The old economy taught us about the Masters of Business Administration - i.e. how to manage more people and do administration better. In the internet economy administrative jobs will either be outsourced to a cheaper country or done by a computer.
The winners of the new economy will be those that can create. This course is not a theoritical course teaching about how you could create a business in theory but is instead takes you through 7 weeks of creating your own business. Every week you meetup with your virtual classroom online to discuss with the teacher and other students about the progress of your business. You will not only have feedback from the teacher but from students across the world (students have included South Africa, United States, Philippines, Brazil etc). This will not only give you a global perspective your business but also the ability to create joint ventures with students from a different part of the world.
Having to be accountable for a group every week for 7 weeks will ensure you progress your business as well and do not get "stuck" at any point.
Dates: Online class is every Thursday 3 PM GMT (London Time Zone) - check your timezone (click here)
Classes are approximately 2 to 3 hours as we discuss all the businesses for every student. Please have a microphone and high speed internet connection to ask questions (you can ask through chat but it is better with microphone!).
Venue: Online through GoToMeeting.
Registration Deadline: 25 January, 2012 for class beginning 2 Febrary, 2012 (every Thursday 15:00 GMT for 7 weeks).
Includes:
- Webhosting fees for 1 year ($100)
- Domain name ($12)
- eCommerce Software for 1 year ($270)
- Webpreneur 101 ($299)
- 7 weekly live calls with a group to help you progress your business (a recording is provided in case you can't make the online webinar)
- Forum access and facebook group to connect you to other webpreneurs on the MBC course.
Benefits:
- Real World Learning - Work on your actual business, rather than simply theoretical
- Network - In a class of 25 students you have the chance to network with global webpreneurs to join other joint ventures
- Accountability - as there are weekly tasks to push your business forward and reporting to a team you are more likely to follow through.
The only way to truly master business is to actually do it, rather than simply study it. The Masters of Business Creation is the course for those that want to truly immerse themselves and create their business while still in the class room.
Read our success stories to learn the typical businesses you can create. Pre-warning - this is the beginning of your experience rather than the end of it. So if you want your business to succeed you will need to put in the time.
Comparison of Harvard MBA vs Webpreneur MBC:
| |
Harvard MBA |
Webpreneur MBC |
| Teaching Style |
Instructor led. Teacher defines what students should learn and when. |
Student led. Student defines what they will learn and when. |
| Entry Criteria |
GMAT, high school grades, recommendations, essays. |
None - we believe anyone can become an entrepreneur no matter what their GMAT scores or high school grades. |
| Investment |
$200,000 plus opportunity cost of taking two years away from working. |
$999 and seven two hour sessions - if you can't make them, we record them for you to watch/listen at a later date. |
| Culture |
Most MBA schools grade on a curve - the more helpful you are to your colleagues, the more you hurt your chances of being successful. |
No grades. The more helpful you are to your colleagues, the more other people will see you as an important resource and the more business opportunities will come to you. |
| Focus |
Running big businesses and management |
Creating businesses especially through the web. Basing your lifestyle around the business rather than the other way around. |
| Established |
1636. Even fine wine expires after a few hundred years. |
2010 - when the internet economy was already relatively mature and the world had been globalized. |
| Famous Alumni |
George W. Bush |
Newton Waithaka (Webpreneur of the Year 2011) |
| Visa requirements |
Especially difficult for countries such as Libya, Syria, Cuba etc. |
All countries, races, religions, etc welcome (as long as you have internet access). |
| Typical Graduate Career Path |
Long hours working for an investment bank or consulting company. |
Confidence to follow your own dream and create your own life map rather than have us determine one for you. |
| Investment |
$200,000 plus opportunity cost of taking two years away from working. |
$999 and seven two hour sessions - if you can't make them, we record them for you to watch/listen at a later date. |
| Risk / Return On Investment |
$200,000 plus two years out of your life - is unlikely that you will see a positive return on investment within a year of graduation. |
$999 plus 7 evenings is more likely that you will get a return within a year of graduation. |