For 60+ years, IESE Business School has been at the forefront of management education, developing and inspiring business leaders who strive to make a deep, positive, and lasting impact in society. Founded for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs, the school has developed entrepreneurship activity since 1974, which has result in wide impact:
• 70,000 jobs have been created by IESE-trained entrepreneurs in 5 continents
• $3.6 billion of capital has been raised by IESE-founded companies
• 30% of IESE students have started a business within 5 years of graduation
• $65 million has been invested in startups by IESE funds and other mechanisms
But IESE’s impact goes beyond helping to create thousands of companies, within its alumni community of 50,000+ alumni in 140+ countries. It has also conducted relevant research and held conferences and other events related to entrepreneurship and innovation, to advance knowledge in the field. This impact includes:
• 15 competitive research projects for which IESE has been selected by the European Commission, and governments in Asia and Latin America, for this specific topic
• 20 publications per year over the past two decades, including refereed articles, books, studies and business cases
At IESE, the entrepreneurial mindset is embedded across programs, which prepares all its graduates for the startup world or to innovate within existing firms. In addition, IESE provides research, insights, networks and funding through its weStart/weGrow mentoring for students and alumni founders, Technology Transfer Group, Open Innovation Institute, International Search Funds Center, Finaves venture capital fund, Business Angels Network, among other initiatives