PGPM - Family Business & Entrepreneurship

App. Deadline: 21st May, 2024

PGPM - Family Business & Entrepreneurship (FBE)

A world class one-year full-time MBA program designed for the next generation of family business owners and entrepreneurs, the PGPM – Family Business & Entrepreneurship (PGPM - FBE) is a specialized edition of our flagship one year MBA program. The program is custom tailored for participants from family businesses & start-ups to innovate and thrive in a rapidly evolving industry.

The PGPM - FBE will expose you to cutting edge industry drivers including Analytics, Generative AI, AR/VR, etc., delivered by faculty and industry practitioners renowned in these areas. The program focuses on experiential learning, requiring you to take up mentored projects that will address live business challenges. You will also benefit by interacting, networking and gaining perspectives from successful entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. You also have an opportunity to gain international perspectives and build globalization goals for your business through the International Immersion in Europe.

The PGPM - FBE is for Innovators, Problem Solvers and Go-Getters! If you are an aspiring entrepreneur or a family business scion aiming to grow your business in a highly competitive industry, this program is for you.

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App. Deadline: 21st May, 2024

AMBA
All India Council for Technical Education

Scores
Accepted:

Eligibility:

  • Recognized undergraduate degree with at least 50% score.
  • Should be part of a registered Family Business or an Entrepreneur.
  • Applicants can take Great Lakes Aptitude Test (GREAT) alternatively for admissions to PGPM - FBE.
Program Highlights
Customized for Next-Gen Family Business Owners & Entrepreneurs

Customized for Next-Gen Family Business Owners & Entrepreneurs

Develop essential business skills with an innovative curriculum that focuses on the needs of family owned and new businesses. Learn how to professionalize your business and workforce, strategize effectively by leveraging family dynamics & partnerships, and effectively enhance productivity at each level - from the Grass Root to the C-Suite.

Comprehensive General Management Skills

Comprehensive General Management Skills

Gain general management skills across key business functions including Marketing, Finance, Operations, HR and Strategy to equip yourself with the competencies of a business leader. Understand how different departments can work together, with best practices from the industry, to efficiently transform and lead your business.

Cutting Edge Curriculum including AI, Analytics and AR/VR

Cutting Edge Curriculum including AI, Analytics and AR/VR

Learn how you can digitally transform your business and drive data-oriented business decision. Enhance the competitive advantage of your businesses with the highly sought after skills in Generative AI, Machine Learning, AR/VR, Analytics, and more. Great Lakes Faculty have been ranked among top Data Science practitioners globally and have led digital initiatives at world renowned corporates.

Experiential Learning

Experiential Learning

Learn to solve business problems with Live Projects, mentored by entrepreneurs and leaders who have decades of experience running successful ventures. Engage in Startup Challenges and Business Plan Competitions to gain from their real life experiences and apply in your own ventures. Leverage the mentorship to solve actual problems in your business and learn from them.

Enables Growth in a Highly Competitive Industry

Enables Growth in a Highly Competitive Industry

Learn effective adoption of technology to grow your business beyond geographical boundaries. Learn how to adopt industry best practices for a profitable growth trajectory. Gain insights from successful business owners and entrepreneurs and learn how to expand your business.

Program Outcomes
Structured Problem Solving Skills for Business Challenges

Structured Problem
Solving Skills
for
Business Challenges

Leadership Skills to attract and retain Highly Capable Workforce

Leadership Skills to
attract and retain
Highly Capable Workforce

Diverse Perspectives on Global Business Best Practices

Diverse Perspectives
on Global Business
Best Practices

Capabilities to Identify Growth & Expansion Opportunities

Capabilities to Identify
Growth & Expansion
Opportunities

Skills to develop Profitable Business Plans & Investment Pitches

Skills to develop Profitable
Business Plans
&
Investment Pitches

Wealth Management, Investment & Risk Management skills

Wealth Management,
Investment
& Risk
Management
skills

World class campus in the corporate hub of Delhi NCR offers an unparalleled learning experience
Faculty Highlights

Dr. Debashis Sanyal

Director, Great Lakes Gurgaon

Former Vice Provost– School of Business, NMIMS Former Dean MDI, Gurgaon

Dr. Jones Mathew

Program Director, PGPM & PGPM FBE

Chairperson: Accreditations, Rankings and Research PhD – IIFT

Dr. Umashankar Venkatesh

Professor - Marketing

Former Area Chair Mktg. – IMI, Delhi

Dr. Bappaditya Mukhopadhyay

Professor - Analytics

Among Top 5 Data Science Professors in India and top 100 Globally

Dr. Jayatu Sen Chaudhury

Professor - Financial Analytics

Former Board Member & Leader, Analytics Center of Excellence, AmEx India

Dr. Sanghamitra Bhattacharyya

Professor - Organizational Behavior

FPM – IIM CalcuttaFormer Technical Director, KPMG

Dr. VP Singh

Program Director, PGDM

MBA – Bauer CT, University of Houston PhD – SAA, Turin, Italy

Dr. Kirti Sharma

Professor - Finance & Accounting

Deloitte, PWC & IBM

Dr. Ravindra Ojha

Professor - Operations

Former Director – Northcap University & School of Inspired Leadership

Business Perspectives

PGPM - Family Business & Entrepreneurship students get to interact face-to-face and network with Industry Leaders and Venture Capitalists from across the industry

150+
Thought Leaders and Industry Veterans from across the world interact and share their perspectives with Great Lakers every year.

30+
CXOs shared their perspectives on various industry growth drivers and deriving the best outcomes with the current workforce

Business Perspectives

Anup Jain, Managing Partner, Orios Venture Partners

Global Perspective through International Immersion

A international immersion program at European Universities like IÉSEG, Paris provides candidates with invaluable exposure to a diverse range of business landscapes, cultural nuances, and expansive avenues which equips them with a global perspective, fostering a more profound understanding of the interconnected nature of today's business world.

Global Perspective through International Immersion

Our students at IÉSEG School of Management

Entrepreneurs from Great Lakes
Bhairaw Kumar Mandal

Bhairaw Mandal (PGDM 2013)

Co-Founder & CEO, Enerture

Bhairaw worked for 4 years in the Energy sector aftergraduating from Great Lakes. He then set up his ownventure – Enerture – in the Solar ProjectDevelopment & EPC space, now also venturing intoEV Charging Infra services.

Vidit Jain

Vidit Jain PGPM (2013)

Co-Founder, Kindlife.in

Vidit is the Co-Founder of Kindlife, a beauty, health & wellness brand offering 100% toxins free ingredients based and eco friendly products. He has over 6 years of experience in leading marketing initiatives and has also Co-Founded MedicOpedia Healthcare, a medical tourism company in India.

Hari Shukla

Hari Shukla (PGDM 2019)

Founder, Nectar Superfoods

Hari utilized his experience in multiple industriesand his learning at Great Lakes to setup NectarSuperfoods – a food sourcing, tech and marketingfirm which manufactures and exports Freeze-DriedFoods & Ingredients.

Ridhima Arora

Ridhima Arora (PGDM 2015)

Founder, Nama Foods

Ridhima is the Founder of Namhya Foods, featured on SharkTank India. Namhya Foods is a startup promoting natural eating with Indian foods & regimes. Ridhima has been named a United Nations Super Hero in 2022 and featured on Business World’s 40 under 40.

Sijo Kuruvilla George

Sijo K George (PGPM 2009)

Founder & CEO, Startup Village

Sijo is the CEO of Startup Village – India’s leading PPP Technology Business Incubator. As a ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year” awardee & Rajeev Circle Fellowship recipient, Sijo has been a prominent figure in India’s tech startup landscape.

Sitashwa Srivastava

Sitashwa (PGPM 2007)

Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Stockal

Sitashwa is the co-founder of Stockal, a FinTech startup which has made significant impact on Asians investing globally through its innovative cross-border investing & savings platform. He also co-founded Jade Magnet – a crowdsourcing platform for creative, social and technology services.

Mentored Live Projects and Corporate Exposure

Get exposed to real world Business Problems and learn how to solve them under mentorship from Business Leaders, CXOs and world class faculty.

Participants who wish to gain longer corporate experience before moving into their own businesses can also avail placement assistance which will be subject to candidate’s eligibility.

Mentored Live Projects and Corporate Exposure
Life @ Great Lakes
 

Associations

  • IIT Stuart School of Business
  • BABSON
  • BAUER
  • University of Bordeaux
  • HKUST
  • UMKC
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