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MBA Entrepreneurship & Business Development

A part-time program for postgraduates with advanced work experience

Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main – University of Applied Sciences offers a part-time MBA program for those who want to establish or to develop their own business, or are in charge of business development processes, e.g. as intrapreneurs, leaders of profit centers, future managers of strategic business segments and units, founders of non-profit organisations, or consultants.

Our aim is to support our students to become an entrepreneur or innovative corporate manager. They learn to identify business opportunities, manage complex business development projects based on a thorough analysis of markets and available resources, and develop business plans, change and growth strategies.

The program has been accredited by FIBAA (Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation). 


Content of the program

How can I organise the flow of product innovation in my company? What makes my brand a distinctive one? What does sustainability mean with regard to my business model? How can I test it? How can I organise an initial public offering? And what do I have to expect when cooperating with a business angel?

 

These are some of the issues of our MBA course which is open to applicants with a n at least Bachelor level education (180 ECTS) and one year of relevant job experience. Also required is a GMAT or GRE test score of at least 530 and proven English language skills (TOEFL or Cambridge certificate). Applicants with a vocational training degree and four years of job experience can also be admitted after an examination. 25 % of the modules are tought in English. 

Target groups

The MBA fits the needs of post-graduates of all disciplines (e.g. engineers, project managers, lawyers) and also owner-managers, future entrepreneurs, consultants and junior corporate managers from all industries who want to develop their careers or their businesses. Managers and founders of non-profit organisations are also welcome. A focus of the cases presented in the courses is on B2B services like IT, logistics, finance, staff development, etc.
 

What is Entrepreneurship?

Entrepreneurship is the art of founding one’s own business, strengthening and growing it. Corporate entrepreneurship also deals with the innovative restructuring of corporations. Core functions of the entrepreneur are opportunity detection and creation of new business models. The modern entrepreneur does not need to provide all the resources needed for his business. Many of these resources are available on markets. Thus the art of entrepreneurship is knowing how to combine existing resources.- Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main has been supporting student and alumni start-ups since 1998, and has their own business incubator facilities.

What is Business Development?

Every business development process is a unique and creative process of designing business models that can be supported by creativity techniques. It includes the exploration of new business fields and building adequate marketing, sales and service activities. 
 

Modules of the program

The content of modules 1 to 18 with 5 ECTS each can be studied in four semester terms. The master thesis can be accomplished in another one or two semesters, depending on the amount of time candidates can spare for preparing the thesis.

1st semester term

General Management I: Basics 
General Management II: Business game 
Strategic management and strategic corporate planning 
Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial business planning 
Management skills I

2nd semester term

Initializing growth and development
Corporate development and strategic business unit development 
Implementation of business plans  
Management skills II

3rd semester term

International and intercultural market entry  
Mergers & acquisitions 
Finance and controlling of change and growth
Marketing & sales 
Information management 
Development of competences and knowledge resources

4th semester term

Service business specifics for corporations and start-ups 
Business development of SME and non-profit organisations
Financial management: cases 
Legal aspects of business development. Sustainable development

5th / 6th semester term: master thesis (30 ECTS) 

Staff, location, schedule, costs

Most of the teaching staff members are full professors with exceptional practical experience. Courses are supported by online learning facilities. Attendance course phases at Fachhochschule Frankfurt include one week and about four to five weekends per semester. The course starts on November 15th, 2011. A career consulting process is included in the MBA course.

The total cost of the course is 9.800 €.

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Study coordinator: Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Weissbach
Email: h_weissbach@ife-fhfrankfurt.de
Tel.: +49 (0) 69 1533-2719  

Students’ office: 
Email: studienbuero@abt-s.fh-frankfurt.de
Tel.: +49 (0) 69 1533-3666      

International office: 
Tel.: +49 (0) 69 1533-3838
www.fh-frankfurt.de/de/international/kontakt.html

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