Mini-MBA

A Mini-MBA is a high value advanced training regimen focused on business management and leadership skills. The program provides an insight into business, preparing students as well as professionals for any Leadership or Management position within an Organization.

While it is named as "Mini-MBA", it is generally considered as Equivalent as a "shorter" and more "practical" version of an Executive MBA designed for Management professionals or Business Executives within an organization, it is not to be confused with the MBA degree.

Some of the exceptions are RWTH AACHEN Business School and Harvard GSAS where the “Mini MBA” is just a smaller version of the traditional MBA degree and does carry academic benefits.

Curriculum

Mini-MBA programs typically cover all the content topics of traditional MBAs such as accounting, business communication, business ethics, finance, managerial economics, management, leadership, agile, AI, entrepreneurship, marketing, operations, and strategic management.

In addition to the general Mini-MBA programs where the program covers general business concepts, some colleges offer Mini-MBA specializations in areas such as social media marketing, digital marketing and sustainable innovation.^[1]

The Harvard GSAS Mini MBA, (as it is a smaller version of HBS MBA) uses the “case-method” teaching which is very common at Harvard business courses.

List of programs

Several business schools, colleges, educational institutions and some companies offer online and offline Mini-MBA programs, including:

• Aachen RWTH Business School, Germany^[2] (in German)
• Académie Canadienne de Management et de Technologie, Canada^[3]
• Aros Business Academy, Denmark^[4]
• Bentley University, US^[5]
• Borsen, Denmark ^[6]
• Chicago Institute of Business Online Mini-MBA, US^[7]
• Connection Management, Denmark^[8]
• European International University, France^[9]
• Belmont University, US^[10]
• Farmer School of Business (Miami University), US^[11]
• Harvard GSAS Business Club (Harvard University), US^[12]
• International Business Management Institute, Germany^[13]
• International Energy Training Centre, Lagos, Nigeria^[14]
• Invited MBA, US^[15]
• IEBS Business School, Spain^[16]
• Leaders Excellence at Harvard Square, US^[17]
• London School of Business & Finance, UK^[18]
• Opus College of Business (University of St. Thomas), US^[19]
• Management Centre Europe, Belgium^[20]
• McGill Executive Institute (McGill University), Canada^[21]
• Pareto Business School(Pareto Business School), Sweden^[22]
• Robins School of Business (University of Richmond), US^[23]
• Rotman School of Management (University of Toronto), Canada^[24]
• Rutgers Business School (Rutgers University), US^[25]
• Schulich School of Business (York University), Canada^[26]
• University at Buffalo School of Management, US^[27]
• Yale Student Business Society (Yale University), US^[28]
• Your Excellency Limited, London, UK^[29]
• European Institute of Leadership and Management, Ireland^[30] (in English)
• Zürich International Business School, Zürich, Switzerland^[31]

Today, some of the notable multinational business and accounting companies also implement their Mini-MBA programs, such as PwC's Academy with their comprehensive version of Mini MBA.^[32]