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Entrepreneurs · Startups · Small businesses

Built for entrepreneurs.
And small businesses.

FAMMOUSS® Foundations and advisory for founders, operators, and growing firms — Ivy-powered classroom, without a two-year MBA. Trusted-advisor work from first growth through restructuring.

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“…where investments begin!”

What we do

Education. Advisory. The Network.

For entrepreneurs and small-business teams, long-term success is driven by skill sets: attracting capital, capitalizing on growth, and preserving liquidity when the cycle turns.

Essential skills for shark-tank survival

FAMMOUSS® Foundations

A 10-day certificate for entrepreneurs and small-business operators — Finance through Strategy — with faculty from Columbia Business School and NYU.

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Board-level discussion

Transform via Advisory

We help founders and growing firms solve complex puzzles — grow, optimize, or protect the business from early stage through turnaround or distress.

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Professional network

The Network

Join professionals shaping and building the future. Tap world-class networks — including private equity and venture capital — to maximize your business potential. On a selective basis we also introduce entrepreneurs and investors to one another.

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The acronym

What FAMMOUSS® covers

Finance, Accounting, Macroeconomics, Markets, Options, Uncertainty & Risk Management, Sales and Strategy — the arenas of sustainable entrepreneurship and business leadership.

  • FFinance
  • AAccounting
  • MMacroeconomics
  • MMarkets
  • OOptions & derivatives
  • UUncertainty & risk management
  • SSales & marketing
  • SStrategy
Identifying trends across industries
The Ivy Advantage

At a price you cannot afford to refuse.

If time, cost or opportunity cost kept you from a traditional MBA, FAMMOUSS® is built for you — founders, operators, and small-business leaders who still have a company to run. Pre-work uses cases from Harvard, MIT Sloan, Columbia and London Business School. Day Zero Excel, PowerPoint, statistics and probability is included for those who need it. The closing case competition is judged in the spirit of a real investor room: the winning team receives a full refund of program fees.

International classroom venues for Singapore, Dubai and other cities. Apply on this site; fammouss.com is our dedicated admissions portal.

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At a glance

Built for entrepreneurs, not spectators.

10 daysTwo modules, in person
~50Typical class size
FreeTo apply
IvyFaculty and guest lecturers