Continuing & Professional Education

Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development

Earn a Microcredential

Courses for everyone 3

Do you have a busi­ness idea that gets you excit­ed about and keeps com­ing back to you? When you envi­sion your future self, do you see the image of an entre­pre­neur? Start your entre­pre­neur­ial jour­ney and turn your busi­ness idea into the future you want for your­self with the Entre­pre­neur­ship and New Ven­ture Devel­op­ment Micro­cre­den­tial.

Through a set of three prac­ti­cal and hands-on cours­es, you will learn about busi­ness start-ups, explore fund­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties, under­stand legal require­ments, dis­cuss mar­ket­ing strate­gies, and start to cre­ate a busi­ness plan around what you are pas­sion­ate about.

                                                                                                                                       

Three courses, 14 hours each.

Be ready to start your own business.

Relevant and applicable skills and knowledge.

Earn a Microcredential
in Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development
  • Can be completed in 3 months
  • Pay as you go
  • Start today – no need to apply for admission

Course planner schedule-at-a-glance

1. Start by registering in any of the courses listed above.

2. Once all courses completed, request an official Record of Achievement.

  • An appli­ca­tion fee of $100 is required for admis­sion into the program.
  • Tuition is paid on a course-by-course basis as you reg­is­ter for your classes.
  • Some cours­es require a text­book at an addi­tion­al cost.
  • Eli­gi­ble for the Cana­da-Alber­ta Job Grant.
Bursaries and funding opportunities
Funding source
Eligibility
Amount
Apply by
Canada-Alberta Job Grant 

Available for businesses in all sectors across Alberta

 Two-thirds of the training costs (up to 100% if hiring an unemployed Albertan)
any time
Canada Training Benefit 

Residents of Canada, 25-65 years old, who have $10,000-150,000 in earnings for work.

 $250+
income tax return
Skilled Immigrant Micro-Loan 

Whether you intend to work in the same field you trained in outside of Canada, or you wish to apply your transferable skills to a new career, this low-interest loan helps you cover the cost of education and related living expenses.

 Up to $15,000 loan
N/A
HRDF 

Employed by the University of Alberta as Non-Academic Staff (NASA)

 $750 annually
Dec / Mar / Jun / Sep

Ready to start this Microcredential?

  • Select and register in your first course.
  • No University of Alberta background necessary, and no need to apply for admission.
    • Questions: busprog@ualberta.ca
    • 780-492-3027
    • Course planner schedule-at-a-glance