Intro to BUSD 2022

​BUSD 2022 - Venture Development (Winter 2022)

Your instructor, course outcomes and expectations

​Your BUSD 2022 Instructor

• ​Passionate about entrepreneurship

• Currently working at NorQuest College as a Program Manager

• ​Former Management Consultant with EY and Deloitte

• Self-published author

• ​Side hustler (digital writer, former Uber driver, former co-host of podcast)

​Introduce yourself. Tell me who you are and your favourite book

​What are we going to learn?

1. ​Entrepreneurship in Canada

2. The Small Business Decision

3. Business Opportunity

4. The Business Plan

5. Buying a Business and Franchising

6. Funding

7. Marketing

8. Ongoing Operations - Accounting, Operations, HR

9. Growth

10. Transfer of Business

Open Ended

What do you want to get out of BUSD 2022?

Why are you taking this course?

​What will you know at the end of this course?

​1 Understand what an entrepreneur does, and how an entrepreneur thinks

​What will you know at the end of this course?

​2 Know the difference between an idea and an entrepreneurial opportunity and understan how to assess the opportunity

​What will you know at the end of this course?

3 Know what is in a business plan and how to develop a business plan for start-up

​What will you know at the end of this course?

4 Understand what resources and finances are needed to start a business, and how to value a business

​What will you know at the end of this course?

5 Know the role of marketing, and why it is important for business

​What will you know at the end of this course?

6 Describe how to operate a business, in particular the role of accounting, operations and human resources

Open Ended

Based on your experience with online learning, what strategies have been effective or ineffective? What behaviors should we establish in our class to promote a positive learning experience for oneself and others?

Multiple Select

How frequent should I check in with you?

• Weekly (10 times)

• Bi-weekly (5 times)

• Monthly (3 times)

• Other?

Open Ended

What questions or comments do you have for me?