创业/小型商业（荣誉）商业学士学位

企业家精神是通过发现机会并随后收集和管理资源来利用这些机会来创造价值。创业专业的学生会在诸如新创企业之类的环境中接触到这一过程
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. he EntrepreneurshipSmall Business 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 Manitobas 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 U of M. 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.