School of Business was founded in 1985, is one of the earliest established specializing in business management education and research institute, and also has a national impact on the well-known business school. Since its inception, Sun Yat-sen University of relying on deep cultural traditions and academic background, and Education Fund of Hong Kong Ho, Henry Ying Tung Fok funds, Pei-hua funds at home and abroad, such as the Fund's strong support of Chinese culture has become a highly qualified professional manager and base.

School of Business has a business administration and management of the two-level science and engineering disciplines, one of Business Administration for a national key disciplines; existing business management, accounting, marketing, finance and investment, tourism, hotel management, the Department of Management Science 6 with a doctorate in eight points, 13 master's degree in points, seven undergraduate degree points, 20 scientific research institutions.

Over the past three years, the School committed to more than 300 national, provincial and ministerial level projects vertical and horizontal government and corporate projects, including two key project of National Natural Science Foundation, National Natural Science Foundation and a total of 33 social science project, but also access to more than 20 provincial and ministerial level scientific research and teaching awards. In recent years, the college teachers over the publication of the Ministry of works, teaching materials 18, a state-level quality courses, a provincial quality courses, field grade Quality Course 2, and a State bilingual education curriculum.

School Business is strong in teacher education, there are 96 professional teachers, of whom 33 people, Professor and PhD supervisor of 28 people, an associate professor and associate research fellow of 45 people, one of four teachers selected the Ministry of Education "New Century Talents Supporting Scheme", a selected state-level "New Century Talents Project.” College attaches great importance to the building of the ranks of teachers, to take "Please come in and go out into the" talent strategy to attract foreign academic leaders and talents. School teacher in the United States at Cornell University, Humboldt University, University of Tsukuba, Japan, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and other international well-known doctor of the institution, more than 83 percent of teachers with a doctorate, as well as outside the lectures, research, visit the education experience. Since 2000, the school employed 36 well-known economists, management experts and entrepreneurs as part-time professor or visiting professor.