BBA Entrepreneurship & Family Business
BBA Entrepreneurship & Family Business
Program Structure
1st Year – Certificate in Entrepreneurship
| SUBJECT | COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship Core | 6 courses | 12 Credits |
| Management Core | 4 courses | 12 Credits |
| Social Science Core | 5 courses | 15 credits |
| Technology Core | 1 course | 3 credits |
| Indian Knowledge System | 1 course | Audit |
| Summer Immersion- Babson build | 3 credits | |
| Total Credits | 45 credits | |
2nd Year – Diploma in Entrepreneurship & Family Business
| SUBJECT | COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship Core | 6 courses | 12 Credits |
| Management Core | 6 courses | 18 Credits |
| Social Science Core | 2 courses | 6 credits |
| Technology Core | 2 courses | 6 credits |
| Indian Knowledge System | 1 course | Audit |
| Summer Immersion- Cultural Entrepreneurship in India | 3 credits | |
| Total Credits | 45 credits | |
3rd Year – Degree in Entrepreneurship and Family Business
| SUBJECT | COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship Core | 6 courses | 20 Credits |
| Management Core | 3 courses | 9 Credits |
| Social Science Core | 0 courses | 0 credits |
| Technology Core | 2 courses | 3 credits |
| Indian Knowledge System | 1 course | Audit |
| Total Credits | 35 credits | |

The BBA Entrepreneurship and Family Business syllabus is carefully designed to provide students with a strong foundation in business management, entrepreneurial thinking, and family business dynamics. The program emphasizes practical learning and industry-relevant insights, enabling students to develop the skills needed to manage and grow businesses effectively.
Course – 1st Year Certificate in Entrepreneurship
| Entrepreneurship Core | Management Core | Social Science Core | Technology Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurial Thinking & Mindset | Financial Accounting Principles of Accounting- 1 |
Business Communication-I Business Statistics Microeconomics |
Computer & Computing for Business |
| SUMMER IMMERSION- BABSON BUILD | |||
| Entrepreneurship Core | Management Core | Social Science Core | Technology Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creativity, Innovation & Ideation | Corporate Finance 1 | Macroeconomics Earth & Environment |
Database Management Systems with SQL Spreadsheet Modeling-1 |
Workshop on Design Thinking (Value-added audit course)
Indian Knowledge systems
Indian Business History (Value-added audit course)
Course – 2nd Year Diploma in Entrepreneurship & Family Business
| Entrepreneurship Core | Management Core | Social Science Core | Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating & developing Business Opportunity Lean Start-up & Customer Discovery Building an Entrepreneurial Team |
Management Information Systems Digital Marketing & Social Media Engagement Business Strategy Corporate Finance-2 |
Business Communication 2 (story telling) Research techniques |
Storytelling |
SUMMER IMMERSION- Studying Industrial Clusters in India (3 credits)
| Entrepreneurship Core | Management Core | Social Science Core | Technology Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning for Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial Finance Legal aspects of Start- up |
Online Advertising (SEO+SEM), Web Analytics Principles of E-Commerce Cost & Management Accounting |
NIL | NIL |
Indian Knowledge systems
Cases in Indian Family Businesses (Value-added audit course)
Course – 3rd Year Degree in Entrepreneurship and Family Business
| Entrepreneurship Core | Management Core | Social Science Core | Technology Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elective I Elective II Project Work (New Venture Incubation/Family Business) |
Branding & Brand Management Marketing Analytics & Social Data Mining |
NIL | Connected Technologies (IOT models, Cloud, Privacy) |
| Entrepreneurship Core | Management Core | Social Science Core | Technology Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elective III Elective IV Capstone Simulation Project Work (New Venture Incubation/Family Business Growth Plan) |
Supply Chain Management | NIL | AI and ML Approaches to Decision Making |
Indian Knowledge systems
Cases in Social Entrepreneurship India (Value-added audit course)
COURSE – 1st YEAR Certificate in Entrepreneurship
| Entrepreneurship Core | Management Core | Social Science Core | Technology Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurial Thinking & Mindset
Creativity, Ideation & Innovation Entrepreneurship Practice |
Financial Accounting
Principles of Accounting |
Business Statistics
Microeconomics Business Communication-I |
NIL |
| Entrepreneurship Core | Management Core | Social Science Core | Technology Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Thinking & Prototyping
Lean Startups & Customer Discovery Business Modeling |
Corporate Finance-1
Spreadsheet Modeling-1 |
Macroeconomics
Earth & Environment |
Database Management Systems with SQL |
| SUMMER IMMERSION- BABSON BUILD | |||
Indian Knowledge systems
Indian Business History (Value-added audit course)
COURSE – 2nd YEAR Diploma in Entrepreneurship & Family Business
| Entrepreneurship Core | Management Core | Social Science Core | Technology Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaping up Business Opportunity
Legal Aspects of a Start-up Building an Entrepreneurial Team |
Management Information Systems
Digital Marketing & Social Media Engagement Business Strategy |
Business Communication 2 (story telling)
Research techniques |
NIL |
| Entrepreneurship Core | Management Core | Social Science Core | Technology Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurial Finance & Business Planning
Understanding Family Business Babson Global Student Challenge |
Online Advertising (SEO+SEM), Web Analytics
Principles of E-Commerce Cost & Management Accounting |
NIL | Programming with Python
Data Warehousing, BI and Visualization (Power BI) |
| SUMMER IMMERSION- CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN INDIA | |||
Indian Knowledge systems
Cases in Indian Family Businesses (Value-added audit course)
COURSE – 3rd YEAR Degree in Entrepreneurship and Family Business
| Entrepreneurship Core | Management Core | Social Science Core | Technology Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elective I
Elective II Project Work (New Venture Incubation/Family Business) |
Branding & Brand Management
Marketing Analytics & Social Data Mining |
NIL | Connected Technologies (IOT models, Cloud, Privacy) |
| Entrepreneurship Core | Management Core | Social Science Core | Technology Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elective III
Capstone Simulation Project Work (New Venture Incubation/Family Business Growth Plan) |
Supply Chain Management | NIL | AI and ML Approaches to Decision Making |
Indian Knowledge systems
Cases in Social Entrepreneurship India (Value-added audit course)
CREDIT STRUCTURE
Semester 1 ‘Being’ 20 Credits
| Entrepreneurship Core | Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Entrepreneurial Thinking & Mindset | 2 | ||||
| Management Core | Credit | ||||
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Financial Accounting
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Principles of Marketing- I |
3
3 |
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| Social Science Core | Credit | ||||
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Business Communication-I
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Business Statistics –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Microeconomics |
3
3 3 |
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| Technology Core | Credits | ||||
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Computer and Computing for business | 3 | ||||
Semester 2 ‘Honing’ 20 Credit
| Entrepreneurship Core | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Creativity, Innovation, and Ideation | 2 | |||
| Management Core | Credit | |||
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Corporate Finance-1 –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Principles of Management |
3 3 |
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| Social Science Core | Credit | |||
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Macroeconomics
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Earth & Environment |
3
3 |
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| Technology Core | Credit | |||
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Database Management Systems with SQL
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Spreadsheet Modeling-1 |
3
3 |
|||
| Workshop on
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Design Thinking |
Credits
(Value added audit Course) |
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Semester 3 ‘Launching’ 24 Credit
| Entrepreneurship Core | Credit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Creating & Developing Business Opportunity –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lean Start-up & Customer Discovery –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Building an Entrepreneurial Team & Networking |
3 3 2 |
||
| Management Core | Credit | ||
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Management Information Systems –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Digital Marketing & Social Media Engagement –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Business Strategy –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Corporate Finance-2 |
3 3 3 3 |
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| Social Science Core | Credit | ||
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Research techniques | 3 3 |
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| Workshop | Credit | ||
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Story telling | 1 | ||
| SUMMER IMMERSION- Studying Industrial Clusters in India | 3 credits5 |
Semester 4 ‘Scaling’ 21 Credit
| Entrepreneurship Core | Credit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Planning for Entrepreneurs –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Entrepreneurial Finance –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Legal aspects of start-up |
3 3 3 |
||
| Management Core | Credit | ||
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Online Advertising (SEO+SEM), Web Analytics –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Principles of E-Commerce –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cost & Management Accounting |
3 3 3 |
||
| Babson Global Student Challenge | Credits (Value added audit Course) |
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Semester 5 ‘Managing’ 19 Credit
| Entrepreneurship Core | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Elective I –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Elective II –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Project Work (New Venture Incubation/Family Business Growth Plan) |
3 3 4 |
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| Management Core | Credit | |||
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Branding & Brand Management –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Marketing Analytics & Social Data Mining |
3 3 |
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| Technology Core | Credits | |||
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Connected Technologies (IOT models, Cloud, Privacy) | 3 | |||
Semester 6 ‘Growing’ 19 Credit
| Entrepreneurship Core | Credit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Elective III –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Elective- IV –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Capstone Simulation –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Project Work (New Venture Incubation/Family Business Growth Plan) |
3 3 3 4 |
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| Management Core | Credit | ||
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Supply Chain Management | 3 | ||
| Technology Core | Credit | ||
| –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AI and ML Approaches to Decision Making | 3 | ||
ELECTIVES
Semester V
- Family Business Dynamics
- Family Business Governance
- Managing Early-Stage Ventures
- Managing a Social Venture
Semester VI
- Cases in Family Business Management
- Succession planning in Family Business
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Attracting & Retaining Talent
CREDIT STRUCTUREÂ
Semester 1 ‘Being’ 21 Credits
| Entrepreneurship Core | Credits |
|
3 2 1 |
| Management Core | Credits |
|
3 3 |
| Social Science Core | Credits |
|
3 3 3 |
| Technology Core | Credits |
| NIL |
Semester 2 ‘Honing’ 21 Credits
| Entrepreneurship Core | Credits |
|
3 2 1 |
| Management Core | Credits |
|
3 3 |
| Social Science Core | Credits |
|
3 3 |
| Technology Core | Credits |
| Database Management Systems with SQL | 3 |
| Indian Knowledge Systems – Indian Business History |
Credits (Value added audit Course) |
Semester 3 ‘Launching’ 21 Credits
| Entrepreneurship Core | Credits |
|
3 2 1 |
| Management Core | Credits |
|
3 3 3 |
| Social Science Core | Credits |
|
3
3 |
| Technology Core | Credits |
| Â NIL |
Semester 4 ‘Scaling’ 21 Credits
| Entrepreneurship Core | Credits |
|
3 2 1 |
| Management Core | Credits |
|
3 3 3 |
| Social Science Core | Credits |
| – NIL | |
| Technology Core | Credits |
|
3 3 |
| Indian Knowledge Systems – CASES in Indian Family Business |
Credits (Value added audit Course) |
Semester 5 ‘Managing’ 19 Credits
| Entrepreneurship Core | Credits |
|
3 3 4 |
| Management Core | Credits |
|
3
3 |
| Social Science Core | Credits |
| – NIL | |
| Technology Core | Credits |
| Connected Technologies (IOT models, Cloud, Privacy) | 3 |
Semester 6 ‘Growing’ 16 Credits
| Entrepreneurship Core | Credit |
|
3 3 4 |
| Management Core | Credit |
| Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Social Science Core | Credit |
| – NIL | |
| Technology Core | Credit |
| – AI and ML Approaches to Decision Making | 3 |
| Indian Knowledge Systems CASES in Social Entrepreneurship in India |
Credits
(Value added audit Course) |
CREDIT STRUCTUREÂ
Semester V Family Business Dynamics
- Family Business Governance
- Managing Early-Stage Ventures
- Managing a Social Venture
Semester VI
- Succession planning in Family Business
- Managing & Growing a Retail Business









