Business Development and Entrepreneurship Utrecht University

Overview

The  Business Development and Entrepreneurship  degree offered at Utrecht University  aims to contribute to an economy where people flourish. We enrich economics with other disciplines to better solve problems and identify opportunities, from a business and a government point of view. Scientifically rigorous and societally relevant. The real-world perspective.

Career Prospects

Graduates of the Master’s in Business Development and Entrepreneurship are equipped to thrive in careers where entrepreneurship, innovation, and business growth are central. 

Depending on your ambitions, you can position yourself in three distinct profiles:

• Venture Builder: Drive, shape, and grow new ventures from within. You may become a founder or co-founder, or join a startup or scale-up as an early employee. Typical roles include (co)founder, business developer, sales or growth manager, operations associate, or entrepreneur-in-residence.
• Business and Innovation Consultant: Advise organisations on how to explore, validate, and scale opportunities. Graduates take roles such as innovation or strategy consultant, business analyst, venture strategist, or management trainee in corporates, consultancy firms, or public organisations.
• Ecosystem Enabler: Foster entrepreneurship by creating the conditions for ventures to thrive. You may work for incubators, accelerators, venture capital firms, or government bodies, in roles such as programme/community manager, venture analyst, startup scout, or policy officer. 

Accreditation

Accredited by the NVAO - Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders.