MBA with Concentration in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

It's a graduate program awarded in the United States that integrates the MBA's academic core with a specialization in entrepreneurship, innovation, and business model development. Across 36 graduate credits, you'll build analytical, creative, and financial competencies to identify market opportunities, design innovative products and services, and structure financing for new ventures. The concentration complements the MBA's common curriculum with specialized courses in innovation strategy, business model design, and startup financial planning, preparing you to lead value-creation processes in any organization.
 

The MBA with a Concentration in Innovation and Entrepreneurship takes an estimated 16 to 20 months to complete, depending on each student's pace. The program consists of 36 graduate credits organized across 6 academic periods, combining the MBA's general core with four specialized courses in innovation, business model design, and startup financing. Thanks to the 100% online format, you can move through your training flexibly, adapting your course load to your work, personal, or entrepreneurial commitments without sacrificing the quality of the program.
 

It's designed for entrepreneurs looking to structure and finance their own business, as well as professionals who want to lead innovation processes within established organizations. It's also ideal for business development managers and strategy consultants who need to validate market opportunities with financial and analytical rigor. If you have a business idea in mind, or you're looking for training that combines strategic vision with practical venture-building tools, this MBA gives you the foundation you need to take that idea forward.
 

The full program consists of 36 credits across 12 courses over 6 academic periods. Of these, 4 courses are specific to the Innovation and Entrepreneurship concentration and replace the MBA's standard concentration block: Innovation Strategy, Innovation in Products and Services, Creating New Business Models, and Business Planning and Startup Financing. The remaining 8 courses make up the MBA's common core, shared with any other concentration: Advanced Management Theory and Practice, Managerial Accounting, Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Managerial Finance, Research Methodology, Information Systems and Technology Manager, Operations and Project Management, and Thesis. In other words, you get the full strategic foundation of an MBA together with a specialization in innovation and entrepreneurship.
 

Graduates of this concentration can work as innovation managers, business development directors, entrepreneurial strategy consultants, new business unit leaders, and startup founders. This training prepares you for leadership roles in multinational organizations, incubators, business accelerators, or your own venture. The skills you develop — from opportunity validation to financing structure — position you to lead growth and transformation initiatives across any industry, in an increasingly dynamic business environment.
 

Yes. In addition to technical specialization in innovation and entrepreneurship, the program incorporates our SUJIS methodology (Step Up Journey Into Success), designed to strengthen soft skills such as negotiation, effective communication, conflict resolution, and adaptability. These skills are essential for entrepreneurship, where negotiating with investors, leading teams through uncertainty, and communicating a business vision persuasively define the success of any initiative. Combining technical innovation knowledge with leadership skills prepares you comprehensively to build and lead business projects in changing environments.

The MBA with a Concentration in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is delivered 100% online through the Blackboard platform, letting you study from anywhere in the world. Classes combine synchronous and asynchronous sessions, supporting both real-time interaction with professors and classmates and the flexibility to organize your own schedule. This format is designed for working professionals and entrepreneurs who want to advance academically without pausing their projects, giving you access to quality content, a faculty with venture-building experience, and a global network adapted to your schedule and responsibilities.