Innovation & Entrepreneurship Diploma

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Diploma
For Aspiring Entrepreneurs & Corporate Innovators
Learn how to develop and create a business idea that will iterate and evolve, while gaining the skills and knowledge needed to launch and run a successful business with the Applied Diploma in Innovation & Entrepreneurship program. Each module takes the foundations learned in the core Innovation & Business Ideation course and puts a real-life operations, sales & marketing, financial management, or communications lens, on the business idea you and your classmates have decided to pursue.

With Practicum:
The Innovation & Entrepreneurship program gives you the option to participate in a practicum. This includes the advantage of Canadian startup experience through a 160-hour practicum with one of our startup partner organizations. You will get to experience and learn things firsthand by partaking in roles and responsibilities where you will apply the knowledge and skills you have learned in the program.

Course Breakdown
Course 1: Innovation & Business Ideation

# of Weeks: 4

# of Hours: 80

Course 2: Marketing for Startups & Product Launches

# of Weeks: 8

# of Hours: 160

Course 3: Global Business Strategies

# of Weeks: 8

# of Hours: 160

Course 4: Execution & Management

# of Weeks: 8

# of Hours: 160

Course 5: Financial Management

# of Weeks: 8

# of Hours: 160

Course 6: Business Communications

# of Weeks: 4

# of Hours: 80

Optional Practicum Module

# of Weeks: 8

# of Hours: 160

Program Outcomes
By the end of this program you will be able to:

? Develop a business idea that is aligned with your passion and personal values
? Create a prototype/Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to validate a business idea
? Create customer user profiles
? Develop a sales process
? Create a marketing plan that corresponds with sales goals
? Identify the opportunities and challenges of a business model through a global perspective
? Hire, fire, and most importantly, retain employees
? Manage both human and capital resources
? Communicate with your accounting team and understand the elements of financial statements
? Define key financial and startup metrics to measure growth and traction
? Develop and manage a comprehensive cash-flow budget
? Develop your fundraising strategy
? Understand the fundamentals of capital raising and how to pitch your idea to potential funders and investors
? Identify the legal needs of your startup and start planning an IP strategy
? Operate as an effective team leader
? Communicate through empathy and leadership with business stakeholders, such as investors, employees, and potential customers