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Acton MBA

Harness Your Restlessness

At Acton, you’ll learn how to build a business by facing challenges that require courage, grit, and a never-give-up attitude—that is, the kind of challenges you long for (but can’t seem to find enough of). When it comes to exploring the many facets of being an entrepreneur, schools can fall short by relying on textbooks and routine lectures. At Acton, you will earn an MBA in Entrepreneurship under the guidance of entrepreneur-teachers who know what it takes to run a successful business. Our school of entrepreneurship puts you in the middle of real-world case dilemmas that teach you business skills other mba schools neglect, such as making tough decisions on the fly and living a life of meaning. Do you have a passion for entrepreneurship? Welcome to Acton.

supercharge your mission

There hasn’t always been a place for entrepreneurs like you, a place where you can learn from real-world challenges—without having to endure all the garbage other places try to force-feed you. Now there is.

Lessons Learned: Identify and Question Assumptions

Weaknesses in a business strategy can often be traced to its underlying assumptions. Guest contributor and Acton alumnus Chris Weaver (’08) shares his own experience recognizing that a client’s commonly held

• Princeton Review Rankings

  Rated Acton students among Most Competitive in the US (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)

• Princeton Review Rankings

  Rated Acton teachers among the Top 3 in the nation (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)

• Princeton Review Rankings

  Rated among Top 10 Best Classroom Experiences (2008, 2009, 2011)

• Princeton Review Rankings

  Rated among the Top 10 Best Administered programs (2009)

• Princeton Review Rankings

  Rated 7 years in a row as one of the top business schools in the nation by Princeton Review

• Forbes

  “Acton is different from the ground up.”

• Forbes

  “To pass you have to complete real-life assignments.”

• BusinessWeek

  “Half the length of traditional MBA programs, Acton’s one-year stint radically intensifies the learning experience.”

• BusinessWeek

  “Acton puts a premium on learning by doing.”

• Entrepreneur Magazine

  Rated #13 on the Top 25 Undergraduate and Graduate Business School entrepreneurship programs list