“Every time I have lunch with an Acton teacher, we don’t talk about the stock market; we talk about our passions. This is what makes Acton unique.” - Brandon Willard '06
By Entrepreneurs For Entrepreneurs: Acton Receives High Praises in BusinessWeek’s Best Business Schools of 2006
10/13/2006
AUSTIN, TX – In today’s print edition of BusinessWeek’s Best Business Schools of 2006, The Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship is touted for its innovative
program and entrepreneur professors.
Reporter Amy Barrett notes that “[The] Acton program is certainly a departure. For starters, all professors must run a
business. Compensation for professors is based in large part on student ratings.”
“Half the length of traditional MBA programs, Acton’s one-year stint radically
intensifies the learning experience,” says BusinessWeek. “Acton puts a premium on learning by doing. All students need to sell a real product as part of one class. And
all must help run an assembly line that manufactures circuit boards.”
Acton’s newest initiative, which offers students a money-back guarantee, is also
highlighted in the article. Acton’s Fellowship program allows students to follow their calling “without crippling loan payments.”
“Acton is the only
entrepreneurship program of its kind in the country,” says Acton’s Executive Director, Georgia Spaeth. “We are pleased that BusinessWeek chose to feature
us.”
Based in Austin, Texas, The Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship is offered through Hardin-Simmons University.
