IMI Kolkata launches certificate programme in 'Family Business Management'

The PWC India family business survey, 2019 reported that 89 per cent of the family-owned businesses in India are expecting to grow aggressively or steadily in the next few years.

The PGCFBM programme that begins this November spreads across six modules over a course of 11 months. Each module will take place for a week, separated by a gap of six weeks during which the participants can apply the theory learnt to their businesses.

Professor (Dr) Mohua Banerjee said, “The programme promises to provide a wonderful learning experience under the able guidance of highly acclaimed faculty members, corporate leaders and established entrepreneurs.”

Programme Director, Dr Swapnarag Swain said, “This programme is unique in terms of flexible modular structure, mentorship support and international immersion.”

Participants of the programme will get mentored by the senior business leaders of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, a leading business conglomerate in India. They will have the option to avail themselves of an international immersion for two weeks, with the University of Paris, France.

The immersion involves a week's visit to the University of Paris and one week of online lectures by their faculty members to get key perspectives of the internationalization of business.

The course also includes four mandatory functional immersions in the areas of marketing, finance, HR and operations where participants will solve their critical issues in their businesses through a project-based learning approach.