Acton Around the World

In 2007 UFM-Guatemala (Universidad Francisco Marroquin) graduate Hugo Diaz asked the university President Giancarlo Ibárgüen to write him a recommendation letter for a little-known American business school designed for and taught exclusively by entrepreneurs. Diaz was surprised to hear that word of the Acton School of Business in Austin,...

Fuel for the Hero’s Journey

The Hero’s Journey requires more energy than any one person can generate in isolation. We find strength and inspiration in the stories of our entrepreneurial predecessors and contemporaries and fuel up by digesting their biographies and interviews. Acton MBA students are even charged early on with the daunting task...

September Preview of All Things Acton

Boot Camp (August 29-September 2) The MBA Class of 2012 comes together for the first time in Austin for an intense program of simulation, orientation, and training before classes begin. Check out the Acton facebook page for a daily supply of power songs dedicated to the Boot Campers. First...

Upcoming Acton Events and Deadlines

Acton has a few important events and deadlines quickly approaching. Early application deadline for the 2010 – 2011 Acton program is Wednesday, February 24. The final application deadline is March 31. Start your application early to have all the requirements and materials finished! Spring Life of Meaning Course registration...

Lord Acton

“Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.” Lord Acton.  John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO.  It’s not by coincidence we share a name with the famous English historian who long championed liberty and free market principles....

Changing The Face Of Higher Education In The US

This is the mission of  the Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence (AFEE), a partner organization to the Acton School of Business. Nothing like aiming high! One of its many projects is to develop online simulations that are fun and teach business skills to the budding entrepreneur (or serve as...

Acton Heroes

If you haven’t seen this video yet, I suggest taking five minutes IMMEDIATELY. Lee Walker is exceptional and his story is inspiring. The Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence (AFEE) celebrates entrepreneurial heroes on its Acton Hero website.  An entrepreneurial hero is a principled entrepreneur who makes the sacrifices and...