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Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA
The Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA program at SFU Beedie is designed for mid-career Indigenous leaders who strive toward community economic development, growth, sovereignty, and nationhood within the context of the modern-day economy. This internationally accredited Executive MBA program is grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing.
Overview
The Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA learning journey encompasses Indigenous business, strategy, decision-making, governance, entrepreneurship, and leadership. The program weaves together Indigenous worldviews with business theory to provide you with the tools and skills to create economically sustainable communities.
2025 marks the 13th anniversary of the Indigenous Business and Leadership Executive MBA. Today, we are proud to recognize 177 Indigenous community leaders who have earned their Executive MBA at SFU Beedie and are advancing Indigenous business management, economic development, Nation-building, and self-determination.
Flexible program delivery model
The Indigenous Business and Leadership Executive MBA program is designed to honour your full-time work, community, and family responsibilities while you study. Using a blended program delivery model, this program requires you to be connected online twice a week and to travel for a one-week intensive in-person each semester to different locations across the country. The IBL EMBA program starts each September for 20 consecutive months.
IBL EMBA students are leaders with a vision for economic development, Nation-building, collaboration, and partnership. This program is designed for leaders and is dedicated to advancing their strategic and decision-making skills.
Class Profile
- Community and organizational leaders in the private and not-for-profit, government, and corporate sectors
- Entrepreneurs
- Trustees
- Board directors
How it works
The IBL EMBA schedule allows you to study while you continue working. The blended learning experience takes place over five semesters. Each semester, you will gather with your classmates in the community for a one-week intensive in-community learning experience in addition to the eight weeks of online classes per semester, meeting online twice a week.
In addition to in-person and online learning, you will be required to devote time to reading, writing, critical thinking, and teamwork. Plan to prepare for a week of 10 to 15 hours of schoolwork.
Where it can take you
The IBL EMBA program develops an in-depth view of how businesses and organizations are structured and managed. This program expands your business mindset and conceptual frameworks, giving you the skills to achieve greater responsibility. You will learn to apply a strategic and collaborative perspective to changing environments and diverse challenges.
The program will provide strategic management skills and prepare you to take on new responsibilities at work and within your community. You will gain new perspectives and ideas, learn business theories and applications, and develop the skills to implement meaningful projects for your organization.