hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan where I
another edition of ask Evan where I
another edition of ask Evan where I answer your questions today I’m going to
answer your questions today I’m going to
answer your questions today I’m going to be talking about what courses you should
be talking about what courses you should
be talking about what courses you should take in university or in school to help
take in university or in school to help
take in university or in school to help you prepare to be an entrepreneur so
you prepare to be an entrepreneur so
you prepare to be an entrepreneur so today’s question comes from Martha we
today’s question comes from Martha we
today’s question comes from Martha we wrote in asking Evan I’m consuming a
wrote in asking Evan I’m consuming a
wrote in asking Evan I’m consuming a bachelor’s degree in procurement Supply
bachelor’s degree in procurement Supply
bachelor’s degree in procurement Supply Management heading to my second year in
Management heading to my second year in
Management heading to my second year in August as an entrepreneur can you please
August as an entrepreneur can you please
August as an entrepreneur can you please advise me on another course I can do
advise me on another course I can do
advise me on another course I can do alongside dine order to be skilled so
alongside dine order to be skilled so
alongside dine order to be skilled so thank you for the question Martha a
thank you for the question Martha a
thank you for the question Martha a great question one that I get a lot from
great question one that I get a lot from
great question one that I get a lot from young entrepreneurs who are in school or
young entrepreneurs who are in school or
young entrepreneurs who are in school or starting school because they want to
starting school because they want to
starting school because they want to start their own business and hoping to
start their own business and hoping to
start their own business and hoping to use their education to help them as much
use their education to help them as much
use their education to help them as much as possible from my own experience is
as possible from my own experience is
as possible from my own experience is kind of all I can share with you i watch
kind of all I can share with you i watch
kind of all I can share with you i watch the University of Toronto and
the University of Toronto and
the University of Toronto and unfortunately there weren’t too many
unfortunately there weren’t too many
unfortunately there weren’t too many courses that would help me with my
courses that would help me with my
courses that would help me with my entrepreneurship skills there was one
entrepreneurship skills there was one
entrepreneurship skills there was one course in small business management so
course in small business management so
course in small business management so if there is anything that that is about
if there is anything that that is about
if there is anything that that is about entrepreneurship or small business you
entrepreneurship or small business you
entrepreneurship or small business you definitely want to take that on what
definitely want to take that on what
definitely want to take that on what else I would look at is try to find
else I would look at is try to find
else I would look at is try to find something related to marketing finance
something related to marketing finance
something related to marketing finance accounting those might give you some of
accounting those might give you some of
accounting those might give you some of the hard skills that you need to run
the hard skills that you need to run
the hard skills that you need to run your business but what I would do is try
your business but what I would do is try
your business but what I would do is try to connect with some of the clubs that
to connect with some of the clubs that
to connect with some of the clubs that happen at the university I think that
happen at the university I think that
happen at the university I think that the the greatest experience that I got
the the greatest experience that I got
the the greatest experience that I got out of the university was being able to
out of the university was being able to
out of the university was being able to find people who also were interested in
find people who also were interested in
find people who also were interested in entrepreneurship and we actually started
entrepreneurship and we actually started
entrepreneurship and we actually started our own first business out of university
our own first business out of university
our own first business out of university so I was running my company while taking
so I was running my company while taking
so I was running my company while taking classes in university so trying to find
classes in university so trying to find
classes in university so trying to find like-minded people see if there’s an
like-minded people see if there’s an
like-minded people see if there’s an entrepreneur Club or small business club
entrepreneur Club or small business club
entrepreneur Club or small business club that you can join up with or if there’s
that you can join up with or if there’s
that you can join up with or if there’s any seminars or events because these
any seminars or events because these
any seminars or events because these people you know they’re they’ll give you
people you know they’re they’ll give you
people you know they’re they’ll give you some ideas and advice but also could
some ideas and advice but also could
some ideas and advice but also could become lifelong friends and business
become lifelong friends and business
become lifelong friends and business partners as you continue to to grow up
partners as you continue to to grow up
partners as you continue to to grow up you know and as these people graduate
you know and as these people graduate
you know and as these people graduate and start their own businesses you have
and start their own businesses you have
and start their own businesses you have people you can potentially connect to
people you can potentially connect to
people you can potentially connect to and rely on down the line so I try to
and rely on down the line so I try to
and rely on down the line so I try to think beyond just the courses and also
think beyond just the courses and also
think beyond just the courses and also try to connect with the community of
try to connect with the community of
try to connect with the community of entrepreneurs around you if your
entrepreneurs around you if your
entrepreneurs around you if your eventual goal is to start your own
eventual goal is to start your own
eventual goal is to start your own business I’d also look at potentially
business I’d also look at potentially
business I’d also look at potentially starting up
starting up
starting up partnering with an existing company and
partnering with an existing company and
partnering with an existing company and taking on a part-time job so find a
taking on a part-time job so find a
taking on a part-time job so find a company who is doing exactly what you
company who is doing exactly what you
company who is doing exactly what you want to do smaller companies somebody
want to do smaller companies somebody
want to do smaller companies somebody who’s either a solo entrepreneur or has
who’s either a solo entrepreneur or has
who’s either a solo entrepreneur or has a few employees but not not a big
a few employees but not not a big
a few employees but not not a big company and try to learn as much as you
company and try to learn as much as you
company and try to learn as much as you can about their business how they got
can about their business how they got
can about their business how they got started all the operations you know
started all the operations you know
started all the operations you know entrepreneurs always need help so if you
entrepreneurs always need help so if you
entrepreneurs always need help so if you can prove to be a valuable resource for
can prove to be a valuable resource for
can prove to be a valuable resource for them
them
them then that can start giving you some
then that can start giving you some
then that can start giving you some ideas and how they run their business
ideas and how they run their business
ideas and how they run their business and give you some thoughts as well as if
and give you some thoughts as well as if
and give you some thoughts as well as if this is the type of business you want to
this is the type of business you want to
this is the type of business you want to run or not a lot of times we have ideas
run or not a lot of times we have ideas
run or not a lot of times we have ideas for businesses but once we get into it
for businesses but once we get into it
for businesses but once we get into it that is a terrible idea
that is a terrible idea
that is a terrible idea so being paid by somebody to learn is a
so being paid by somebody to learn is a
so being paid by somebody to learn is a great opportunity to in a low-risk way
great opportunity to in a low-risk way
great opportunity to in a low-risk way learn about the industry find out if
learn about the industry find out if
learn about the industry find out if it’s for you gain some skills and that
it’s for you gain some skills and that
it’s for you gain some skills and that can be in addition to doing your regular
can be in addition to doing your regular
can be in addition to doing your regular university coursework one final
university coursework one final
university coursework one final suggestion is helping that really helped
suggestion is helping that really helped
suggestion is helping that really helped me with my university career is I was
me with my university career is I was
me with my university career is I was starting my business while I was at
starting my business while I was at
starting my business while I was at university I was in third year I believe
university I was in third year I believe
university I was in third year I believe and what I actually did was I talked to
and what I actually did was I talked to
and what I actually did was I talked to one of my marketing professors and
one of my marketing professors and
one of my marketing professors and created my own course with him so I
created my own course with him so I
created my own course with him so I don’t know if this is an option at your
don’t know if this is an option at your
don’t know if this is an option at your University or not but we were able to do
University or not but we were able to do
University or not but we were able to do it at University of Toronto where I
it at University of Toronto where I
it at University of Toronto where I created my own course and with with this
created my own course and with with this
created my own course and with with this professor he basically gave me a credit
professor he basically gave me a credit
professor he basically gave me a credit so we didn’t have an exam what we had to
so we didn’t have an exam what we had to
so we didn’t have an exam what we had to kind of come together and figure out how
kind of come together and figure out how
kind of come together and figure out how we get how I was gonna you know what the
we get how I was gonna you know what the
we get how I was gonna you know what the course is gonna be about housings in my
course is gonna be about housings in my
course is gonna be about housings in my research what findings I was gonna
research what findings I was gonna
research what findings I was gonna create and I basically made the course
create and I basically made the course
create and I basically made the course about my business and I was able to run
about my business and I was able to run
about my business and I was able to run my business get his advice and also get
my business get his advice and also get
my business get his advice and also get a credit for it so you have to talk to
a credit for it so you have to talk to
a credit for it so you have to talk to you know professors they have to know
you know professors they have to know
you know professors they have to know your they have to be willing to mentor
your they have to be willing to mentor
your they have to be willing to mentor you for the semester people to give you
you for the semester people to give you
you for the semester people to give you that credit but it’s another opportunity
that credit but it’s another opportunity
that credit but it’s another opportunity to potentially use your university or
to potentially use your university or
to potentially use your university or school education to be able to get you
school education to be able to get you
school education to be able to get you know more out of it to help you build
know more out of it to help you build
know more out of it to help you build your business so one look for any
your business so one look for any
your business so one look for any entrepreneur small business courses if
entrepreneur small business courses if
entrepreneur small business courses if they don’t exist look for anything that
they don’t exist look for anything that
they don’t exist look for anything that might give you some hard skills
might give you some hard skills
might give you some hard skills marketing finance accounting any of
marketing finance accounting any of
marketing finance accounting any of those kind of courses to trying to get
those kind of courses to trying to get
those kind of courses to trying to get involved again in the university
involved again in the university
involved again in the university community look at clubs that you might
community look at clubs that you might
community look at clubs that you might be able to join or any events or
be able to join or any events or
be able to join or any events or seminars that are happening and through
seminars that are happening and through
seminars that are happening and through see if you might be able to create your
see if you might be able to create your
see if you might be able to create your own course with a professor
own course with a professor
own course with a professor around the topic that is interesting
around the topic that is interesting
around the topic that is interesting that can help you launch your business
that can help you launch your business
that can help you launch your business and then for also again look to see if
and then for also again look to see if
and then for also again look to see if you might be able to get a part-time job
you might be able to get a part-time job
you might be able to get a part-time job outside of the University where you can
outside of the University where you can
outside of the University where you can learn from an entrepreneur and also gain
learn from an entrepreneur and also gain
learn from an entrepreneur and also gain the skills that you need when you are
the skills that you need when you are
the skills that you need when you are ready to launch your own business so
ready to launch your own business so
ready to launch your own business so hopefully that helped Martha a great
hopefully that helped Martha a great
hopefully that helped Martha a great question I love answering that and love
question I love answering that and love
question I love answering that and love helping young entrepreneurs for those of
helping young entrepreneurs for those of
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