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The hairstyling industry has undergone many significant changes in the last few years. This microcredential will help you evaluate and build your business plan. Join us for a four-session course where we examine what you need to do to be successful in the hairstylist industry. In these sessions, learners will develop a business plan that focusses on how to market your salon, how to build your...

Learn how a business should communicate and interact with the public to gain and retain customers. It is necessary for a business to cultivate positive customer relations to attract and retain a loyal base of customers. This course explores different methods of attraction and retention strategies.

The student will examine strategy and policy tools for decision making and problem solving. Students will examine and study a variety of business cases to develop insights into the complex challenges faced in business. Student communication, both oral and written, as well as analytical skills, will be stressed in the course along with the ability to work effectively in small groups.

Starting your own business is an exciting journey-but it's also a legal one. This course is designed to guide aspiring entrepreneurs through the essential legal and procedural steps required to launch a business in Ontario. Whether you're planning a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation, you'll gain the knowledge and tools to start your venture on solid legal ground.

Successful businesses not only respond to their current customer needs, but often anticipate future trends and use innovation to develop new ideas, products or services. The future of skilled trades will be shaped by emerging trends such as sustainability, new entrants to the skilled trades and applied research and development as well as skills shortages driven by demographic s and economic...

Critical Thinking is the general term given to a wide range of cognitive skills needed to evaluate arguments and truth claims, discover and overcome personal prejudices and biases, formulate and present convincing reasons in support of conclusions and make reasonable, intelligent decisions about what to think and what to do. The general purpose of this course is to assist you in developing these...

Are leaders born or made? The answer is: leaders are born AND made. This course will develop business and community leadership skills. Focus will be on the essential skill of strategic thinking, and on increasing one's self-awareness and development as a leader. Participants will apply models for strategic decision-making and vision development to plan their own community project through...

This foundational course introduces students to the ACAF Method, which is the problem-solving approach used throughout the applied courses. The framework underscores the importance of business and accounting ethics. Other workplace skills are integrated into the course, with special attention given to communication, as students apply the framework to various scenarios typically encountered by...

Knowledge and skills involved in research are often required for academic and workplace progression and development. The course develops the learners' research literacy by introducing the learner to research concepts, methodologies and techniques used in business, health, engineering, community services, and media. The course examines historical, cultural and worldview (global) perspectives that...

This course is designed for students who have the storytelling and technical skills to produce a professional podcast, and want to develop the marketing and entrepreneurial skills required to attract an audience, maintain currency, and generate revenue through advertising and sponsorships. Students will explore a variety of marketing strategies that build brand awareness, create revenue-generating...