Degree programmes 

Entrepreneurship Project
The Entrepreneurship Project is an integral part of the Oxford MBA and EMBA programme. It challenges participants to develop a full business plan and present it to a panel of invited investors and other practitioners. Completed plans must  be attractive to the professional investor:  the numbers must add up, patents should be in place, the competition must have been understood and a winning strategy developed. For students already running a business, this is a great chance to develop new products or business models and have them rigorously evaluated.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation classes and electives
The Oxford MBA and EMBA give participants the chance to customise their learning experience to meet individual career goals and aspirations. Electives allow participants to specialise in certain subject areas gaining depth and breadth across the range of management and business disciplines. Recent elective courses with an entrepreneurial element include: raising capital, entrepreneurial finance, technology and innovation strategy, and private equity. 

Strategic Consulting Projects
Towards the end of their course, MBA students have the option to undertake an eight-week consultancy project, in partnership with sponsoring organisations. Building on the skills learned during the course as well as the considerable experience acquired in their earlier careers, the projects give students the opportunity to demonstrate to the examiners their ability to apply their management skills. It also gives employers an opportunity to assess the calibre of possible recruits. Entrepreneurially minded students are encouraged to initiate projects themselves. Further information about such projects can be obtained from the School’s Projects Office. 

Said Business School Venture Fund
The SBS Venture Fund originated from the generous gift of Sir Philip Green, one of the UK’s leading retail entrepreneurs, and David Bonderman (Texas Pacific Group) to fund the best entrepreneurial business ideas from the School’s students. The £1million fund aims to promote the School’s students’ education in research, due diligence and other aspects associated with investing in early-stage businesses; the Fund has now invested in several established companies. The process of marketing the call for entries, selecting proposals, mentoring finalist teams, due diligence, negotiating the agreement and monitoring the investee companies is managed by a student committee drawn from the current MBA class.