Business Management - Specialisation Start-up & Family Business

Do you truly have an entrepreneurial spirit and prefer being your own boss? Then you're in the right place! Our bachelor's degree in Business Management with a specialisation in Start-up & Family Business is specifically designed for young, ambitious future entrepreneurs. Whether you dream of starting your own business or leading and eventually taking over an established family enterprise, this unique bachelor's degree provides the ideal foundation.

This bachelor programme is offered subject to NVAO accreditation.

Does this bachelor programme suit you?

Tio’s bachelor programme Business Management prepares you to become a business professional with knowledge of entrepreneurship and future business development. Do you recognise yourself in some of the following descriptions? Then, this study is right for you!

Do you recognise yourself in these descriptions? Take a look at the curriculum for more information about this bachelor programme or attend an open day to experience the atmosphere and meet students and lecturers.

Start-up & Family Business

The Business Management programme combines knowledge of management, strategy, and operations. From market trends to internal processes: as a business professional, you can identify opportunities, enhance a company's performance, and determine the most effective ways to achieve growth.

We combine a broad business foundation with modules such as organisational behavior, management, marketing, finance, and human resources, with a strong emphasis on entrepreneurial skills. You will learn how to establish and grow successful businesses with the right knowledge and skills, strong leadership, and keen business insight. What makes our programme unique? You learn from practice-oriented lecturers, many of whom have their own businesses. You immerse yourself in a practical programme and do internships focused on entrepreneurship within start-ups and/or family businesses.

Start-up & Family Business programme

During this programme, you will acquire essential skills such as creating a solid business plan, developing an effective strategy, and establishing a strong foundation for your company. You will learn how to achieve goals through targeted project management, marketing, and future business development.

You not only learn how to establish a business but also gain insight into how to make it successful. You discover how to grow your company, approach the market, and create value for your customers. Marketing and sales play a crucial role in presenting your products or services to the right audience. Naturally, understanding finance, effective communication, management skills, and leadership are also essential for a successful entrepreneur.

You learn to think and work from various perspectives through internships, projects, and your minor, giving you a broad view of management and entrepreneurship.

Start up your career

Not only does the programme teach you how to set up a business, it also addresses how to make it succeed. You will learn how to help your company grow, how to bring a product or service to market, and how to create value for your customers. This includes marketing and sales so that you can reach the right target groups. Get to know the market through internships, projects, and your minor, or tailor all your options to prepare for the specific business-related goal you have in mind. As for a successful future, you decide how it will look.

Discover the entrepreneur in you

This Business Management programme with a specialisation in Start-up & Family Business is a comprehensive business bachelor's degree with a focus on entrepreneurship. This specialisation offers you a strong all-round foundation with the right depth to take you further on your path to a successful future as an entrepreneur. It's the perfect programme for you if, for example, you aspire to take over your parents' business or establish your own company, or if you already have a (start-up) business.

Why do students choose Start-up & Family Business?

You are studying at the best university of applied sciences in the Netherlands, which stands for personal, excellent, and entrepreneurial education.
Tio offers the option of accelerated studying: complete a bachelor’s degree in just 3 years.
You specialise in Start-up & Family Business, focusing on change management, future business and entrepreneurship.
You are building a strong (international) network and preparing yourself for the dynamic business industry.
You dive straight into the real world! Through projects, internships, and business cases, you develop the skills that you will use throughout your entire career.
Your personal study coach will guide you throughout your entire study and you will receive lessons in small classes of an average of 10 students.
You will be taught by the best lecturers who work or have recently worked in the business sector, often with their own company.

After graduating

The Start-up & Family Business specialisation adds an extra dimension to your bachelor's degree in Business Management and opens the door to countless career opportunities. You develop as a professional, leader, and individual. You prepare for a versatile career as an entrepreneur, whether you are laying the foundation for your own business or following in the footsteps of previous generations in a family business. Our top lecturers are preparing you for the career that best suits you!

This programme is offered subject to accreditation. The bachelor's degree Business Management educates students in three or four years for the internationally recognised title of Bachelor of Science (BSc). If you choose the specialisation Start-up & Family Business, your grade list will include an annotation listing that specialisation when you graduate. The curriculum is aligned with the national educational profile of Business Administration (ISAT-code 34035). Upon completion of this bachelor's degree, you will be awarded the coveted diploma from Tio University of Applied Sciences.