The objective of this course is to provide a hands-on understanding of entrepreneurship. Students will learn what investors look for when evaluating a business opportunity and develop confidence presenting their business concepts in a supportive classroom environment.

BUS 477 is offered in parallel with ENSC 201. Two (2) students of BUS 477 (business majors) are assigned to a team with 3-4 students of ENSC 201 (engineering majors) . The engineering students pick a technical idea. The business students create the plan for how to take it to market. During the semester, teams meet to develop the plan. At the conclusion of the class, BUS 477 students present their team business plan proposals to the class and a panel of professional investors.

The top 5-7 plans developed within the class will be submitted to the Ken Spencer SFU Business/Engineering Venture Plan competition where they will be eligable for cash awards.

Important Documents

Syllabus (Overview)
This is a brief, high-level overview of the course.

Syllabus (Detailed)
This is a detailed course syllabus. Please read and print this, as it is the only syllabus for this course. We will discuss and clarify any questions you have in Class #1.

Building a Dream - A Canadian Guide to Starting Your Own Business, Walter S. Good. 7th Edition.
This is our class text and a required read.

Grading Rubric - Written
The template I use to grade written assignments for this class.

Grading Rubric - Oral
The template I use to grade oral assignments for this class.

Grading Rubric - Team
This is how I will ask you to grade your team members at then end of this class.

Grading Rubric - Business Plan
This is how the instructor of ENSC201 and I will evaluate your final business plan.

Executive Summary of Project (Oral)
An example of what I expect you to present to the class for your investor pitch.

Executive Summary of Project (Written)
There is no "perfect" written executive summary. Some good examples of what you might use are in the References section of this website.  You can also review the executive summaries from previous top papers.  They are on file in Sam Thiara's office.