Babson College Entrepreneurs Among Finalists of MassChallenge Entrepreneurship Competition

WELLESLEY, Mass., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Babson College student and graduate entrepreneurs are among the finalists in the 2010 MassChallenge entrepreneurship competition.

Babson finalists are:

• Day2Night Convertible High Heel Shoes - Candice Cabe
• Cocomama (formerly Evolve Foods) - Sara Gragnolati & Zachary DeAngelo
• HomeHubBub - Cliff Lee
• LiveProud - Phil Tepfer
• MySuperMe - Caitlin Fenn
• Rally Point Webinars - Patrick Cahill
• ScholarPRO Inc. - Diane Melville
• Teleos Solar - Mike McGonigle
• ThinkLite - Enrico Palmerino & Dinesh Wadhwani
• Zyrra - Derek Ohly

Being among the finalists places them in the "Accelerator Stage." Benefits include:

• Each team matched with a mentor based on preferences and fit
• Each team assigned to a law firm for free advice
• Each team matched to free office/lab space
• Work with their mentor to define goals and milestones
• Execute toward goals together with mentors
• Prepare for final pitches.

Final judging takes place in October.

MassChallenge is a non-profit organization that connects early stage entrepreneurs to the resources they need to launch high-growth businesses immediately.

For information, visit http://www.masschallenge.org/.

Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., is recognized internationally as a leader in entrepreneurial management education. Babson grants BS degrees through its innovative undergraduate program, and grants MBA and custom MS and MBA degrees through the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. Babson Executive Education offers executive development programs to experienced managers worldwide. For information, visit www.babson.edu.

This news release was issued on behalf of Newswise(TM).  For more information, visit http://www.newswise.com.

SOURCE Babson College