Entrepreneurship
Sobey School's mission states that through experiential education and the creation and mobilization of knowledge, we inspire and empower diverse learners to lead thriving enterprises and communities. A key and important experience we offer is entrepreneurship. We offer education, research and program support for Nova Scotia's start up community and for our global network of students and alumni.
Entrepreneurship Programs
- BComm Major in Entrepreneurship
- MBA focused in Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise and Sustainability
Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre
The new at Saint Mary's offers training, consulting, events, student projects and skill development programs that help build our entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Student Groups and Opportunities
- Student Consulting Projects (MBA and undergraduate) are managed at the
Other facilities
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- - Halifax's Tech Super Hub, an incubator for technology startups
- - An incubator tied to the Oceans Supercluster in Halifax.
- - Early-stage venture capital
Research
Centre for Leadership Excellence - The ImpactLab and other projects of the CLE are based around social entrepreneurship and social innovation.
- Ellen Farrell has been a pioneer in mapping the Atlantic region's entrepreneurial ecosystems. Her findings have revealed that although we are well-connected, we are not leveraging those connections to boost startup productivity and success.
Examples of alumni businesses
The following is a sample of some of the businesses that have been started by, or are headed by, our alumni (sometimes in partnership with others)
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