Restaurant and Hospitality Business Management and Entrepreneurship Specialisation

In the 4th year of your Bachelor’s degree, our specialisation in Restaurant and Hospitality Business Management and Entrepreneurship will equip you with all the skills to set up and manage businesses in the hospitality and restaurant industries. You’ll develop an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit and leave with concrete expertise to help you take your business start-up or takeover project from concept to reality.

*this specialisation is aimed at students on our Bachelor’s in International Hospitality and Restaurant Management; Bachelor’s in International Culinary Arts Management; as well as parallel admissions (subject to eligibility)

4-year degree in Hospitality and Restaurant Management approved by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.*

*Official gazette no. 31, 24th August 2023

Qualification: State-approved 4-year Bachelor’s (Hons) degree
Length: 7 months (60 ECTS)
Teaching languages: French/English
Start date: october 2025
Entry requirements: 3-year Bachelor’s or equivalent
Careers: Entrepreneur, Franchise manager, Restaurant owner, Hotel restaurant manager, Project management and development of restaurant concepts, etc.

Unleash your inner entrepreneur

At Institut Lyfe, we believe that the future of the Hospitality and Restaurant industry relies on people who dare to innovate and take the initiative. Our specialisation is designed to develop a strong entrepreneurial mentality and also provides the managerial, legal, strategic, leadership and negotiation skills that will serve you in the future. It will enable you to set up your own business, take over an existing company, or innovate within a large company (intrapreneurship) within a dynamic and rapidly evolving hospitality sector.

Do you want to become an entrepreneur, a turnaround specialist or an intrapreneur? Do you relish going beyond your comfort zone? You will become a key player of the future, capable of transforming ideas into success and contributing to the evolution of the hospitality and restaurant professions.

At Institut Lyfe, entrepreneurship is part of our DNA, 18% of our graduates are living their entrepreneurial dream – why not join them?

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Course overview

Entrepreneurs are not born, they are forged

Based on immersive and active learning, this Bachelor’s specialisation is rooted in hands-on experience.

Alongside your studies in company law, negotiation, analysis and management of performance indicators, entrepreneurial innovation, leadership and strategic planning through interactive courses, workshops and conferences, you will also work in a team on an experimental entrepreneurial project.

You will create a new hotel or restaurant concept, drawing up a complete business plan, defining a corporate structure, possible franchise agreements, and key performance indicators. You will then test the feasibility of your project by presenting it to a panel of experts. This will give you all the elements needed to build a tailor-made strategy and launch your hotel or restaurant.

Throughout your entrepreneurship training, coaches will help you build your self-confidence and develop your soft skills and leadership capabilities in order to take on the professional world with success.

Main Subject areas*

*Given only as examples

As part of the Hospitality and Restaurant Management and Entrepreneurship specialisation, you will develop technical and managerial skills specific to the restaurant and hospitality industry.

• Spirit of innovation & entrepreneurship
• Commercial restaurant and F&B management
• Knowledge of French law
• Understanding of franchising applied to the restaurant sector
• Construction of a business plan
• Financial management in hospitality
• Competitive and performance analysis
• Operational management (human resources, costings, product quality and customer satisfaction)
• Marketing and negotiation techniques
• Creation of a complete business project from start to finish