Four weeks · sixteen hours
The approved progression is preserved. Each session is engineered around practical outputs, facilitator-observable evidence and decisions the participant can carry into the next stage of support.
Week 1 · So you want to become an entrepreneur
Participants explain why they want to become entrepreneurs, shape an initial business idea, present it to a partner and examine internal and external factors affecting success.
Can the participant explain the idea clearly, respond to feedback and distinguish internal factors from the external environment?
Can the participant move from “everyone” to a specific customer and explain how the offer improves that customer’s life?
Week 2 · What could I sell, and who would buy it?
Participants connect their idea to a specific human need, define a viable audience and create a plain-language value proposition.
Week 3 · Will this work?
Participants identify the relevant industry and NAICS code, plan a one-week proof-of-concept activity and document both primary and secondary research.
Does the participant use evidence rather than assumption and adapt the idea in response to what was learned?
Week 4 · Financial, legal and commercial readiness
Worked examples are developed for goods and service businesses, with source-checked Alberta and federal content and clear educational-information caveats.
Completion and progression
Completion decisions are supported by submitted work, self-evaluation and facilitator observation.
Required activities and outputs are tracked transparently across the four weeks.
The participant completes a personal readiness statement and draft business model.
Observable leading and lagging indicators support the progression judgement.
A proposed summary connects each approved outcome to the participant’s submitted evidence, facilitator rating, support needs and recommended next pathway.
The private review portal includes a participant business-idea builder, a simple financial calculator, a timed facilitator plan and an illustrative readiness dashboard.