Strategic Finance for Smaller Businesses
Who is Right for the Program
The HBS Executive Education Program Strategic Finance for Smaller Businesses is intended for top managers and owners of companies with annual sales of three million to several hundred million dollars. Both financial specialists and general managers will benefit from the program's strategic focus and the diverse perspectives provided by participants from a wide range of industries and countries. Typical titles include:
- Chairman
- Chief financial officer
- Chief operating officer
- Director of operations
- General manager
- President
Visit the admissions section for details about our application process.
Past Participants Represented:
| Sales Volume | Nationalities | |||||
| 51% | less than $5 million | 3% | Africa | |||
| 30% | $5–29.9 million | 6% | Asia | |||
| 10% | $30–99.9 million | 1% | Australia/NZ | |||
| 6% | $100–499.9 million | 9% | Europe | |||
| 2% | $500+ million | 8% | Latin America | |||
| 1% | Middle East | |||||
| 66% | North America | |||||
| 6% | Other | |||||
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"My expectations were very high, considering this was my first experience at HBS. The program gave me the chance to rethink important topics that I am too busy to dig into on a daily basis. It was a real refresher in areas that I had not thought about in years, particularly the discussions on valuations and metrics. As a result, I was able to take the valuation models and build them into my own real-world scenarios. The program met—and exceeded—every expectation I had."
Frank Sansone [Chief Financial Officer], Guidance Software, U.S.