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Swiss Professional Entrepreneurship Master of Business Acceleration System (SwissMBA.Org)

The SwissMBA.Org system is a structured 27-step methodology designed to guide purpose-driven founders through the Roxbourg Entrepreneurs Fellowship Program over a 12-month period.

Building a sustainable, high-impact enterprise requires more than passion - it demands clarity, rhythm, and execution. By breaking down the venture-building journey into a predictable, track-based framework, SwissMBA.Org removes guesswork, prevents founder burnout, and ensures that ventures move systematically from initial specialization to scalable, double-bottom-line reality. Through this process, fellows learn to build and accelerate ventures tackling humanity’s core challenges - including access to nutrition, healthcare, housing, education, and startup capital.

Open Access Policy: The SwissMBA.Org methodology is open for everyone to use. Any founder, organization, or accelerator is welcome to adopt, share, and apply this framework to build sustainable ventures. We simply ask that you always give credit and acknowledge the source as SwissMBA.Org.

The 3-Track Architecture

The 12-month journey is divided into three distinct 100-day tracks, each designed to achieve a major milestone in your venture's growth:

  1. Launchpad Track (100 Days): Master the fundamentals of building a sustainable venture while establishing a rock-solid operational, legal, and strategic foundation. Completing this track empowers your core team by unlocking up to 4 additional Professional MBA scholarships.

  2. Acceleration Track (100 Days): Focus on identifying core venture strengths, securing gap-filling anchor deals, and establishing a repeatable process for driving sustainable double-bottom-line revenue.

  3. Accreditation Track (100 Days): Drive international strategy, secure global partnerships, and prepare to showcase your venture live before the Professional Validation Board and at GoodFestival in Switzerland.

System Structure & Track Details

Each track spans 11 weeks: Week 1 for Onboarding, Weeks 2–10 focused on 9 Core Questions, and Week 11 dedicated to Pitching and Assessment.

Track 1: Launchpad Track | Building a Strong Foundation for Growth

  • Week 1: Onboarding & Cohort Integration

  • Week 2 (Q1) Specialization: What is your core specialization and unfair advantage?

  • Week 3 (Q2) Purpose: What specific human or environmental purpose drives your venture?

  • Week 4 (Q3) Ambition: What is your bold ambition and long-term impact target?

  • Week 5 (Q4) User Offer: How do you scope a simple, compelling offer tailored directly to your initial users?

  • Week 6 (Q5) Partner Offer: How do you scope your value proposition to align and attract key partners?

  • Week 7 (Q6) Legal Entity: Is your business legally registered as a formal entity in your home country?

  • Week 8 (Q7) Website & Compliance: Is your website live, transparent, and fully compliant with privacy rules?

  • Week 9 (Q8) Social Media: How do you launch on social media to build trust and brand awareness?

  • Week 10 (Q9) Pipeline Creation: How do you organize and track your growing list of potential customers and partners?

  • Week 11: Pitching & Launchpad Assessment

Track 2: Acceleration Track | Identifying Strengths, Closing Anchor Deals & Step-by-Step Scaling

  • Week 1: Onboarding & Acceleration Roadmap

  • Week 2 (Q1) Strengths Analysis: What are your core venture strengths, unique capabilities, and competitive assets?

  • Week 3 (Q2) Identifying Gaps: What critical operational, resource, or capability gaps are holding your business back?

  • Week 4 (Q3) Anchor Deal Strategy: How do you design an anchor deal specifically tailored to fill your identified gaps and make your venture financially feasible?

  • Week 5 (Q4) Pitching the Anchor: How do you pitch your anchor proposition to targeted high-value prospects?

  • Week 6 (Q5) Handling Objections: How do you address client concerns and eliminate friction in the buying process?

  • Week 7 (Q6) Closing the Anchor Deal: How do you convert verbal commitments into signed contracts and paid invoices that prove your venture has arrived?

  • Week 8 (Q7) Scaling the Sales Pipeline: How do you build a repeatable, step-by-step process to target and engage even bigger deals?

  • Week 9 (Q8) Negotiating Larger Contracts: How do you structure higher-value proposals to increase deal size and profit margins?

  • Week 10 (Q9) Operational Delivery: How do you optimize execution so you can deliver on larger contracts without founder burnout?

  • Week 11: Pitching & Anchor Deal Verification

Track 3: Accreditation Track | Global Strategy, Feedback Loops, Partner Networks & Jury Accreditation

  • Week 1: Onboarding & Global Strategy Alignment

  • Week 2 (Q1) Pitching International Strategy: How do you pitch your global growth strategy to prospective international clients and partners?

  • Week 3 (Q2) Collecting Feedback: What critical insights, concerns, and requirements are international prospects providing?

  • Week 4 (Q3) Refining the Strategy: How do you incorporate global feedback to sharpen your offer and business model?

  • Week 5 (Q4) Closing Bigger Deals: How do you leverage early momentum to close larger, enterprise-level or international deals?

  • Week 6 (Q5) Signing Strategic Partners: How do you formalize agreements with key global partners, distributors, or networks?

  • Week 7 (Q6) Proving Impact & Authority: Can you clearly demonstrate verified impact and establish yourself as an authority in your field?

  • Week 8 (Q7) Compliance & Policy Defense: Does your entire venture record meet all mandatory Roxbourg policy standards?

  • Week 9 (Q8) Jury Dry-Run: How effectively can you handle tough peer critique and mock jury questioning?

  • Week 10 (Q9) Final Jury Pitch: How do you deliver a compelling, bulletproof pitch to the Professional Validation Board?

  • Week 11: Pitching (Jury Defense & GoodFestival Global Showcase)

Regulatory & Legal Disclaimer

The Roxbourg Professional MBA and The Roxbourg Professional DBA are private professional entrepreneurship qualifications awarded in Switzerland under the Swiss Code of Obligations (Art. 772–827 OR / CO & Art. 1 ff. OR / CO) to enrolled members of the Roxbourg Fellowship. They do not constitute state-accredited higher education degrees under the Swiss Federal Higher Education Act (HEdA) and are not intended for public sector civil service accreditation or state academic credit transfer. All disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the ordinary courts of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

WHY PROFESSIONAL HIGHER QUALIFICATIONS?

The Story of Roxbourg >

Swiss Innovation

Roxbourg is a Swiss innovation based on the “Apprenticeship System” that has been perfected in Switzerland and Germany over the past 100 years. You learn by doing.

Collaboration

The Swiss Apprenticeship System is highly structured. Being on time, respecting others, and focusing on the “joy of work” are some of the core values. You focus on deliverables.

Professional Higher Education Everywhere

In 2015 / 2016, the Roxbourg Team launched GoodFestival with seed capital from the Lausanne and Vaud Governments in Switzerland which provided an opportunity to apply the principles of the Swiss Apprentice System to create a “Professional Higher Education” system for professionals who want to learn outside the campus.

Accreditation

In May 2020, Roxbourg completed the operational launch of the SwissMBA.Org Accreditation Framework, which became the basis of the Roxbourg Global Accreditation System. Roxbourg accredits professionals.

Acceleration

In February 2021, with the seed funding from the State of Vaud Government in Switzerland, Roxbourg completed the operational launch of the Roxbourg HYPR Accelerator (now called Roxbourg Venture Accelerator), the world’s biggest equity-free, scholarship-based humanitarian accelerator.

Certification

Between 2021 and 2023, the Roxbourg Institute of Social Entrepreneurship (RISE) launched the Professional Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) and ten Professional Master of Business Administration (MBA) qualifications, where accredited Roxbourg Fellows certify candidates.

Digital Learning Platform

All Professional Master’s and Professional Doctorate candidates are eligible to receive the Roxbourg ID powered by Google for Education and Acer for Education, which provides access to the Roxbourg Digital Learning Platform that can turn any space into a micro-campus.

Go Global

At Roxbourg, candidates earn a Professional MBA or a Professional DBA qualification by scaling up a sustainable project or a social venture that addresses the root cause of gender, environmental, or social inequity. Everyone can “Study From Anywhere” and graduate in Switzerland.

Admissions Open

All applicants are eligible for a Merit-Based Scholarship. The scholarship level depends on your professional achievements, current economic conditions and the scope of your venture.

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