BBA Entrepreneurship

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with a Major in Entrepreneurship is designed to prepare you for the constant challenges of the startup sector and teach you all of the methods and skills that are necessary to succeed in this highly competitive area, with the ultimate goal of becoming a global success story.

The program requires the successful completion of 180 credits (which represent, 1800 contact hours plus a total of 3600 study hours). The program consists of 4 groups of courses common for all Bachelor's, from which students may select the desired subjects to study: General Education (45 ECTS), Core Courses (72 ECTS), Elective Courses (15 ECTS), the Orientation Courses (36 ECTS) and the Bachelor Thesis (12 ECTS), which are mandatory to complete the selected major. Beyond the principal Business modules offered within each major, an example of some of the Orientation Subjects can be found below:

Barcelona and Madrid Campus

• Analysis of Niche Market Opportunities
• Business Idea Business Model Business Plan
• Opportunities for Regional and Social Entrepreneurship
• Social Innovation
• Family Business Planning
• Reasons for Big Entrepreneurial Success
• Social Networking for Entrepreneurs
• Family Business Management
• Entrepreneurial Operations
• Leadership Development and Entrepreneurial Applications
• Financial Management for Small/Medium Companies
• Current Challenges in Innovation Programs

Geneva Campus

• Cultural strategies to successful deals
• Business Ideas, Business Model, Business Plan
• Opportunities for Regional and Social Entrepreneurship
• Business tools to leverage markets and achieve sustainability
• Family Business Planning
• Reasons for Entrepreneurial Success
• Digital Strategies for Branding, Communication and Sales
• Business Model and Entrepreneurship skills for Social Ventures
• Entrepreneurial Operations
• ESG principles and CSR implementation in Private companies
• Financial Management for small/medium companies
• Investing for Society: ESG, Impact Finance, Microcredit, Philanthropy

Students, interested to join GBS bachelor degrees, must have successfully completed their final secondary school examinations and any other required examinations qualifying them for university admission in their country or in the country where their secondary studies took place.  

• Swiss Maturité, International Baccalaureate of minimum 30 points, 3 A-levels, High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum IELTS 6.0 / TOEFL 70 or proof of studying previously in an English speaking environment for a minimum of 3 years.
• Scanned copy of all required academic diplomas, transcripts and academic certificates obtained
• A 500 word essay: What can you bring to the GBS community?
• Photocopy of valid passport / National ID
• 1 reference letter

• Gain knowledge of the global startup industry.
• Acquire expertise in the legalities of business startups.
• Obtain management, organizational, and strategic planning skills for the launch of new projects and business start-ups.