Wow great!! Thanks for all this info. It is REALLY helpful for me to evaluate you. Now my take on your profile is that you gathered some good experience in the family business, got bored and then wandered off to figured things out (don't mean to reduce your experience in any way, esp. as I think this is fantastic personally, but I also want to be realistic about how the schools will perceive it). With your lack of (recent) clear professional experience, the top schools like IMD INSEAD will be a bit out of range, but this does not mean you cannot find an excellent program for you.
The first thing to keep in mind (and maybe you know this) is that you will have to learn the language wherever you go, and you will have to be happy living wherever you go (I mean school + language + paying back loans... figure staying there for five years!!! So think long and hard dude!). There are many schools in every country which can get you a good education and a good job. In the northern countries (Germany, Denmark, Holland, Sweden, etc.) they can be much more forgiving with language deficiencies as everyone speaks English (pretty much), and you can find a job more easily (although you will reach a ceiling if you do not learn the native language), and they do put an emphasis on technical knowledge (so lots of jobs go to industry - chemical, petrol, machine, etc. ). Oh yes, and it's very cold!![:)]( "Smile")
So that's it for the intro. And if you give me one or two countries, I can maybe suggest some schools: In Spain the top schools are: IE, IESE, ESADE, In Germany: Mannheim, Leipzig, WHU, ESMT. One note about Germany though, be aware that Germans like folks who speak German (difficult!), and that they have a great (Free) university system which turns out great businessmen without an MBA, so lots of firms don't necessarily see the need for MBAs (although going to one of the best programs will likely get you a job)...
One last thought: If you can get higher on your GMAT, take it!!! Since you lack some of the professional experience your peers (competitors) will have, if you have a much higher GMAT than them, it may be a great way to "make up" for your deficiencies...
And most of all: Good luck!!!!
The first thing to keep in mind (and maybe you know this) is that you will have to learn the language wherever you go, and you will have to be happy living wherever you go (I mean school + language + paying back loans... figure staying there for five years!!! So think long and hard dude!). There are many schools in every country which can get you a good education and a good job. In the northern countries (Germany, Denmark, Holland, Sweden, etc.) they can be much more forgiving with language deficiencies as everyone speaks English (pretty much), and you can find a job more easily (although you will reach a ceiling if you do not learn the native language), and they do put an emphasis on technical knowledge (so lots of jobs go to industry - chemical, petrol, machine, etc. ). Oh yes, and it's very cold!
So that's it for the intro. And if you give me one or two countries, I can maybe suggest some schools: In Spain the top schools are: IE, IESE, ESADE, In Germany: Mannheim, Leipzig, WHU, ESMT. One note about Germany though, be aware that Germans like folks who speak German (difficult!), and that they have a great (Free) university system which turns out great businessmen without an MBA, so lots of firms don't necessarily see the need for MBAs (although going to one of the best programs will likely get you a job)...
One last thought: If you can get higher on your GMAT, take it!!! Since you lack some of the professional experience your peers (competitors) will have, if you have a much higher GMAT than them, it may be a great way to "make up" for your deficiencies...
And most of all: Good luck!!!!