The two-year Business - Management and Entrepreneurship Ontario College Diploma program provides you with the knowledge and skills for a successful career in management or ownership of a small or medium-sized enterprise. This program has a strong focus on business trends, developing an entrepreneurial mindset, and innovation in a digital economy. It encourages your creativity, strategic thinking and originality, as you cultivate the skills to start up and run a small business. Explore your talents and creativity through hands-on projects that can be customized to your interests. Learn about business concepts and how to: develop a good business idea create a business model validate your business through market research manage people and resources understand financial information gain customer attention and sell create a digital presence launch a business Create a start-up idea that you develop and enhance throughout the program. Complete multiple team-based projects, including the creation of an online store as well as the presentation of a comprehensive business plan. Our campus is the ideal place for an entrepreneur. Faculty consists of entrepreneurs and business owners who continue to keep up with trends in their areas of specialization. You have access to the Discovery, Applied Research and Entrepreneurship (DARE) District, our entrepreneurship and innovation centre, and several other business supports and competitions. Activities such as the AC Market, B-ME Grill and Wolves Den provide you with opportunities for hands-on, experiential learning. Upon graduation, you are ready for a variety of career paths. You may start a business, manage an existing business, continue your education or find a career in: eCommerce marketing digital marketing visual merchandising store planning professional sales social media marketing research purchasing retail customer service and management