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The Business Management Institutes
CMAA’s BMI programs are designed for managers at every
stage of their careers, offering the following courses. The
numbers have been removed from the BMI program titles to
alleviate the misconception that the courses need to be
taken in a particular order.
BMI Club Management (Formerly known as BMI I)
BMI Leadership Principles (Formerly known as BMI II)
BMI General Manager/Chief Operating Officer (Formerly
known as BMI III)
BMI Food & Beverage Management
BMI Golf Management
Joe Perdue Certification Review Course
BMI Tactical Leadership (Formerly known as BMI IV)
BMI Strategic Leadership (Formerly known as BMI V)
BMI International
BMI Wine & Food Experience
Managers Who Participate in the BMI Career Development
Program Receive a Host of Benefits:
• Making contact with industry experts;
• Networking with fellow professionals who manage the
most innovative and prestigious clubs across the country
and around the world;
• Discussing new ideas that can be implemented in their
own clubs;
• Receiving instruction from the nation’s finest hospitality
and business educators in the 10 club management
competency areas.
• Visiting and touring other club operations; and
• Growing not only as individuals, but as an integral part
of the club’s management team.
In the early 1980s, CMAA’s
leaders saw the need for a
formal academic program for
club industry professionals.
Taking into consideration that
managers at all phases of their careers need instruction,
education or inspiration, the concept of the “lifetime
professional development program” was born and nurtured.
The vision was realized as a multi-campus-based program
that provides tangible career benchmarks by which
managers can track their progress and strive for various
levels of competency, including a respected certification.
BMI I – Club Management was launched at Georgia State
University in 1988. There are now multiple programs held
at the most renowned hospitality schools in the country
including Georgia State University; California Polytechnic
University at Pomona; Michigan State University; Cornell
University; the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV);
and the University of Houston.
Today, CMAA’s BMI program is an in-demand and
flourishing series of week-long courses that have produced
more than 12,000 graduates and is one of the most
respected educational initiatives in the hospitality industry.
Each program is an intensive learning experience employing
the latest teaching methodology, real-life examples and
pertinent collateral information in a structured academic
environment. Benefiting from the expertise of professors,
industry experts and experienced club managers, students
delve into the myriad topics that make club management
such a fascinating profession.
The Business Management Institutes (BMI)