BUILD raises $500K at BUILDFest

BUILDFest honorees Walter Prince, Jeff Fagnan, Hemant Taneja, and BUILD Boston’s Regional Executive Director Ayele Shakur. BUILD Greater Boston honored Walter Prince, Founding Partner of Prince Lobel Tye, LLP, at […]
TUGG: the 2015 BUILD Friend of the Year

Meet the 2015 BUILD Friends of the Year, Jeff Fagnan and Hemant Taneja, co-founders of T.U.G.G. The BUILD Friend of the Year award is presented each year to someone who […]
Walter Prince: A Beacon of Inspiration at BUILD

 This week, Walter Prince did one of his favorite things. He went back to high school. On Wednesday, he visited a 9th grade “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” class at the […]
Moises Cohen: A Passion for Community BUILDing

Moving to a new city during high school is tough on a teen. Imagine the challenges of moving to a new country. When he was 14, Moises Cohen and his […]
Back to School with BUILD!

Summer may be over, but at BUILD that means the buzz and excitement of a new school year. This is our fifth year and our first class—the Class of 2015— is off […]
From Pitching a Business to Bonding with Peers, Communication is Key

by Vanessa Lazine David Goncalves first joined BUILD after seeing a presentation at Jeremiah E. Burke High School in Dorchester. “I thought – why not join? I could learn a […]
Grit, the Defining Word for One of the First BUILD Graduates

Grit. It’s the main thing Mahogoney Herbet said she would take away from her experience with BUILD. “It means passionate commitment to long-term goals,” she said. “Staying committed to yourself […]
The Four-Hour Dinner with Tim Ferriss

How often do you get a chance to dine with one of the world’s most innovative business people? Tim Ferriss, the author of the best-selling book The 4-Hour Workweek, is […]
Two BUILD Youth Business Incubators Open in Dorchester

On June 9th, 2015, BUILD celebrated the grand opening of two Youth Business Incubators in our Dorchester high schools – Jeremiah E. Burke High School and the Community Academy […]