Small Business Executive Program


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About

The SBEP is ideal for CEOs, entrepreneurs, business owners and presidents of small businesses. Through learning the Business Model Canvas, graduates emerge as stronger leaders, who are ready to capitalize on business opportunities, implement best practice management, and turn challenges into strategic advantage. Up to 25, non-competing, applicants are accepted into the program.

“The program has been extremely beneficial to my personal growth in business. The establishment of the partnership which created and operates the Island Syndicate business is in part a product of my participation in the Small Business Executive Program."
David Muir
Co-Owner, Island Syndicate

Who Is Right for the Program?

Applicants should be: Their business should:
  • CEOs
  • Presidents
  • Business Owners
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Have been operating for at least three years.
  • Have three or more employees.

What You Will Receive

A Business Model & An Action Plan: Invitations To:
  • You will learn the Business Model Canvas, a powerful tool you can apply to develop solutions for any obstacle your business might face.
  • You will be prepared to navigate your business through the challenges that lie ahead.
  • CEO Peer2Peer Groups
  • Expert Speaker Series Workshops
  • The Jim Moran Institute's Small Business Leadership Conference

Who Is Right for the Program?

Applicants should be:

  • CEOs
  • Presidents
  • Business Owners
  • Entrepreneurs

Their business should:

  • Have been operating for at least three years
  • Have five or more employees and/or volunteers

What You Will Receive

A Business Model & An Action Plan:

  • You will learn the Business Model Canvas, a powerful tool you can apply to develop solutions for any obstacle your business might face.
  • You will be prepared to navigate your business through the challenges that lie ahead.

Invitations To:

  • CEO Peer2Peer Groups
  • Expert Speaker Series Workshops
  • The Jim Moran Institutes Business & Leadership Conference

Investment in the Future

In this intensive learning experience, you must be ready to challenge yourself and seek out new ideas. Between sessions, you will be expected to actively reflect on and apply what you have learned. As a graduate of the Small Business Executive Program, and by leveraging the best practices learned, you will be prepared to navigate your small business through the opportunities and challenges ahead.


Relationships for Life

You and your peers will learn and work together, creating a powerful network that can last a lifetime. Small Business Executive Program graduates will be managed as alumni, afforded the opportunity to form a managed roundtable, and regularly invited to workshops, conferences, and other institute events.