Program description
Entrepreneurship is about creating value through identifying opportunities and subsequently gathering and managing resources to exploit these opportunities. Students in the Entrepreneurship major are exposed to this process in contexts such as new venture startup, social initiatives, small business management and family business. Students will encounter questions including: What is creativity and how does it relate to entrepreneurship? What is opportunity and how do businesses start in response to perceived opportunities? How does family involvement impact the business and family?
Program options
Degree options
B.Comm. (Hons.) Bachelor of Commerce Honours - 4 years
B.Comm. (Hons.) Bachelor of Commerce Honours (Co-operative Education Option) - 4.33 years
Interesting courses and unique opportunities
Interesting courses
- New Venture Analysis
- Family Business Management
- Selected Topics in Small Business/Entrepreneurship
- Small Business Management
- Technological Entrepreneurship
- Profiles in Entrepreneurial Leadership: The I.D.E.A Award Recipients Entrepreneurial Creativity Small Business Finance Social Entrepreneurship
Co-op options
Asper Co-operative Education option
Exchange opportunities
Asper International Student Exchange Program
Professional opportunities
Graduates with the Entrepreneurship/Small Business Major are typically oriented toward either starting their own business or working in an established small or medium-sized enterprise, both in the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. However, given that many students double major with entrepreneurship/Small Business and another functional area (e.g., Marketing, Accounting, etc.) many students still pursue more conventional career paths, such as working for a larger established organization.
Admission requirements & prerequisites
Direct entry option
- Manitoba high school graduation, with five full credits at the Grade 12 level, in courses designated S, G or U.
- A minimum 85% average over the following, with no less than 60% in each course:
- English 40S
- Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S (recommended) or Applied Mathematics 40S
- A third 40S course
This entry option is open to high school students or high school graduates who have not completed any university or college courses. If eligible applicants outnumber the available spaces, applicants will require higher averages than stipulated to be successful in the admissions competition. Specific program requirements will vary; details of these requirements are available on each program’s application page.
Advanced entry option
24 credit hours in U1 (or an approved bachelors program)
This entry option is open to students who have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours of university level study. Specific program requirements will vary; details of these requirements are available on each program’s application page.
High school prerequisites
High school prerequisites: Pre-Calculus Math 40S (min. 60%)
Many programs will require or recommend specific high school courses over and above their admission requirements. These high school prerequisites are not always required to enter the program, but they must be completed to enrol in certain university courses within it. If a student does not have a particular prerequisite when they enter the program, they may complete an equivalent upgrading course at university that will satisfy the prerequisite requirement.
More details on admission requirements, application dates and how to apply is available on the Asper School of Business apply for admission page.
What is unique about this program at the U of M?
The Entrepreneurship major has many unique aspects. For example, we offer a diverse range of entrepreneurship-related electives including a course on Entrepreneurial Leadership as exemplified by recipients of the University of Manitoba’s International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award.
The award has been given to leading entrepreneurs, such as Richard Branson, Anita Roddick and Howard Schultz. In addition, we periodically offer specialized courses on topics such as Creativity, Social Entrepreneurship and Indigenous Entrepreneurship. Students are also offered direct hands-on learning experiences and exercises – that are unique to the UofM. These exercises include developing business plans for purchasing existing businesses, launching new ventures based on cutting edge technologies, proposing a new App for the Iphone, and prototyping, pitching, and then validating a new design for a paper aircraft (‘Kitty Hawk in the Classroom’). Students from our program also hold the distinction of winning more competitive business plan competitions than any other school Worldwide.
Important links
Asper School of Business
Business Administration Department
MSc, PhD & MBA graduate programs
