Entrepreneurship
New for Fall 2011!
Ideal for the aspiring entrepreneur, the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) Entrepreneurship concentration gives you the unique opportunity to start a business while earning your business degree.
You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of the entrepreneurial process, as well as develop the skills and expertise for careers in entrepreneurship and small business management.
Hands-on learning is a key feature of the program. You’ll experience all of the steps involved in creating an enterprise – from forming the idea to developing a business plan and launching the enterprise.
The two practicum courses integrate students in the BCom Entrepreneurship concentration with students in the Minor in Entrepreneurship, allowing you to collaborate with students from other academic programs.
Course Highlights
BUSI 2800: Entrepreneurship
An overview of entrepreneurship with emphasis on idea generation and identification, business models, initial strategies and feasibility.
BUSI 3810: Business Development
Learn about business growth and expansion through financing activities and new customer acquisition.
BUSI 3820: Practicum in Business Design
Working in groups, apply the entrepreneurial concepts learned in previous course to design an entrepreneurial project and develop a business plan.
BUSI 4810: Practicum in Business Creation
Experience entrepreneurship first-hand and implement the entrepreneurial project per the business plan developed in BUSI 3820.
Curious about your timetable?
Check out our BCom Entrepreneurship Course Map
Outside the Classroom
Carleton Entrepreneurship Association
This student club aims to assist the start-up community and connect entrepreneurs with potential investors, partners and peers.
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
A student-run organization that develops and runs projects designed to empower people in need through entrepreneurship.
Carleton Nicol Challenge
An ideas competition designed to encourage the entire Carleton student body to think entrepreneurially and find innovative solutions to real-world problems.
The Nicol Entrepreneurial Award
Launched in 1997 at Carleton, “the Nicol” is a national business plan competition open to undergraduate students in any faculty or field of study at participating universities across Canada. The 2011 national winners are Carleton’s Chris Polowick and Curtis Parks.
Find out more about other Entrepreneurship Competitions and Internships.
Chancellor Charles Chi visits Carleton to talk to student entrepreneurs!
Career Opportunities
- Entrepreneur
- Business Development Associate
- Small Business Advisor
- Product Developer
- Consultant
- Franchisee
Social entrepreneurs are changing the world.
Check out the Sprott Centre for Social Enterprises