"Rising Stars" Entrepreneurs Honored By Babson College

*Christine S. Mosholder M'03 The Furniture Trust www.thefurnituretrust.org/

The Furniture Trust believes there is a better way to handle unwanted office furnishings and supplies.  This 501 (c) 3 organization reinvests excess office furniture back into the community through direct furniture donations and financial support to local schools and nonprofits.  Since 2008, The Furniture Trust has helped more than 150 organizations and promoted green solutions, like recycling and upcycling in local high schools.

*Amma Sefa-Dedeh M'09  One Hen Inc. http://onehen.opportunity.org/

One Hen, Inc. - inspiring children to global citizenship- creates educational programs that teach elementary school children about global issues and equips them to be change makers. Its mission is to help children become global citizens who succeed in school and beyond and who marry that success to helping others, by instilling in them the values of financial responsibility, personal initiative, global awareness and giving back.

*Joseph B. Schneider M'05 and Antonio Turco-Rivas M'05  P'kolino, LLC

http://www.pkolino.com/

P'kolino (pee-ko-lee-no) was founded to improve play at home by two dads with a passion for creating great products. With the help of friends, family and a global network of designers, P'kolino has created play products that are beloved worldwide for their playful style and smart functionality. Their award winning products include Furnishings, Arts &Crafts and Wooden Toys. They can be found in over 2000 retail outlets across the USA and in 15 countries around the world. P'kolino was founded in 2004 at the Babson Hatchery and is currently located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

About Babson College

Babson College is the educator, convener, and thought leader for Entrepreneurship of All Kinds(r). The College is a dynamic living and learning laboratory, where students, faculty, and staff work together to address the real-world problems of business and society -- while at the same time evolving our methods and advancing our programs. We shape the leaders our world needs most: those with strong functional knowledge and the skills and vision to navigate change, accommodate ambiguity,  surmount complexity, and motivate teams in a common purpose to create  economic and social value. As we have for nearly a half-century, Babson  continues to advance Entrepreneurial Thought and Action(r) as the most  positive force on the planet for generating sustainable economic and  social value.  For information, visit www.babson.edu.

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