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International Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
The master is empowered by RBS4Entrepreneurship Incubator. It is designed for aspiring entrepreneurs who are working on the development of early-stage business ideas: 6 months to validate your project and get ready to launch your startup and let your business thrive.
Formula International
Method On Campus
Language English
International Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Overview :
The International Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in will equip students to become talented leaders capable of developing innovative entrepreneurial solutions that will make a lasting contribution to society. It is the right path for those who like to accelerate their business ideas but also for those who would like to create business solutions through innovation.
It has been designed to take professionals, managers, and individuals with the aim to become entrepreneurs or future business leaders in charge of innovation, through the steps involved in developing an idea into a commercial or social enterprise.
Learning Outcomes:
Apply the process of designing and launching innovative ventures: students will be able to apply the steps involved in creating and developing a new business, including recognizing opportunities, developing a business model, designing products/services, creating prototypes, and planning commercialization strategies.
Develop effective Business Planning, there including market size estimation, sales and financial forecasting, competition analysis.
Apply Entrepreneurial Finance and Resource Management: Students will gain a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply of entrepreneurial finance and resource management.
Interpret Legal and Ethical Challenges: Students will develop the ability to interpret and use legal and ethical considerations in entrepreneurship and innovation, there including the legal frameworks applicable to business establishment and operation.
Develop entrepreneurial mindset and skills. This includes fostering creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, adaptability, resilience, effective communication, and leadership skills.
Shape your professional path through 4 pillars:
Real link with companies
An international network of companies’ partners to help young and senior professional in building their careers and RBS to create the better learning experience possible, thanks to Business Practice LAB, Company visits, in class exercises and exclusive lecturers.
Internationality
Rome Business School is proudly the most international business school in Italy, being able to immerse our students in a stimulating environment, thanks to our international faculty, our exclusive Bootcamps in Silicon Valley, Barcelona, Paris, Rome and Tuscany and mixed ethnicity in our classes.
Professional Impact
Our higher purpose is to build managers and leaders. For this reason, we’ve built our Masters around our student’s professional and personal growth, providing different service and experiences, just like our Career Service, multiple company meetings, Company Shadowing, Individual Coaching sessions and a soft skills program.
Higher Purpose
Following our motto, Better Managers for a Better World, an entire section of our Masters is fully dedicated to higher purpose in business, Corporate Social Responsibility and creation of a sustainable approach and mindset to business
Why choose our International Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation?
Business in Action
Benefit from guidance on crafting business models and value propositions through specialized tools.
Engage with RBS4Entrepreneurship, a dynamic initiative for emerging entrepreneurs, providing six months for project validation and startup preparation, with the potential for an additional six-month acceleration.
A Business Practice Lab led by IBM Garage Managers, offers opportunities to apply design thinking and innovation techniques for prototyping and digital transformation.
Program Content Highlights:
This Master's program imparts essential expertise in entrepreneurial strategy development, idea validation, robust business model creation, and startup management. It also delves into diverse financing options and innovative fundraising methods, ensuring a well-rounded entrepreneurial skill set.
Career Impact
98% placement rate, with over 70% of students finding a new job within six months finishing the Master and over 50% before the completion of the Master. They work in prestigious companies in the sector such as Accenture, Deloitte and Finoa.
RBS4 Entrepreneurship
Several projects were incubated in 2022:
“Withinne” a sustainable fashion brand that creates 100% sustainable women’s clothing, operating through a circular business model, creating positive impact throughout all its operational steps.
“MHG" that creates retail products for Raynaud’s Syndrome sufferers with poor finger circulation when exposed to stress or cold. The current heated glove products are inadequate for typing and are indiscreet in an office setting.
International Bootcamp
Think big and go global; choose from 9 international bootcamps in Silicon Valley (US), Nigeria, Qatar, Nigeria, Tuscany, Paris, Barcelona, London or China. These bootcamps offer an immersive and stimulating experience that is centred on business-related topics.
Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation:
This program is aimed at individuals eager to accelerate their business ideas and create innovative solutions. It is specifically designed for professionals, managers, and aspiring entrepreneurs, providing them with comprehensive guidance on developing ideas into successful businesses. In addition to this guide, participants have access to a wealth of tools, resources, hands-on activities, and networking opportunities, all aimed at fostering an entrepreneurial mindset. At the start, participants establish a solid foundation in management principles and also enhance their skills in crucial areas such as business creation, prototyping, startup marketing, scaling, and innovation.
Develop core managerial competences & entrepreneurial leadership, to start and run business
During the first module of the Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, students will learn notions of:
Managerial Economics
This module aims to prepare students by providing them with the essentials of entrepreneurship and business planning.
Entrepreneurship and Business Planning
With this module, the managerial skills required to understand a Business Plan and its structure will be developed.
Business Strategy
Through this module, students will know how to understand the long-term direction and strategy of a company, and will be able to identify the strategic business units of organizations.
Accounting & Budgeting
This module is aimed at students understanding the importance of financial management and control principles, with key indicators such as ROI, EBIT, GAAP.
Project & Operations Management
With this module, students will be able to manage projects, examine data and information, and have a diagnostic approach in solving problems.
Marketing: Traditional and Digital
Students will learn the application of marketing principles in organizational decision making.
Human Resource Management
This subject area focuses on strategic human resource issues such as workforce acquisition, development, motivation and retention.
Data Analytics for Managers
This course is designed to equip students with the basic knowledge needed to analyze and interpret large sets of data, to make effective business decisions and strategies.
Leadership in Innovation:
During the second module of the Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, students will learn:
1) Business Creation Validation & Scaling:
Idea Generation & Validation
Business Modelling
Market Validation
The Design Thinking Approach & Tools
Developing a Minimum Viable Product
Design Sprint
2) Effective Startup Business Planning:
Purposes and Structure of a Business Plan
Critical assignments in a startup Business Plan
Digital Landscape and Tech Trends
3) Startup Marketing:
Entrepreneurial Strategy
Growth hacking & Early Customer Acquisition
Digital Tools for Entrepreneurs
Communication: Brand & Digital Identity
Successful Pitching & Positioning
4) Entrepreneurial Finance:
Sources of funding and exit strategies
Startup evaluation and financial evaluation techniques
Negotiating with investors and Venture Capitals
Attracting and compensating Talents
Create and develop ecologically and socially responsible innovation and business models:
During the third module of the Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, students will explore:
5) Corporate Innovation:
Innovation Management and the Open Innovation Model
Agile product development
Patents, Copyrights & Contracts
Subsidized Finance, Structural Funds, and the European Programmes
6) Social Entrepreneurship:
Responsible Entrepreneurship and Social Impact
Sustainable Innovation & Business Models: Starting an Eco Company
Social Entrepreneurship promoted by the EU
Why Electives?
The goal of Rome Business School is to develop future managers, entrepreneurs, and professionals who are ready to capitalize on the benefits of digitalization, go global, and have a positive impact on society.
Electives are ideal tools for students to improve their employability by focusing on high-demand skills.
Electives assist students in carving out a niche for themselves and becoming more competitive.
Electives expose students to courses they might not have encountered otherwise.
Electives provide a one-of-a-kind curriculum that fosters life and career skills.
Elective courses are organized in 5 main areas of interest:
Innovation & Growth
Tech & Digitalization
Industry Business Excellence
International Business
Global Electives with RBS School partners
Practice Lab | In partnership with IBM Garage:
Rome Business School Practice Lab is the place where theoretical concepts are put in practice and participants learn through experience. The Lab is run by IBM Garage™ who will examine different specialist knowledge, work on exercises and network, while sharing their experience and expertise with the students. This Lab is entirely run by IBM Garage™ with whom you will create strategy to guide customers through the customer’s journey of IBM Garage™ products.
Business in Action - Hands-on Lab:
The Global Trends lab consists of 2 virtual sessions:
Session 1: How to Find Sources to identify global trends. Deep dive into the global world trends shaping the world of today – guest speakers from UN, UNIDO, ILO. Examples of Global Trends:
The Future of Work
AI, Blockchain, and Technology
The World in 2030 – Future Scenarios (UN, IMF, ECB)
Session 2: Understand the impact of global trends on businesses, and explore ways in which businesses can adapt and transform based on future trends and forward-thinking strategies.
Capstone Project:
At the end of your educational experience, you will have the chance to prove your abilities by tackling a real business challenge. Use your talent to identify opportunities and create a truly innovative strategy.
Tackle a real company challenge. You can choose to be part of a small team and design a Marketing plan for a new business or develop a strategy to increase online sales or create a loyalty offering for different generation.
You will be given two case studies from two real companies that will allow you to test your knowledge learnt during the master’s course.
Previous years’ experiences
The Practical Challenge:
Design a new mobility services for schools and universities This challenge meets the Toyota’s vision, making mobility more accessible and available for all.The goal is to make travel to/from schools and universities more efficient and faster, moving from private transport to new services such as carpooling, car sharing etc In order to make this change possible, it’s necessary to consider what are now established habits and offering new mobility options that meet that needs The aim is to devise new options of home school/university travel through the creation of alternative mobility services to be integrated in the offer.
Rome Business School International Bootcamps experiences:
There’s the opportunity to experience an intensive and fully immersive business experience during a week, facing challenges, dealing with managers, students and lecturers, and creating your own project that will be presented at the end of the Bootcamp Experience.
Faculty:
Rome Business School’s International Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are held by highly selected international university professors, trainers and business managers, drawn from a variety of operational and professional fields, from merchandiser to lawyer, from entrepreneurship to coach and speaker. The teaching approach is aimed at the acquisition of know-how, skills currently required by the market.
Career and Entrepreneurship Services:
Throughout your International Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, you will be accompanied and supported by our Career Services team. With over 10 years’ experience in education, we help young talents and managers to build their future, guiding them along the path that best suits their capabilities, desires and professional goals.
To give our students the best support in achieving their professional objectives, we’ve structured our Career Service into two core areas:
Occupational Pathways
The Occupational Pathways will help you develop the knowledge, market insights and tools that you need to pursue a successful career in a specific industry. You will benefit from valuable connections with top companies and recruiters.
Entrepreneurial Pathways
Are you planning to start up your own business or dreaming about becoming the fresh and innovative driving force within an organization? We will equip you with skills and knowledge to discover, test and improve your entrepreneurial skills, develop a business idea and finally launch your own business.
The master is particularly suitable for those who want to pursue a career in the following roles:
Entrepreneur
Innovation Designer
Inside Analyst
Creative Technologist
Innovative Leader
Data Project Manager
New Business Model Manager
Innovation Consultant / Analyst
Startup Founder
New Technologies and Digital Transformation Consultant
Quality and Innovation Specialist
Scholarships:
Based on their personal profile, experience and proven motivation, the candidate may be awarded a scholarship to partially cover the participation fee. In fact, Rome Business School offers the most deserving candidates the opportunity to benefit from 7 different types of scholarships. These partial economic hedges can consist of 6 months of interest-free financing.
Early Enrollment Incentive
Lifelong Learning Scholarship
Academic Excellence Scholarship
Executive Women Scholarship
Entrepreneurial Grant
Better Managers for a Better World Scholarship
Student Loan Assistance Grant
Competition for scholarships increases as the starting date approaches and funds are limited, so it is advisable to apply as soon as possible.
