Entrepreneurship 101 Webcast: Introduction to Entrepreneurship 101/Finding and Validating your Idea

Topic: Introduction to Entrepreneurship 101/Finding and Validating your Idea
Speaker: Keri Damen leads the entrepreneurship programs initiatives at MaRS. These include live entrepreneurship series (such as Entrepreneurship 101 and MaRS Best Practices), intensive small group workshops delivered across Ontario (Entrepreneur’s Toolkit Workshops), and online resources in the Entrepreneur’s Toolkit (www.marsdd.com/toolkit). Prior to joining MaRS in 2008, Keri worked in a number of roles dedicated to building educational programs and content, including the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) at the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, the European Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research (EFER) in the Netherlands, and the Schulich School of Business at York University. She also taught English to grades 1 to 9 in the public school system in Japan for three years. Keri holds an International MBA (IMBA) from the Schulich School of Business at York University.
About Entrepreneurship 101: Entrepreneurship 101 is a free, non-credit, introductory course by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. Over 30 weeks, Entrepreneurship 101 takes you through the fundamental steps of building a business, covering everything from business structures to strategic marketing to market intelligence to funding models―and more! Join MaRS for their inspiring introductory lecture to see how the course educates, motivates and connects aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. They talk about why entrepreneurship matters in today’s world, what makes entrepreneurs successful and how you can transform your idea into a business.
Register at: http://www.marsdd.com/ent101.