"The beauty of this program is in the way it is structured. Three years of continuous interaction amongst 60 fast-growing entrepreneurs, across industries from all over the world, is really awesome. When I saw the curriculum, I thought, ‘Hey, this program is made with me and my needs in mind!!’ Today, I boast of having lifetime buddies across the world. I am actively spreading the word in India and persuading both EO members and other entrepreneurs to go for it; I haven’t seen a program like this elsewhere.”- Sriram Bharatam (EO Hyderabad) - Class of 2007
The Program
The purpose of the Entrepreneurial Masters Program (EMP) is to provide you with the tools needed to take your business to the next level. The emphasis is on teaching practical business and management applications, providing an intense blend of practice and theory that is necessary to excel and to do so in a format that fits your busy schedule.
Your commitment is for three years.* The program will begin each year on a Wednesday afternoon and end on Saturday after dinner:
Year 1: Establishing Your Foundation
Year 2: Executing Your Plan
Year 3: Accelerating Your Growth
Four days per year, 12 days in all, EMP is scheduled to minimize the disruption of your business activities. Furthermore, the program covers the six fundamental areas of business:
Management
Leadership
Finance
Operations
Human Resources
Marketing & Sales
Strategy
* If you are unable to attend the second or third year, you will be charged the full program cost (less US$800), provided your cancellation is received at least 30 days prior to the program.
The Format
The goal behind EMP’s instructional methods is to focus on real-world business models and problems in order to engender peer-to-peer interaction and problem solving. The participants of the program appreciate, and benefit from, both connections to experts (academic scholars, successful business owners and CEOs, authors, resources from business professions) and interaction with their peers.
Several teaching methods are employed, including:
Case Study: a case study is presented during each year of the program.
Presentation/Group Discussion
Workshop
You arrive Wednesday evening to check in, attend a buffet dinner (for those who arrive by 6:30 p.m.) and meet your classmates. As you can see below, we plan to work you hard.
