Who We Are   Our Mission

Our mission,  through The Executive MBA for Families in Business program, is to provide family business CEOs, Presidents, Directors and Future Leaders with a world-class MBA that leverages family business’ unique competitive advantages, while maximizing each student's innate talents and abilities. This mission is delivered by integrating family business insights into every aspect of the MBA curriculum. Through custom case studies that use classmates and other family businesses to provide real examples for learning with instant application, students discover how to use natural talents and abilities to their fullest for business, family, and self, ultimately creating a life-lasting repertoire of experiences, mentors and a network for all tomorrows.
 
Our Heritage



 
 
 
The top ranked Cox Family Enterprise Center leverages the strengths of Kennesaw State University's Coles College of Business Executive MBA, named a top 10 business school by CEOs according to Chief Executive Magazine in 2005. Celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year, the Cox Family Enterprise Center is dedicated to the research, education, and recognition of family businesses. One of the largest and most quoted family business centers in the world, the Cox Family Enterprise Center supports and guides family businesses through its innovative programming, outreach and scientifically based usable research that can be applied into action by family businesses right away. One of the world’s leading institutions for family business insights, the Cox Family Enterprise Center has received numerous awards over the past 20 years for its scientific work. The Cox Family Enterprise Center’s mission is to promote family business around the world through insights, education and recognition with the goal of being consistently one referral away when anyone asks for family business advice. Perpetually, the first thought when anyone asks about family business research, and the most emulated academic program in the world.
   
  Our Community
  The Coles College of Business community is engaged, vibrant, and distinct. In our immersive learning environment, you join lively discussions with faculty, meet global business leaders, and participate in class sessions with a cohort of students. Fellow family business leaders become your lifelong network of friends and business partners as you form meaningful personal and professional relationships in your unique group of highly motivated family business executives. Current Coles Executive MBA students and alumni report that the close-knit ties they develop are a key benefit of their Executive MBA experience and our alumni community continuously ranks us higher than peer schools in independent Executive MBA Council surveys.
     
    Our Alumni
    Coles College of Business Alumni are everywhere.  Leading, working, volunteering.  As a family business alumni, not only do you receive access to a life-long network of mentors, coaches, and family business co-horts, but you also receive access to the highly respected and close-knit Coles College of Business community for opportunities, employee resource, friendship and insights.  Our online database of alumni connects alumni instantly. Alumni are invited to become coaches for future generations of family business MBAs and are matched with current students to expand and link our loyal network.