Full-time MBA Program
Entrepreneurship
The San Francisco Bay Area has long been a hotbed for new business creation, and the Haas School remains a leading center for the study and practice of entrepreneurship. Through academic and experiential learning, the Berkeley MBA program offers its students the skills and knowledge to launch fast-growth, high-potential enterprises and teaches them how to start careers in the venture capital industry. Some Haas students begin their own firms even while in school or launch startups upon graduation.
At the center of these activities is:
- The highly ranked Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which emphasizes the integration of academic and experiential learning by bringing entrepreneurs and venture capitalists into the classroom. Among its many activities are two prominent business plan competitions - one global in reach - and a monthly Entrepreneurs Forum that provides the opportunity to meet with venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and business leaders.
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- Just off campus is the Haas-affiliated Berkeley Entrepreneurship Laboratory, a business incubator which has room for up to eight startups launched by Haas students or alumni.
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Certificate in Entrepreneurship
Leveraging the Haas School's proximity to Silicon Valley, this certificate integrates classroom and extracurricular activities. You gain field experience either through an internship with a local entrepreneurial operation, or by completing a project that integrates fundamental business skills with a marketing or business plan for a venture of your own design.
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