Programs for Owners, Families, & Entrepreneurs

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Michelle Dorian
Senior Advisor
Kristel, S.A., Guatemala
 
 

Businesses managed by owners and entrepreneurs—including startups, family firms, or new business lines within established companies—demand a special kind of leadership. These programs prepare you to become the leader your company needs—one with the vision and practical skills needed to seize opportunities, inspire your team, sharpen your strategy, overcome obstacles, and drive your business to new levels of success.

Launching New Ventures

Dates and Fees

  • June 16–21, 2013 (HBS Campus)

  • $11,500

Develop the diverse skills required to transform a new business opportunity into a successful company in today's business environment. Focusing on the challenges facing entrepreneurs in small-to-midsize companies, this program helps you make sound investment and management decisions, build a strong team, exploit disruptive opportunities, define new business initiatives, and sell your concept to investors, partners, and other parties.

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Leading Your Small Business Through Its Lifecycle

Dates and Fees

  • June 23–26, 2013 (HBS Campus)

  • $7,500

Targeted at small businesses, this program helps you align financial strategy with business goals at every stage of company development. Whether you are self-funding a new business, buying a business, driving growth, or choosing an exit strategy, you will learn how to manage day-to-day operations, recognize opportunities to increase company value, and optimize financial decision making.

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Managing Family Businesses for Generational Success – India

Dates and Fees

  • June 24–27, 2013 (Mumbai, India)

Position your family business for success in India by building strengths, relationships, performance, and a comprehensive succession plan. In this leadership program, family teams explore the unique communication and interpersonal needs of family-run enterprises. You will emerge better prepared to position your business for long-term success.

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Building New Businesses in Established Organizations

Dates and Fees

  • July 7–12, 2013 (HBS Campus)

  • $11,250

Learn how large organizations can drive growth by developing a business portfolio with mature product/service lines and internal start-ups. This program helps you develop new organizations while managing day-to-day business. You'll explore the entrepreneurial mindset, processes, corporate resources, and leadership skills needed to drive innovation and ensure the success of new initiatives.

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Owner/President Management Program

Dates and Fees

  • August 4–23, 2013 (HBS Campus)

  • $33,000 (Unit I only)
  • May 11–30, 2014 (HBS Campus)

  • $38,000 (Unit I only)

Crafted for the needs of business owners, this program delivers the insight, vision, and skills to expand your potential—and your company's success. In three multiple-week sessions taking place over three years, you will enhance your business knowledge and transform your leadership ability. Stepping back from day-to-day demands, you will assess your company's position, develop long-term strategies, and prepare to deliver greater value to stakeholders.

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OPM IV: Doing Business in Brazil

Dates and Fees

  • September 15–19, 2013 (São Paulo, Brazil)

This program prepares Owner/President Management (OPM) program participants and alumni to take advantage of business opportunities in Brazil. Exploring financing options, Brazil's changing business and regulatory environment, and evolving consumer and product markets, you will learn how to evaluate Brazilian opportunities in a global context and prepare your company for growth.

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Families in Business

Dates and Fees

  • November 3–8, 2013 (HBS Campus)

Emphasizing the unique challenges facing family-owned companies, this proven program promotes long-term success for both business and family. In private, facilitated sessions and in group sessions with family business teams from around the world, you will gain valuable insights into issues such as nurturing effective work and shareholder relationships, evaluating performance, passing the business to the next generation, and maintaining ownership control.

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Key Executives Program

Dates and Fees

  • November 10–22, 2013 (HBS Campus)

  • $20,000

This general management program helps senior managers in smaller, privately held companies increase their effectiveness and leadership ability. During two intensive weeks focused on general management best practices, you will discover how to contribute more fully to your company's success and gain a deeper understanding of your role in shaping corporate direction and improving performance.

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Aligning Strategy and Sales

Dates and Fees

  • December 8–13, 2013 (HBS Campus)

  • $13,000

Discover how to drive greater levels of revenue by eliminating the gulf between big picture strategy and day-to-day field implementation. Designed for midsize companies or business units, this program helps you optimize your sales channels by linking go-to-market initiatives with strategic priorities and implementing the infrastructure, processes, and company culture critical to profitable growth.

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Leading Product Innovation

Dates and Fees

  • February 3–7, 2014 (HBS Campus)

  • $9,000

Focused on product and service development, this program helps leaders seize opportunity, manage risk, and drive competitive advantage. In addition to learning how to balance strategy and effective execution in product development, you will expand your ability to innovate in a competitive marketplace, take advantage of disruptive technologies and economic conditions, and position your company for continuous growth.

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