THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ALGORITHM: "UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS OF INNOVATION”

Sat., January 19, 2008, 10am-12pm

Canada Room, Markham Civic Centre (101 Town Centre Blvd)

This workshop will provide participants with an “Entrepreneurial Algorithm”. Participants will be able to add to their existing toolbox an entrepreneurial way of thinking which will result in: an increase in self-confidence, a more proactive approach to business development, enhanced power to influence positive outcomes from initiatives, and a sharpened ability to generate and evaluate meaningful business opportunities.

Learning Objectives:
•Convince participants that they have no alternative but to successfully introduce entrepreneurial opportunities to the marketplace

•Provide participants with an “Entrepreneurial Algorithm” (an entrepreneurial way of thinking)

•Provide participants with a simple yet powerful strategic framework from which they could utilize to more effectively introduce entrepreneurial opportunities

•Provide participants with tools that will enable them to generate valuable entrepreneurial opportunities by effectively evolving their initial economic conditions

Guest Speaker:
Neil Wolff, BComm, MBA
Chair, Management, Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Ted Rogers School of Management
Ryerson University

Neil Wolff has been involved in many business start-ups and consulting endeavours. His research interests feature a strategic framework to acquire resources, opportunity identification in business development and self-employment. He actively mentors young entrepreneurs and lectures extensively on Strategic Entrepreneurship to many organizations.

Limited Seating. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
To register or for more information, contact

Sandra Tam
Manager Markham Small Business Enterprise Centre
Economic Development Department, Town of Markham
1380 Rodick Road, Suite 100
Markham, ON L3R 4G5
Tel: (905) 248-2736 Fax: (905) 479-2055
Email: sandratam@markham.ca
Please visit our website at http://www.msbec.markham.ca