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Minoring in entrepreneurship, majoring in success

Published: 6 April 2016

Popular culture loves the mythology of the self-made success, the boot-strapping individual who eschews formal education to blaze a path to success. But, while superstar dropouts can capture our imaginations – think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg – they are the exceptions, not the rule. Especially in Canada: a study by the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity, for example, found that nearly 90 per cent of the founders of Canada’s top 250 tech companies are university graduates.

There’s a definite link between education and entrepreneurship. Now, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ is strengthening that link through a series of Minors in Entrepreneurship for undergraduate students.

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