MacEwan Ventures is where ideas turn into opportunities. As a School of Business initiative, we help aspiring and emerging entrepreneurs build the skills and confidence they need to bring their business vision to life. Through hands-on workshops, mentorship and community connections, we help you take your business idea—no matter how big or small—to new heights.

Thanks to the generous support of the RBC Foundation, the program is free to the entire MacEwan community—including students, faculty and staff. So, join us and explore the possibilities of entrepreneurship.

What you learn

In this workshop series, you learn the skills needed to successfully run a small business or to be an entrepreneur. Added bonus—these also happen to be important life skills!

• Developing and managing a budget and cash flow
• Pitching/selling
• Storytelling for presentations and public speaking
• Project management
• Leadership and team building
• Validating who your customer is
• Make a plan to build a prototype
• Find ways to test your business ideas using MacEwan's resources

The workshops also covers more business-specific topics such as customer discovery, validation, prototyping, building a business canvas, creating your positioning and more.