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Get your manager to fund your training

Your manager approval letter

Getting sign-off on professional development shouldn't be harder than the course itself.

This editable letter gives you a ready-made business case: the commercial logic behind proper marketing training, what your team stands to gain, and how to frame the investment in terms your manager will respond to. Fill in your name, your role, and your objectives. The argument is already made.

Around 76% of MiniMBA alumni have their enrolment employer-funded. This letter is how many of them got there.

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How will it benefit your company?

Nearly eight in ten MiniMBA alumni are employer-funded, and the reason is straightforward; the business case writes itself.

A marketer who completes the MiniMBA returns with a proper strategic framework, the vocabulary to challenge briefs and defend decisions, and the confidence to operate at a higher level from week one back at work.

That means sharper planning, better resource allocation, and marketing that connects to commercial outcomes rather than just activity. The course runs online across 12 weeks, at three to six hours a week, so day-to-day output is not interrupted.

At £1,949 + VAT, it costs less than a single day of most external consultants. The return is a marketer who knows exactly what they are doing, and why.

OUR COURSES

Founded by Mark Ritson, MiniMBA will give you the tools you need to become the best marketer you can be.

 

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100% online

Flexible courses you can fit around full-time work, wherever you are.

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MBA level

Covering the same content as the classes taught on MBA programmes at top business schools.

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Applied learning

Q&As with Mark Ritson, plus non-compulsory exam to test your new skills.

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Community

Access to our exclusive Network. Connect with others and continue your learning beyond the course.

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Lifetime access

Unlike other education or course, you can access all content, anytime, anywhere, forever. This means you can regularly remind and refresh yourself of key learnings.

MiniMBA

in Marketing

Built on core MBA-level marketing lessons from top business schools, covering concepts from research and targeting to pricing and distribution.
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Next intake

7 April 2026
£1,949 per user

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MiniMBA

in Brand Management

A slice of second-year MBA study taking you deeper into the topic of brand, from diagnosis through execution and tracking.
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Next intake

13 April 2026
£1,949 per user

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MiniMBA

in Management

Taught by ten internationally renowned professors, focusing on the fundamentals of successful management for the boardroom.
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Next intake

30 April 2026
£1,949 per user

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Enrolment for September is now open.

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 Explore our frequently asked questions for anything your manager might ask.

Which course is the best for me?
MiniMBA in Marketing

Built on the core MBA-level marketing lessons taught at top business schools, this course will guide you through the core MBA marketing content in just 10 on-demand modules. Perfect the crucial core concepts of marketing, from research and targeting to pricing and distribution.

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MiniMBA in Brand Management

Whether you’re already a brand manager, or a marketer interested in that side of things, MiniMBA in Brand Management provides applied, advanced (and very enjoyable) training in Brand Management.

The course gives you a complete brand planning process, that you can use to enhance your own brand, as well as a simulator that tests your skills in a fully realised, competitive online setting.

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MiniMBA in Management

Making managers out of marketers, learn what it takes to make it in the boardroom too. Ten internationally renowned professors from some of the world’s leading business schools will take you through the fundamentals of successful management.

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How long are the courses?
MiniMBA in Marketing

The course runs over 11 weeks including a Reading Week. You then have 2 weeks to submit your exam.

MiniMBA in Brand Management

The course runs over 11 weeks including a Reading Week. You then have 2 weeks to work in the simulation.

MiniMBA in Management

The course runs over 11 weeks including a Reading Week. The simulation runs alongside the course, starting in week 6.

 
How intensive are the courses?

MiniMBA in Marketing, MiniMBA in Brand Management and MiniMBA in Management are 100% online, which makes it easy to access anywhere in the world and anytime.

You have a module a week with an interactive Q&A every other Friday.

Recommended pace: 3-4 hrs of weekly study.
How to get the most out of the course?

By preserving a consistent business-wide approach to marketing, MiniMBA provides a way to onboard new team members and upskill established ones to ensure everyone has the same fundamental knowledge.

  • Study together – create internal teams to study and discuss the modules. Prepare questions on each module and ask Mark directly in the course live (you will be invited by the course training team to put forward question to Mark to be answered within the interactive online Q&As).

  • Time it – diarise regular meetings within your group to collectively go through the videos. Discuss and challenge the learnings within a safe environment; place the learnings into your own business.

  • Build a leader board – praise your top learners and launch an internal competition on who is on track with the modules. A bit of healthy competition has never hurt anyone.

  • Monitor performance – receive regular reports on your team’s progress. Keep track of individual’s activity and module progression.
How many CPD points do the courses offer? MiniMBA courses are all accredited by the Continuous Professional Development Standards Office and you get 40 CPD credits for completing each course.
Can I take the courses from a different country?

We have alumni from over 86 countries around the world, from New York to New Delhi, London to Lebanon. Both courses are completed entirely online, so you can join us from almost anywhere in the world.

Excluded countries

Some students from countries with stricter controls around streaming have had trouble accessing MiniMBA content. As such, we would advise against students joining us from the below countries:

  • China

  • Indonesia
How do I sign up? You can sign up here for any of the courses. If you have a group or a bespoke training in mind, please get in touch with the team here.

The next intake of MiniMBA in Marketing starts on 7 September 2026, MiniMBA in Brand Management starts on 14 September 2026 and MiniMBA in Management starts on 21 September 2026.