How long is the Higher Diploma in Global Entrepreneurship?

The Higher Diploma in Global Entrepreneurship runs across 15 to 18 months, with full-time and part-time options at LSIBM's central London campus and online.

Can the Higher Diploma in Global Entrepreneurship be studied online?

Yes. The Higher Diploma in Global Entrepreneurship runs on-campus, fully online and by distance learning, all assessed through the same Series A / B scale plan capstone.

What are the entry requirements for the Higher Diploma in Global Entrepreneurship?

An Advanced Diploma (Level 5), HND / HNC or three years of founder or senior-operator experience, plus IELTS 6.0 for international applicants.

What does the Higher Diploma in Global Entrepreneurship cost?

Tuition varies by mode and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current fee schedule and instalment plans for the Higher Diploma in Global Entrepreneurship.

Higher Diploma in Global Entrepreneurship | LSIBM | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The Higher Diploma in Global Entrepreneurship at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) sits at the near-degree tier for scaling founders and senior operators running Series A / B ventures, multi-country teams and UK-based cross-border boards. Placed in the International Business & Trade faculty at Level 5, the diploma spans 15 to 18 months on-campus in central London, fully online, or by distance learning, and closes with confirmed credit transfer into a UK Bachelor's final year.

The programme is designed around IOEE senior, British Chambers of Commerce and IOE&IT senior-practitioner competencies, with a UK Corporate Governance Code thread. Graduates step directly into founder-CEO and chief growth officer roles or top up into an LSIBM BSc route with confirmed credit. The sections below detail modules, audience and progression.

Key Features

Curriculum designed around IOEE senior, BCC and IOE&IT senior-practitioner competencies.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online or by distance learning.
Fortnightly senior founder clinic with UK scale-up leaders and institutional investors.
Substantial capstone: a Series A / B ready international scale-up plan defended in front of a working practitioner.
Confirmed credit transfer into an LSIBM BSc final year on graduation.
Assessment blend of a scale plan, a governance memo and a defended investor pitch.

What You Will Learn

Global entrepreneurship at near-degree level is taught as the senior craft of scaling a UK-based cross-border venture — investor rounds, group structuring, executive team, governance.

Series A / B investor conversations with UK venture capital.
Multi-country expansion sequencing under UK tax and legal constraints.
International group structuring for a UK-headquartered venture.
Global hiring, share options (EMI) and international payroll at scale.
Building an executive team and a non-executive board.
Corporate governance under the UK Corporate Governance Code.
M&A and exit-readiness for a cross-border venture.
Founder wellbeing and leadership at scale-up pressure.
Cross-cultural leadership and stakeholder management at senior level.

Who This Course Is For

Scaling founders preparing for Series A / B in UK venture markets.
Senior operators inside cross-border scale-ups.
Cofounders splitting international and domestic operating responsibility.
International founders planning a UK Bachelor's top-up.
Family-business successors leading international expansion.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically move into founder-CEO, chief growth officer and international operating roles across UK and cross-border scale-ups. Typical destinations include:

Founder / CEO (cross-border venture)
Chief Growth Officer
Managing Director (region)
Head of International Expansion
Entrepreneur in Residence
Non-Executive Director (scale-up)

The diploma articulates directly into the LSIBM BSc route in the International Business & Trade faculty with confirmed credit transfer at enrolment.

Entry Requirements

A relevant Advanced Diploma (Level 5), HND, HNC, or three years of substantive founder or senior-operator experience.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
A short statement of intent and two references (one academic or professional-body, one workplace) — applicants presenting a professional-body membership route (IOEE, IoD) or a substantive venture story are particularly welcome, ideally with a founder story or pitch deck.

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Higher Diploma cohorts sit at the near-degree tier — small groups, tutor visibility every week, curriculum reviewed against ACCA, CIMA, CIM, CIPD, CMI and IOE&IT competencies so graduates walk into a UK Bachelor's top-up with confirmed credit transfer.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England and the West End within a short tube ride of every classroom. Higher Diploma students attend at least one working practitioner clinic per fortnight and complete a substantial capstone project defended in front of a working professional.

Apply for the Higher Diploma in Global Entrepreneurship

Move onto the top-up track with the Higher Diploma in Global Entrepreneurship. Click Enrol Now and our admissions team will respond within one working day with intake dates, credit-transfer guidance for UK Bachelor's top-up routes, and the current fee schedule. Higher Diploma graduates articulate into LSIBM's Bachelor's final year with confirmed credit transfer at enrolment.