You’ve already been told that entrepreneurship isn’t for everyone.
It’s not for the faint of heart.
You need thick skin. You’re going to face a lot of rejection.
You might fail.
You say “bring it on!”
Deep down, you already know, even if you did fail, you’d rather fail chasing your dreams than succeed living someone else’s life.
You think differently, you see the world differently, and you know – maybe you’ve always known – that you were meant for more in this life.
People like you – those alive with entrepreneurial spirit – is who we live to serve. Our team at Bow Valley College are not just educators. They are entrepreneurs. When you study entrepreneurship at Bow Valley College, you will be learning from founders who have been there, done that, and are still doing it right now.
Our team includes several founders, many of whom have founded multiple companies and been through successful mergers and acquisitions. More importantly, they’ve been through the experience of facing fear and doubt head on, taking the risks, and starting a company to chase their dreams. Our team helps our students do just that every single day in various ways.
When you choose Bow Valley College to prepare yourself for life as an entrepreneur, you will be gaining valuable knowledge in the classroom, and even more importantly, practical skills in and outside of the classroom through various networking events, mentorship programs, our VentureQuest competition, and so much more.
Who knows what your finish line will look like?
Your start line begins at Bow Valley College.
This is our flagship student entrepreneurship program, a 5-month long competition, free to enter for any active Bow Valley College student, where students can win up to $10,000. Started in 2014, VentureQuest has seen over 100 students design and launch their own companies, and shared in over $150,000 in prizes.
Students are coached through the process of ideation, selecting a target market, their sales and marketing strategy, business finance, and finally – putting together a compelling business plan and learning how to pitch their business to investors or potential customers.
Think you have what it takes? Learn more and enter this year’s competition at bowvalleycollege/venturequest
Indie Ignition helps entrepreneurs in the Calgary region quickly develop and launch their creative and digital entertainment business ideas in three key areas: Esports Business, Game Development, and Film & Animation.
The program is designed to take new founders through the ideation and validation stages of a business venture. This establishes a higher level of confidence as an entrepreneur and competence as a business owner. Indie
Ignition runs in 12-week cohorts with a separate cohort for each industry stream.
Learn more at Indie Ignition
This course explores both the creation of an entrepreneurial venture as well as the development of an innovative, entrepreneurial and team approach to business. Students are challenged to develop an entrepreneurial mindset through engagement in a process that includes identifying entrepreneurial opportunities, testing business model attribute hypotheses, and presenting an entrepreneurial opportunity. Working through this process builds awareness of the experiences an entrepreneur will have in practice.
This course is offered through our Business Administration – General Business Major diploma program
There are also a variety of entrepreneurial and business topics covered in our certificate and diploma programs, including marketing, accounting and more. Check out all of our courses here.
Bow Valley College
345 - 6 Avenue SE,
Calgary, AB T2G 4V1
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