Entrepreneurship and Family Business
Course Offerings

January 2009 - 091

Growth Strategies for Entrepreneurship Ventures
ENFB13-300		 Growth Strategies is designed to provide insights into the problems and opportunities that are involved with entrepreneurial management in a growth situation. It will help you to anticipate and deal with problems that accompany starting and growing an entrepreneurial business.  Intended for those who want to start their own business, as well as those wanting to manage an existing business.  While these businesses can range in size and type, the emphasis is on managing high growth and pursuing opportunities for sustained growth, rather than efficiently managing ongoing operations. The course will be taught by Matthew Baird. Matthew has extensive experience in managing the growth of entrepreneurial ventures. He has co-founded two successful and profitable high growth ventures, one of which attained annual revenues of over $250,000,000 just 5 years after inception. He also has ongoing interests in another high growth entrepreneurial venture.

Matthew Baird

Matthew Baird

Professionalising the Family Business
ENFB13-301

This subject explores the unique challenges and strengths of family firms. Through adopting a learning framework with particular emphasis upon the insights and lessons learned by successful family business leaders, the subject not only helps students heighten their awareness of themselves concerning their future roles in the family firm but also develops an understanding of the governance initiatives proven to assist family enterprises survive generational transition.

This course is led by Professor Ken Moores and Dr Justin Craig, the Co-Directors of the Australian Centre for Family Business in Bond’s School of Business. Both instructors are internationally recognized as being at the forefront of family business research and pedagogy.

Here is a testimonial  from a previous student:

I took Justin Craig’s class on Professionalising the Family Business. It was a fascinating class that gave me a new perspective and realistic understanding of the unique requirements and challenges of family businesses, and the stages that they typically experience. The concepts, particularly regarding corporate governance and succession, have been incredibly useful since finishing my MBA. They have given me a sold base on which to make educated business decisions that have really paid off. Since starting Cygnett in 2003, an Audio Accessory business with my brother and sister, we are actively incorporating a structure that supports our family business to grow into the future.
Sophie Swann
Marketing Director
Cygnett

Ken Moores

Professor Ken Moores


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Dr Justin Craig

Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures
ENFB13-305		 Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures is designed to assist existing and nascent entrepreneurs, financiers, business advisors and managers alike in understanding the capital raising process for high growth entrepreneurial ventures. The course focus is on private equity raisings, and exposes students to issues surrounding different sources of finance, deal structure and pricing, and business valuation.

The course is highly experiential and is led by Baden U’Ren, who brings diverse experiences from his own businesses as well as his corporate banking, mezzanine finance, and private equity background.

Baden Uren

Baden Uren