Business Management - Entrepreneurship and Innovation

In the Business Management – Entrepreneurship & Innovation graduate certificate program, you will learn and apply what you need to become a successful entrepreneur. You will graduate having developed a viable business idea/plan that you can use to launch a business and build your own future in the Canadian economic landscape as a sole proprietor, cooperative, business owner, innovator and manager, employing or involving others as your business grows and scales. Pursuing a startup doesn't have to be the end goal when you graduate, you can bring your innovative thinking and action to your employer, as an intrapreneur.

During the program, you will use case studies and simulations to heighten your experiential learning. You will develop your analytical skills, curiosity and openness to risk — all of which are traits inherent to innovation. You will also gain an understanding of how business decisions impact society and the environment and why sustainability in business matters.

The program will follow a mentorship-based model, allowing you to develop your professional network. This includes working with mentors on a weekly basis, access to partners across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area, including HELIX, Seneca’s on-campus incubator.

Skills

Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• business modelling
• hypothesis testing
• financial literacy
• management and funding
• digital marketing solutions
• ethics
• leadership
• human capital management
• business planning and execution

Global Hospitality Operations Management

With this eight-month graduate certificate program, you will discover a world of opportunity in this multibillion-dollar hospitality industry that is fuelled by the delivery of outstanding service. Learn all you need to know about the business of hospitality and tourism, gain an understanding of key business practices in operations management, revenue management and marketing techniques.

The program will focus on developing your core skills in service design, delivery and experience. You will learn to link service design directly to the consistent delivery of business processes and systems used by organizations across the globe.

Throughout the program you will learn from industry leaders and educators while using state-of-the-art labs, business case studies and field work projects to enhance your expertise.

As a graduate, you will have the opportunity to pursue an MBA degree in one of the leading Hotel and Tourism Management schools in the world – IMI International Management Institute, Switzerland.

Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Service Leadership
• Decision-making
• Teamwork

Optional Work Term
Students meeting all academic requirements may have the opportunity to complete an optional work term(s) in a formal work environment.  The work term(s) is similar in length to an academic semester and typically involves full-time work hours that may be paid or unpaid. In programs with limited work term opportunities, additional academic requirements and a passing grade on a communication assessment may be required for eligibility.  Eligibility for participation does not guarantee a work position will be secured. Additional fees are required for those participating in the optional work term stream regardless of success in securing a work position.