Family Business and Entrepreneurship
Family Business and Entrepreneurship
Today's rapidly evolving economy generates opportunities for both entrepreneurs and family businesses to find and create space to thrive. Whether you're just beginning to dream of creating your own business or seeking to take your company to the next level, Etown's Graduate Certificate in Family Business and Entrepreneurship will prepare you for success through skills including business ideation, leadership, strategic planning, management, and more.
Family-owned businesses are the backbone of our economy. This certificate incorporates elements of family business management into the curriculum, including governance, group dynamic, and succession planning. Our program also leverages a partnership with the High Center for Family Business to provide expert-level training in growing a business.
This 12-credit certificate includes four online courses, which can be completed in as little as one year. The certificate can also be stacked into Etown's 36-credit Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Strategic Leadership (MSL) or the 32-credit Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD).
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Program Formats:

Credits Required: 12
Tuition & Scholarships:
- $695/Credit
- 15% Alumni Scholarship
- 15% Affinity Partner Scholarship
Tuition and fees are reviewed and subject to change annually.
Program Outcomes
- Evaluate the steps to start, innovate, and grow a business.
- Analyze the strategies involved in running a successful business.
- Articulate leadership skills and practices to optimize business performance.
- Critique governance structures and succession planning as a vital component of a business model.
- Develop a business plan for a new entrepreneurial business idea or possible innovation.
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Certificate Requirements
Unique Program Features
Etown's Family Business and Entrepreneurship Graduate Certificate is one of the only programs of its kind in Pennsylvania. Factors that set our program apart from other entrepreneurship-related certificates include:
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Through a partnership with the High Center for Family Business, one of the oldest and largest centers of its kind, a coach is available upon request throughout the completion of the certificate. These experienced individuals will provide students with expertise in developing business growth.
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Industry experts will facilitate specific modules within individual courses to help students make real-world connections to course topics and gain insights from experienced entrepreneurs.
- Apply the credits earned through the certificate to Etown's 36-credit Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Strategic Leadership (MSL) or the 32-credit Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) .


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