ADMINISTRATION, COMMERCE AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY (01)
Code: 5764 / 120 credits / AVS

330 hours (AVS)

Evening

St. Pius X Career Centre
 9955 Papineau Ave
Montreal (Quebec) H2B 1Z9
 (514) 381-5440
 (514) 381-1124
 www.piuscentre.com
 piuscentre@emsb.qc.ca

The Starting a Business program prepares students to become entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurs work in numerous sectors of activity, including professional and technical services, personal and health care, the retail sector, restaurant services, culture, arts and leisure, the information industry and the processing sector.

Entrepreneurs can be found throughout Québec in cities and towns of every size.

They must comply with numerous laws and regulations, including those respecting legal forms of business organization, intellectual property, taxes, labor standards and the environment, as well as with municipal bylaws.

They interact with many people, including customers, business partners, coaches, mentors, accountants, lawyers, financial advisors, marketing and communications consultants, suppliers and subcontractors.

In addition to the risks inherent in their trade or occupation, entrepreneurs face stressful situations and possible burnout caused by, among other things, financial insecurity, customer demands, relations with suppliers, new technologies and changes in their sector of activity. They perform a wide range of tasks depending on their business’s stage of development.

In the pre-start-up phase, the entrepreneur is mainly concerned with designing and validating the initial business model. The market study is an important part of the validation process. Once the business model has been validated, the entrepreneur begins planning his or her marketing strategy and determining the human, material and financial resources needed to implement the project.

In the start-up phase, the entrepreneur’s tasks are more varied, and include promoting products and services, managing operations, ensuring communication and customer service, handling the administrative and financial aspects of the business, networking and further developing his or her entrepreneurial skills.