“Mini-MBA” is a term used by many non-profit

Non-profit organization

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 and for-profit institutions to describe a training

Training

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 regimen focused on the fundamentals of business

Business

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. Mini-MBA programs are typically non-credit bearing programs that require less than 100 hours of total learning.

In the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, Durham University

Durham University

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 has positioned its credit bearing Postgraduate Certificate

Postgraduate certificate

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 in Business Administration as a Mini-MBA .

Mini-MBA programs are offered by several leading U.S. college

College

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s and universities

University

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, including Florida Institute of Technology

Florida Institute of Technology

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, University at Buffalo and Rutgers University

Rutgers University

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