Entrepreneurship

If you're seeking the knowledge and practical experience to develop a business from the ground-up, the Entrepreneurship concentration is for you. The concentration is designed for students who are interested in new businesses such as private for-profit enterprise, social economy enterprise or cooperative enterprise.

Increasingly, employees and managers in organizations of all sizes are called on to bring the entrepreneurial spirit to the larger organization as an "intrapreneur."‌ As part of this concentration, you will develop an entrepreneurial mindset and gain a solid understanding of the concepts and processes involved in starting and managing new business projects. By the end of your studies, you will know how to successfully design, develop and manage new business projects.

Entrepreneurship is a multidisciplinary and integrative concentration, and includes courses offered in various disciplines within the Faculty of Management. Start with the Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship in Practice before delving into a range of electives like Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Strategies for Sustainability.

• Canadian citizenship or Canadian permanent residency
• 23 years of age or older by the start of classes (21 years of age for the Faculties of Management and Music)
• No high school, college or university level studies within the last five years that would constitute a basis for admission
• Two letters of reference
• Mature Student Statements:
  • Letter of Intent, including description of all educational experiences
  • Complete resume of employment and other activities, highlighting points relevant to the application
• In some cases, an interview may be required
• Demonstrate academic potential by successfully completing a minimum number of specific courses (see 'Minimum grades & prerequisites' below) within the three-year period prior to admission and no later than May 15th of the year of application for the intended program (May 1 for some programs). These courses, which may be completed at CEGEP or university, will also fulfill prerequisites for the intended program. 

The Entrepreneurship concentration will give you the toolkit needed to conceptualize, develop, launch and manage a new venture such as not-for-profit businesses, social enterprises and cooperatives. It is also beneficial for students wishing to work for start-ups students wishing to work in decentralized business units within larger organizations, such as skunk-works or small spin-offs.

Career paths also include organizations funding new ventures and their growth, such as venture capital firms, small business development by banks, and government agencies such as the Business Development Bank of Canada and the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group, as well as social and community organizations seeking to strengthen for profit and not-for-profit opportunities for minority groups.

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