The Saint Mary's University Entrepreneurship Centre is a strong supporter of hiring students. The placement allows them to apply classroom knowledge through a paid work term. Co-op helps students obtain valuable hands on work experience while developing new skills through experiential learning. The co-op program is a great opportunity to work in a field of interest while in school.
Work Smarts is a paid nine month internship that combines work experience, skills training and mentoring. It allows post secondary graduates the opportunity to apply the skill sets they developed at school, in a work setting that is consistent with their past education and will allow them to become leaders in their chosen fields.
The Saint Mary's University Student Entrepreneurship Centre offers undergraduates, graduates, and post-graduates from all disciplines the opportunity to increase their awareness of entrepreneurship as a career option, as well as to start or expand their own business. The Student Entrepreneurship Centre provides business advice through one-on-one counseling, technical expertise, seminars, work-shops, competitions and networking opportunities with the business community.
Business Services provide business owners and managers with the essential skills to maximize the performance, efficiency and profitability of their business. Designed to provide entrepreneurs and growing businesses with the necessary tools and skills immediately applicable to their business. The services available use proven methods in the areas of Marketing Finance, Business Operations, Management, and Strategy and Innovation.
Primary research is done through the development of survey tools, conducting focus groups and one-on-one interviews with key stakeholders to your project, both internal (employees) and external (partners, stakeholders, customers). This is the collection of data that does not already exist. Secondary research is a thorough examination and summary of research and/or literature that has already been written and collected.
