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The MBA-Family Business Management programme offers an exclusive blend of practical know-how and academic rigour to transform a family business into a thriving enterprise, create value, and meet stakeholders' expectations at large. It will equip learners with a broad knowledge base on how to foster a winning family culture, lead, strategize, assess risk, and innovate to take an existing business to the next level. This MBA program is delivered completely online, through a combination of pre-recorded lectures followed by extensive learning materials along with dedicated Personal Tutor support. The learners gain the flexibility of learning while maintaining access to facetime with the tutors through the synchronous live online sessions.
Highlights of this course include;
9-24 Months
MBA - Family Business Management, PGD in Family Business Management
Module Fees
$2400 (400 per module, total 6 modules)
Dissertation Fees
$1000 (To be paid in 2 installments of $500 each)
Degree Certification Fee
$1000 (To be paid upon successful completion of the program)
Total Fees
$4400
CIQ Diploma Fee
$300 (Optional)
9-24 Months
MBA - Family Business Management, PGD in Family Business Management
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university (or academic equivalent) in any subject.
If you don’t have a Bachelor’s degree, you can apply through our mature entry route. You’ll need to provide evidence of 3 years (Minimum) of relevant managerial work experience, along with certificates of your highest diplomas/degrees/professional certifications and an updated resume. Applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis. Please send these details to admissions@uniathena.com. Applicants should be 23 years of age or above. Admission through Mature Entry Route will be subject to the discretion of the Athena Global Education and the respective Awarding Bodies/Universities.
If you are not a native speaker, you should have an appropriate English proficiency level, e.g. an IELTS score of 5.5 or equivalent in all bands or possess a bachelor’s degree delivered and assessed in English, or proof of work experience in an English-speaking environment.
9-24 Months
MBA - Family Business Management, PGD in Family Business Management
At Athena, you are in charge of your learning! You get to decide the pace of your learning based on your financial and time availability. The learning structure is modular, ensuring pace, effectiveness and momentum of your learning journey. With this byte-sized learning format you get to learn anywhere, anytime.
With Athena as your learning partner, you follow a ‘Pay as you Go Scheme’ for your program, that means no upfront bulk payment of your fee. Instead, your fee will be divided into small pocket-friendly installments distributed across your program.
Athena Global Education has partnered with reputed Universities and Awarding bodies, all of which are fully accredited by governmental regulatory bodies in their respective countries. Universities are NARIC Approved and are part of European Higher education, Bologna process, making the programs recognised worldwide.
Byte-sized learning formats ensure that each learning item carries tangible value in terms of learning outcome, which allows learners to stack or combine small units into higher education credits toward a degree or diploma. At any point of time during your course, you can claim a certificate/diploma based on the credits you have earned so far.
9-24 Months
MBA - Family Business Management, PGD in Family Business Management
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Guglielmo Marconi University (GMU) is based in Rome, Italy and it is the first Italian Open University recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR). It appears among the 25 top performers worldwide in the categories of the U-Multirank ranking system for open-access publications, international joint publications, and regional joint publications.
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Cambridge International Qualifications (CIQ), UK is a professional awarding body based in the United Kingdom. CIQ is founded on the vision of helping individual learners and employers in attaining quality accredited awards. With centers across the Middle East, Europe, and the African region, CIQ is a proud certification partner for more than 100 organizations and has a progression pathway with some of the leading universities across the world.
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Please find below the detailed steps to be followed as a part of the admission process.
Register for a 7-Day Trial and get complete access to the first module of this program for 7 days without any obligations.
For Masters & Doctorate Program, you need to make a quick online application. For Certifications & Diplomas, you can enroll directly by making payment for 1st module.
Once your applications is approved, you will be able to start right away by making fee payment from your student portal
The MBA -Family Business Management programme is designed to empower family business owners to complement their technical expertise with managerial savvy and add value to the business. The programme offers a holistic approach to solving complex family-owned business problems, uncovering bottlenecks inhibiting growth, incorporating innovation, and formulating strategies.
The programme offers an embedded learning experience to help learners understand the changing dynamics of family businesses. It will equip learners with the 'tools of the trade' essential to effectively manage a family business. Professionals will uncover actionable insights on how to monetize opportunities and lay the groundwork for family businesses to thrive in today’s global marketplace.
MBA-Family business management offers a well-balanced mix of skills and insights necessary to launch new ventures and scale up existing family businesses. The curriculum combines aspects of new venture development, finance, international marketing, strategy, operations, and innovation for a broader outlook. It will aid learners in comprehending how to structure, develop, and improve the capabilities of their family business.
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This is your expected skill development and learning from the program
Scientifically developed learning pedagogy, which ensures quality and effective learning experience for the learners. We ensure a seamless learning experience for students with varying levels of expertise on the subject matter.
The well developed customized online video lessons designed by our faculty will lay the foundation for your learning.
Multi-level learning resources including relevant journal articles, case studies, quizzes developed by our faculty will enhance your learning experience.
One to one personal tutor meetings will clarify your doubts and also provide guidance on your assignments.
You get unlimited access to the online library which consists of a large collection of books, journals, articles, white papers, videos, case studies, and other publications.
Discussion Forum, webinars, business scenario presentations, debates will extend your learning beyond the curriculum and open a new world before you.
You will be receiving the following certificates as specified below:
MBA - Family Business Management issued by Guglielmo Marconi University, Italy . (view sample)
60 ECTS Masters Degree Transcript issued by Guglielmo Marconi University, Italy . (view sample)
Postgraduate Diploma in Family Business Management issued by Cambridge International Qualifications, UK . (view sample)
All certificate and transcript images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of respective Universities or Awarding Bodies.
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