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EMBA Business Growth Programme

Harness the power of the LBS start-up ecosystem to make your entrepreneurial dream a reality.

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About

 

The EMBA Business Growth Programme is a unique opportunity for aspiring student entrepreneurs with their own start-up idea or early-stage venture, and who are currently completing the first year of the LBS Executive MBA. Through the programme, successful applicants will gain access to some of the game-changing resources and workshops delivered on the renowned LBS Incubator Programme – the School’s specialist support services for the most promising early-stage enterprises.

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Who can apply?

​If you are an EMBA student entrepreneur looking for support with your start-up, then this programme is for you.

Launched in 2018, the EMBA Business Growth Programme is exclusively available to participants on the LBS Executive MBA programme. It is open to enterprising EMBA students with strong and potentially viable ideas for new business ventures. Demand is very high, so only the very best start-up ideas will go through. A maximum of three EMBA student teams with outstanding entrepreneurial ideas are awarded a place on the EMBA Business Growth Programme each year. 

What you get out of it?

 

The three startup teams admitted to the EMBA Business Growth Programme gain privileged access to some of the core resources and game-changing benefits of the renowned LBS Incubator Programme run by the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital, including:

  • LBS Incubator workshops and practical sessions with experts on starting up and scaling up.Sessions will cover areas such as accounting, digital marketing and legal issues for start-ups.
  • A host of networking opportunities with other entrepreneurs, LBS faculty, mentors and angel investors.
  • Access to many of the online start-up resources and platforms hosted by our Incubator supporters.
  • Guidance, advice and support at regular progress update meetings

"The entrepreneurial journey is often a lonely one with obstacles and a high risk of failure. The EMBA Business Growth Programme is a safe place to sense check your idea."
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Dr. Tal Mahmud, EMBA2020

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Timeline

 

The LBS EMBA Business Growth Programme starts in September and runs for a 10-month duration through to the end of July of the following year. Up to six applicants from each Executive MBA cohort will be shortlisted, and the successful three are announced in mid-September.

Duration: 10 months 
Location: Online and face-to-face

Important Dates for 2022 

 

  • Application Closing Date: Friday 13 May 2022
  • Shortlist to be announced: Friday 27 May 2022
  • Second round presentation to Selection Committee: Tuesday 13 September 2022
  • Final cohort announced: Friday 16 September 2022
  • Programme start date: Tuesday 20 September 2022
  • Programme end date: Friday 28 July 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

How to apply?

Download the application form and submit it to Jane Khedair by Friday 13 May 2022.

 

Download Application Form

 

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Selection process

Get in touch

If you are a current Executive MBA participant and you require support with your start-up, we’d like to hear from you. For more information, please contact Jane Khedair Director of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital. 

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