Business is exciting and in-demand – every industry and organization needs innovative, future-prepared business leaders. Calgary and Alberta have a rich history of business innovators and entrepreneurs, contributing to economic development and solving problems in the face of our changing society. The business and entrepreneurship pathway will allow you to select courses that best match your personal interests. 

Whether you choose to study business, entrepreneurship, or a related field, the knowledge and skills you acquire will serve as a jump-start into a wide range of career paths and personal growth opportunities.

Explore business and entrepreneurship with an emphasis on:

Competencies that are emphasized in this pathway are:

Recommended pathway courses for Business & Entrepreneurship. Please see the course guide for detailed course descriptions.

Grade 10 : Connect

Students will take foundational courses and participate in a rich array of Calgary is our Classroom learning to make personal connections to business and entrepreneurship and explore the diversity of opportunities in their pathway of interest. Students take their first dual credit course with the University of Calgary.

Course Details

Pathway Course Descriptions

Calgary is our Classroom (Years 10 to 12)

Through the Business and Entrepreneurship pathway students will participate and enjoy the following ‘Calgary is our classroom’ applied learning opportunities.


  • University of Calgary
    • Haskayne School of Business
      • Tour of Haskayne School of Business
      • Student for a day series
      • Business Case Challenge 
      • RBC Fast Pitch Competition
    • Taylor Institute workshop
    • Hunter Launchpad Experience
    • Behind the scenes – the business of Education
    • Radical research series
  • Guest Speaker Series
    • Paul Cairns (CEO and Founder of Eavor)
    • Dr. Emma Heslop (UNESCO Global Ocean Monitoring, the business of global data)
    • Calgary Economic Development (Innovation & Calgary’s Entrepreneurial ecosystem)
    • etc,…
  • Tour Series
    Students learn from industry leaders as they experience what it takes to operate a business both small, medium and large scale across multiple sectors. The focus of this series is to inspire students to get excited about their learning and the future.
    • Calgary Film Center 
    • Airport
    • etc…
  •  Workshop & Challenge Series
    • Investment Competition – Wharton Global Youth Investment
    • SAIT Case Clash
    • etc…
  • Micro-credentials

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