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Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Business (Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management). The award comes from Pearson in the UK, not from TIIB.
For people who want to run something of their own, or run someone else's small business properly. You plan a venture, test whether anyone wants it, work out the money, and pitch it. The AED 2 million startup fund sits alongside this programme, so a good idea has somewhere to go.
At a glance
- Duration
- 2 years
- Study mode
- Full time, with a paid internship built into the programme
- Fee
- AED 40,000 per year
Entry
- A recognised Level 3 qualification such as A-Levels, or a high school diploma.
- English proficiency at IELTS 5.5 or equivalent.
- Mature applicants with relevant work experience are considered case by case.
- Next intake September 2026
- Dubai Knowledge Park
What you study
- 01Entrepreneurship and InnovationWhat it takes to create and launch a venture.
- 02Business PlanningFeasibility studies, business plans and market research.
- 03Small Business Financial ManagementFunding, cash flow and forecasting for a young company.
- 04Digital EntrepreneurshipDigital tools and e-commerce models that grow a business.
- 05Marketing and BrandingMarketing strategy and building a brand people remember.
- 06Leadership and People ManagementLeading a small team when you are also doing the work.
- 07Risk Analysis and SustainabilityRisk, crisis handling and sustainable practice.
- 08Global Small BusinessScaling and trading beyond one market.
How you are assessed
The assessment mirrors what starting a business asks of you, so most of it is made rather than written.
- Complete business plans, developed and presented.
- Case studies of businesses that worked and businesses that did not.
- Pitch sessions in front of industry experts and investors.
- Team projects that simulate a real venture.
- A final launched concept or an entrepreneurial portfolio.
- An internship with a startup, an SME or a corporate innovation team.
Where it leads
Where graduates go:
- Founder, running your own startup or small business.
- Business development manager, finding growth for an established company.
- Innovation consultant, building new products and business models.
- Startup advisor, supporting early-stage companies on strategy.
- Product manager, taking new products to market.
- Franchise manager, operating a franchise business.
- Social entrepreneur, building a business around a social problem.
- Project manager in a startup or SME.
The internship is guaranteed, and it starts four months in
Not at the end, and not something you have to go and find. It pays up to AED 1,000 a month, based on performance, and hours are capped at 20 a week, which is what a student visa allows.
What it costs
Examination fees are included.
Standard fee. Instalment plans are agreed with your offer. Registration is a one-off AED 1,000, and the application fee is AED 100, which admissions invoices after you apply. Visa costs are separate and are set out on the student visa page.
A Level 5 HND is 240 credits
Direct entry into the final year of a UK bachelor's degree in entrepreneurship, business management or innovation.
Those credits are the first two years of a UK bachelor's degree, which is why the last year is one year and not three.
Why here
An approved Pearson centre
The centre is approved to deliver and assess the award in Dubai Knowledge Park, and Pearson audits that.
35+ founders teach here
People who run companies now, in the room, not teachers who ran one years ago.
22+ companies take our students
That is what makes an internship a promise rather than a hope.
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Still deciding between two of these?
That is normal, and it is a ten-minute conversation rather than a research project. Admissions replies within one working day.
Next steps
- Fees and funding
Every fee in one table, including the ones that are not tuition.
- The student visa
TIIB sponsors it. What it costs, how long it takes, what you need.
- How to apply
What we ask for, and what happens after you send it.
The next step is your application.
It takes about ten minutes and your answers save as you go. If there is one thing you want to check first, ask before you start.