity.

Byline: Babson College

WELLESLEY, Mass., Aug. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- A weak economy did not deter Babson's first-year students from earning big profits from their fledgling businesses. Some 400 freshmen running 14 campus ventures raised $45,283.33 in profits this year for donation to community service.

The students businesses are part of Babson's Foundation Management Experience (FME), a two-semester required course for all entering freshmen. Teams of students began working together in September to develop business plans and present before a "faculty" venture group. Fourteen ventures were launched in January and year-end reports delivered in April.

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