We are
not an ordinary
MBA
Ever feel like a
misfit?
So did many of the world’s leading entrepreneurs. When it comes to equipping world changing entrepreneurs like you, most programs miss the point. That’s why Acton teachers—all of them successful, working entrepreneurs—focus on what works in the real world, so you can start making your mark immediately. You’ll learn from seasoned entrepreneurs whose top priority is your growth, success, and transformation.
Here's how:
- You’ll be guided by entrepreneurs with battle scars.
- You will learn how to launch, build, and grow successful businesses and become an entrepreneurial leader who inspires others.
- You’ll be treated not as a student, but as a valued customer.
- Our teachers sign a contract agreeing they’ll step down if they don’t deliver on their promises to you.
We work with:
- Bright, talented, and driven individuals.
- Dedicated and successful entrepreneurs who are proven in the boardroom and outstanding in the classroom.
- Real-world cases, which participants analyze, argue, and discuss throughout each 80-minute class session.
- Experiential learning and simulations, including door-to-door sales, assembly line creation, and other immersive, hands-on learning.
We work with:
- Listen, question, analyze, and persuade like a master entrepreneur.
- Use the tools and judgment it takes to run a real business.
- Identify their calling.
- Run a successful business, raise a loving family, and contribute to their communities and the world in a powerful way.
The Curriculum
Break out of structure, routine, and theories—come to Acton for an experience that brings you into a community of exceptional leaders making an extraordinary impact on the world in less than half the time and a quarter of the cost of a traditional business school.
Acton starts with four months of blended learning experiences where you spend 30-35 hours each week tackling real world and virtual challenges—including cash and valuation, operations, customers, and learning more about how to lead a valuable life—to prepare you for the rigors of in-person Socratic discussions.
On campus we’ll offer (an) 80-to-100-hour week(s) in the Entrepreneurial Journey and Life of Meaning-Next Great Adventure series, with an option over time to take up eight additional courses in subjects such as, Customers, Operations, and Cash and Valuation.
Individual
preparation
Acton Socratic entrepreneurship discussions are forced on real-world cases, each of which requires hours of individual concentration and preparation beforehand. If you are invited on campus, plan on five to eight hours of study to analyze each case in depth. Aby less and you’ll be left behind.
Study
groups
Study groups are like prototypes for class. You’ll arrive at study group each morning fully prepared to stand in the shoes of an entrepreneur facing a real dilemma. Your group will choose a peer to open the case, and for over an hour you’ll describe and defend your positions with them. If you haven’t prepared, it’ll show.
3 Promises:
Learn how to learn, make money,
and live a life of meaning
Learn How to
Learn
Our virtual challenges, simulations, and case-based curriculum equip you with the ability to listen, think, and clearly communicate. Unlike narrow technical skills that rapidly become obsolete, “learning how to learn” will serve you for a lifetime.
Learn How to
Make Money
Our curriculum arms you with the tools, skills, and judgment necessary to build a thriving business. In every class and in every case, you will be forced to make enough decisions until you have earned the skills, judgment, and intuition of a master entrepreneur.
Learn How to
Live a Life of Meaning
Companies cannot survive unless they make money, but life is about more than just maximizing your cash flow. Throughout your journey at Acton, you’ll learn to juggle the demands of family, business, and community while working to discover your calling in business and in life.
Traditional MBAs
just don´t get it...
We know a traditional MBA just doesn’t work for an entrepreneur.
Our students care less about the title and more about the learning.
Our students care less about jargon and more about understanding the fundamentals.
Our students care less about having the right answer and more about asking the right questions.
Learning the Entrepreneurial Journey from Entrepreneurs Who Have Lived it
Our teachers aren’t theory-driven academics. They’re successful entrepreneurs. Through trial, error, and perseverance, they have become successful and have harvested hundreds of millions of dollars for themselves, their investors, partners, and employees. And every day they serve you, they bring hard-won lessons from real-world trials, tribulations, and triumphs.
Applying the Tools Learned to the Life Cycle of a Business
Our curriculum follows the life cycle of a business, from recognizing an opportunity, launching your venture, growing your company, raising money, and harvesting the fruits of your work. You learn the tools you need to run and grow a business in our tool courses, and then you put them into action immediately in real-life cases that mimic the real-life situations you will face in your entrepreneurial journey.
Stepping into the Shoes of the Entrepreneur
Our learning methodology combines cases with Socratic discussion to place you in the shoes of the entrepreneurs of the cases and create dialogues that simulate real life. Every day, you will be asked to make decisions just like the ones you will face in real life, so that you learn in the classroom the patterns needed to succeed in your entrepreneurial journey, so that when you start your own company, they will be second nature to you.
Campus
Guatemala
Campus
Madrid
01
YOUR AUDITION
Complete a series of challenges in your online audition, learning more about the program at each stage and proving you have what it takes to succeed in the rigorous Acton MBA program.
02
VIRTUAL CHALLENGES AND RESIDENCE
Enroll in Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship. You will be led by experienced business leaders through grueling 100-hour weeks of simulations, hands-on exercises, and Socratic discussions. In every challenge, you will stand in the shoes of a real entrepreneur, making difficult real-world decisions.
03
MBA AND BEYOND
Get ready to change the world in a profound way by starting your own business. You’ve put in the hard work. You are a different person from when you started. You know your next steps and what you need to do to create a life of meaning and change the world.
So . . . You Want to Be an
Entrepreneur?
Discover what it takes to successfully start a business and grow it to the point of harvest in our exclusive Acton article. Download here.
Why Acton?
More than Just the
Bottom Line
Character is Destiny
We believe that clear thinking leads to good decisions, that good decisions lead to the right habits, that the right habits lead to character, and that character becomes destiny.
Called to Change the World
We believe that each Acton scholar will change the world in a profound way.
Doing is Learning.
We believe in learning by doing. Our entrepreneur-teachers use the Socratic method to inspire you to develop the habits, judgment, and character of a master entrepreneur.
Clarity and Competition
We believe that clear contracts and a competitive grading system encourage the perspective, discipline, and accountability required to run a successful business.
Individual Responsibility
We believe in economic, political, and religious liberty. We are dedicated to equipping entrepreneurs who believe in individual responsibility and are willing to invest in a healthy civil society.
Acton MBA
Values
Respect for Others
We recognize that respect is the foundation of every successful and productive human relationship, which is why we integrate it into every aspect of our interaction. We are committed to treating each person with dignity and consideration. We understand that diversity of opinion enriches dialogue, so we invite all to express their points of view freely. Discrepancy is welcome, we seek the constructive exchange of arguments, ensuring that all communication takes place in an environment free of any form of attack on the character of those participating in the dialogue.
Intentional Learning
We value continuous improvement as the path to excellence. We encourage each member to adopt a stance of intentional learning, taking responsibility for their own development and actively seeking opportunities to grow. We are committed to adopting a mindset where curiosity and passion for knowledge drive the development of practical skills and informed decision making. This approach allows us to not only advance our mission, but also inspire others to reach their full potential.
Self-management
We foster a culture of accountability in which all are aware of the effort and commitment required to achieve their goals and are committed to achieving them, without the need for constant supervision. We trust in the ability students to direct their path to success, knowing that the entrepreneurial spirit is nourished by the discipline to manage their time and resources in an environment of freedom and responsibility.
Diligence
We understand that preparing the elite of entrepreneurs to achieve extraordinary results requires dedication and meticulous attention to every detail of their training. This is one of the reasons that makes the experience of taking the program transformative. To achieve this, we demonstrate every day our commitment to quality work, delivered in the required time, without sacrificing the professionalism expected in a program of this level.