Course summary

Are you ready to unlock your entrepreneurial spirit and make your business dreams a reality? This exciting degree is designed to equip you with all the skills and knowledge you need to run your own business from inception to implementation. Beginning with the principles of Business Management, you’ll consider how finance, socio-economic factors, politics, geography, language and culture all influence business. Study entrepreneurship as a pathway of your BA Business Management which will give you solid understanding of the dynamic field of business and enhance your chances of success as an entrepreneur. You’ve also got the option of tailoring your study of entrepreneurship by taking minors from other leading academic disciplines. The vibrancy of London provides the ideal backdrop to study this subject – it’s the home of big business and entrepreneurial start-ups. Taught by lecturers who are experts in their field, this programme also features entrepreneurs as guest speakers, while visits to organisations and events extend your perspective and creativity. An internship which counts towards your degree is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your entrepreneurship skills and improve your career options. You will have the opportunity to develop your entrepreneurial spirit through Matrix, a multi-disciplinary platform for students to seek guidance, test their ideas and develop their curiosity of launching their own business. Matrix has a core team including faculty, students, staff and alumni organising events and workshops for current Richmond students. On completing this programme, students will be able to apply for four exemptions (all certificate level) from The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the world’s largest professional body of management accountants, entering into their Operational Level. Like our other undergraduate programmes at Richmond, this BA is based on the American liberal arts tradition, which helps broaden perspective and develops practical skills which are highly appealing to future employers in a global economy. Top reasons to study this programme:

• Learn within the flexible Liberal Arts framework. Choose your own path – find out more about the Liberal Arts - https://www.richmond.ac.uk/about-richmond/the-liberal-arts/

• Equips you with the ability to understand all the aspects of business management from start-ups to multinationals

• Opportunity to tailor your study of Entrepreneurship by taking minors from a wide range of academic disciplines

• You will learn to develop an entrepreneurial mindset to help you grow as an entrepreneur or an entrepreneur, enhancing your opportunities to develop in start-ups and large multinationals

• Acquire substantial business acumen, alongside developing your leadership potential and strategies to grow a business from a start-up into a globally recognised company

• Option to benefit from practical working experience through an internship in a leading entrepreneurial business in London or anywhere else in the world

• Work on specific projects and research that will facilitate your entry to global entrepreneurial and tech industries