Meridian University Announces Joint Program with Uptima Business Bootcamp

OAKLAND, Calif. - Jan. 9, 2015 - PRLog -- Meridian University and Uptima Business Bootcamp have formed a strategic partnership to offer a joint program for students who want to grow a successful social enterprise  and participate in the collective reshaping of our economy, our organizations and ourselves. Under the Integral MBA in Creative Enterprise + Uptima Business Accelerator, students can earn an Integral MBA in Creative Enterprise from Meridian University while building their business through Uptima’s member-owned accelerator program.

“Our programs individually are in the forefront of reimagining business education beyond ‘business as usual’.  We recognized that many of our prospective students want both MBA competencies and tactical instruction necessary to generate a business model that flourishes in the real world,” said Dr. Nika Quirk, Core Faculty member of Meridian’s Integral MBA in Creative Enterprise. The Integral MBA in Creative Enterprise + Uptima Business Accelerator is the only program built on an integral view of innovation, a transformative learning approach and a cooperative-based accelerator.

“Our partnership with Meridian University reflects our desire to collaborate with organizations that share our vision of co-creating an economy that is restorative of people, place and planet and operates according to principles of democracy, justice and appropriate scale,” said Rani Croager, co-founder of Uptima Business Bootcamp. “We’re looking forward to supporting Integral MBA students in building enterprises that redefine the way we do business.”

The program is two years long and year-round.  The Integral MBA + Uptima Business Accelerator includes a) completion of 60 units of coursework at Meridian University to achieve the MBA and b) successful completion of a minimum of two modules in the Uptima Business Accelerator.  The degree and certificate will be awarded separately by each institution upon completion of respective requirements.

Early inquiries and applications are already indicating a positive reception of the joint program.

To learn more about the Integral MBA in Creative Enterprise + Uptima Business Accelerator Program and apply, please visit: http://meridianuniversity.edu/degree-programs/mba/uptima-business-accelerator-partnership.

About Meridian University

Meridian University offers degree programs that educate students to engage in the professions of Psychology, Business, and Education in creative and transformative ways.  The Meridian MBA curriculum emphasizes Transformative Innovation, Generative Entrepreneurship and Regenerating the Commons. Meridian views the essentials of business competency as requiring imagination, courage, compassion, clarity, and conscience plus mastery of core business functions. Students learn how to be catalysts for transformative innovation in any domain.  For more information, please visit http://meridianuniversity.edu/.

About Uptima Business Bootcamp

Uptima Business Bootcamp is an innovative member-owned business accelerator dedicated to providing entrepreneurs with greater access to hands-on education, resources and community to create thriving businesses. Uptima’s business accelerator program includes three quarterly modules designed to encourage entrepreneurs to think holistically about decisions they make in launching, funding and scaling businesses.  Uptima is very different from other business accelerators – as a cooperative, the entrepreneurs in the program are member-owners. This means they are part of a real community that shares in profits and has a say in how the accelerator is run.  For more information, please visit http://www.uptimabootcamp.com.