Latest University of Cambridge: Judge Business School news

Start-up ventures are red hot among MBAs, who are inspired by the likes of Uber and Airbnb. Silicon Valley innovation is increasingly a focus for business schools.

Top business schools are providing access to seed and venture capital – essential for many student entrepreneurs to launch and scale their start-up ventures.

Skilling up and scaling up are not mutually exclusive pursuits. Business schools are temping entrepreneurs to their programs but start-ups remain wary of investing in education.

Business schools are competing with online learning groups for entrepreneurial students. Digital technologies have put courses onto the web that are designed for start-up founders.

The biggest banks and management consultancy firms are ramping up women-only recruiting efforts at business schools, with scholarship funding and internship offers.

Supply chain innovations like predictive analytics, 3D printing and wearable technologies are delivering jobs for talented managers across sectors.

Britain’s start-ups are soaring to record highs, and UK business schools are giving the nation’s growth engine a shot in the arm.

Entrepreneurs were once in a shallow minority at business schools – but corporate managers are flocking to the start-up scene at a rapid pace.

A head at the Royal Academy of Engineering says that quality training is central to the growth of UK start-ups, as online business school programs open up access.

MBA careers departments are forecasting rising demand for data managers and recruiters are on the lookout for analytics talent.