This course introduces students to entrepreneurship and innovation. This course employs a clear and informative how-to-approach to the challenging process of designing, launching and running a new business in today's dynamic business environment. This course also explores the issues, and implications of Social Entrepreneurship and the innovative strategies used by Indigenous entrepreneurs.
Prerequisites
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What you will learn
- 1. The new entrepreneurial imperative
2. The unique nature of corporate entrepreneurship
3. Levels of entrepreneurship in organizations and entrepreneurial intensity
4. The forms of corporate entrepreneurship
5. Entrepreneurship in other contexts: nonprofit and government organizations
6. Human resources in the entrepreneurial organization: the creative individual
7. Human resources in the entrepreneurial organization: the organizational perspective
8. Corporate strategy and entrepreneurship
9. Structuring the company for entrepreneurship
10. Developing an entrepreneurial culture
11. Constraints on entrepreneurial performance
12. Leading the entrepreneurial organization
13. Assessing corporate entrepreneurial performance
14. Indigenous entrepreneurship
15. Control and entrepreneurial activity
16. Sustaining entrepreneurial performance
17. Social entrepreneurship
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41021 |
January 5, 2026 to April 18, 2026 |
Lecture | VCC Downtown Campus | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.