ENTREPRENEURSHIP & LEADERSHIP

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & LEADERSHIP

The Entrepreneurship & Leadership profile is centred on economics, business law basics, leadership skills, innovation, and globalization for students interested in the business world. With a focus on critical thinking and effective communication, students will gain valuable experience in project management, financial management, and business model development.

The profile’s team-building approach promotes critical analysis, out-of-the-box thinking, sustainable business practices, and innovation. It prepares students for CEGEP programs such as Commerce, Social Sciences, Liberal Arts and International Business Studies. It teaches students skill sets for careers in accounting, economics, politics, business, entrepreneurship, marketing, management, human resources, and the communications industry.

We mean business!

New ways to learn for a new world tomorrow

CEGEP PROGRAMS

• Commerce• Social Sciences• Liberal Arts• International Business

Studies• Business / Marketing

Technical Programs

SKILL SETS

• Administration• Oral communication• Ability to synthesize content• Networking• Collaboration• Teamwork• Problem-solving• Writing a business plan

– financing, grants, sponsorships

• Marketing• Business ethics

and social responsibility• Basic accounting

– graphics, charts

• Knowledge of leadership styles• Developing a start-up

company• Financial literacy• Innovation and creativity• Technology, e-commerce,

social media, Web marketing, Web design

• Corporate law – contracts, copyright

• Human resources • Crisis management• Self-starting, initiative

Sec. 3 Sec. 4 Sec. 5

OPTIONS Business 101: Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Leadership & Team Building Building Your Business

OPTIONS Successful Communication in the Workplace Case Studies in Business Ethics

OPTIONS Media & Marketing

EXTRACURRICULAR

Optional Mock Stock

Student Entrepreneurship Initiative

Mock Stock

Trip – Finance-oriented

Mock Stock

MISC. (volunteer, intern, etc.)

Mandatory

Student Entrepreneurship Initiative

Internship – 1 Day

Entrepreneurship Conferences

Villa in Action (VIA) Sustainable Development Project

Public Speaking Competition

Entrepreneurship Conferences

Entrepreneurship Cxonferences

“Dragon’s Den” Contest

Villa in Action (VIA) Initiative

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & LEADERSHIP

Business 101: Introduction to Entrepreneurship Students will learn to differentiate the various legal forms of companies and their operating methods, to develop a business plan, and understand corporate financial concepts.

Leadership and Team Building The study of democratic, transformational, autocratic, and participative leadership models, and their application in business and politics at large.

Successful Communication in the Workplace Communication skills within a business context, including writing effective emails, creating business briefs, and developing sales techniques while honing financial literacy.

Building Your Business Students will build their own unique business from the ground up. They will work on all aspects of business development, from business plan writing to financing, marketing to deploying and finally pitching to potential investors.

Case Studies in Business Ethics Sustainable development, community activism, gentrification, urban sprawl, renewable energy, and environmental concerns, seen through the lens of business ethics.

Media & Marketing The role of the media in marketing products. As a final project, students will create a marketing campaign within their Building Your Business course.

New ways to learn for a new world tomorrow