Focus on the Entrepreneurship and SMEs field

The Entrepreneurship and SMEs field aims to train professionals with the skills needed to create, manage, and evaluate projects, and to support entrepreneurs in the creation, growth, and takeover of businesses.
During the program, students learn to be able to identify opportunities, develop solid business plans, and gather the resources needed to launch their projects. They will also be able to take over a business and develop it.

At Montpellier Management, we train several hundred students each year in entrepreneurship and SME management. Our Master’s programs in Entrepreneurship and SMEs are based on 45 years of research in this field, making Montpellier Management an internationally recognized institute in this specialty. The faculty members teaching in these areas of specialization are all published researchers affiliated with the MRM laboratory and were instrumental in the creation of LabEx Entreprendre, now known as PTL Entrepreneurship Innovation Sustainability / Lab Entreprendre.

Our programs cover a wide range of skills, from entrepreneurial support to project management, SME management, and international management. They offer students practical immersion in the regional and national entrepreneurial ecosystem, facilitating their professional integration.

Thanks to an active and professional approach, students acquire a solid academic foundation and learn to combine technical expertise with an understanding of business issues.

Students develop, depending on their background, practical skills such as starting or taking over a business, managing and developing an SME, drawing up a business plan, financing a project, supporting a company at national or international level, creating and promoting offers, managing digital projects, and leading multicultural teams. They also acquire essential qualities such as creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, rigor, adaptability, interpersonal skills, and international outlook.

During their training, they are involved in real-world events (such as the MOMA Start-up Event) and assignments directly related to the entrepreneurial ecosystem (Montpellier Innovation Booster, visits to incubators and on-site classes, challenges, etc.).

Careers in this field

Montpellier Management’s Master’s in Entrepreneurship and SMEs prepares professionals to meet the challenges of diverse organizations by adapting to competitive and constantly changing markets.

Courses are taught by professors specializing in entrepreneurship and SME management at Montpellier Management, as well as by experienced professionals. Internships and apprenticeship allow students to put their knowledge into practice, deal with real-life situations, develop their professional network, and gain practical experience.

These programs lead to a variety of careers in entrepreneurship and SME management, such as director of business incubators, incubators or incubators, business creation project manager (CCI, Chambers of Trades, OSEO, etc.), business creation manager (banks, venture capital firms, consulting firms, etc.), economic development manager, creator or manager of microbusinesses/SMEs, project manager, agile project manager or digitalization project manager, import/export executive, part-time international manager, project developer, or international consultant.

Our partners

In a constant quest for excellence, the Entrepreneurship and SME bachelor’s and master’s degrees are developed in collaboration with various partner organizations. These include: AD’OCC Economic Development Agency, Montpellier BIC, Hérault Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hérault Chamber of Trades and Crafts, Hérault Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Professional Chamber of Consulting, AE2i Chair, EELab Chair, Initium Incubator, Pépite LR, Kowhai, Leader Montpellier and Occitanie, Scop Cooperative Companies, the Order of Chartered Accountants, Montpellier Innovation Booster (BIM), Village by CA, Banque Populaire du Sud, IMT Mines Ales, and Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole.