The Application of the Business Canvas for Private Independent School and its Use in Curriculum: PANEL DISCUSSION OF APPLICATION OF NEWER ENTREPRENEURSHIP TOOL

Session Description: This panel session includes the lead entrepreneurial educator of the private school and the entrepreneurship faculty and discusses the process of creating the business canvas model for the private school... [ view full abstract ]

Session Description: This panel session includes the lead entrepreneurial educator of the private school and the entrepreneurship faculty and discusses the process of creating the business canvas model for the private school start up. A comparison of the canvas model used by the CEO competition for students versus the foundation canvas is included. The pros and cons of using these model to teach entrepreneurial thinking to Freshmen and non-business students rounds out the panel topics.
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Session Benefit to Members: The Business Canvas Model is an alternative for a full business plan that is used to present a short feasibility study of a potential start up. Entrepreneurship faculty have begun using this method in teaching entrepreneurship and the idea of “testing” ideas and tweaking results. This panel discussion represents faculty use of this method as a way to really learn the tool before teaching and where such methodology might be used in courses where the full business plan is not an appropriate tool.