About

‘Entrepreneurship 101’ is a popular, cross-faculty course developed and taught at UBC’s Sauder School of Business. Officially listed as Comm 280, this lively, interactive course explores entrepreneurial essentials from creating viable opportunities through building a founding team, strategic planning, going to market, fleshing out the organization and looking ahead to the future of the business and the founder’s place within it.

Local entrepreneurs visit class to talk about their experiences and field questions. Throughout the course, students apply course concepts to an Entrepreneurship Portfolio built around how their own entrepreneurial ventures might unfold.

The E101 Website

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support for this project provided via the UBC Flexible Learning Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund. The purpose of the website is to:

1. Provide materials for E101 students to use as part of the class.
2. Offer continued access to familiar and new materials to a vibrant E101 alumni community.
3. Invite the broader community to access materials as they see fit.

A Feature on the e101 Course
http://www.ubc.ca/stories/2014-fall/entrepreneurship-for-all.html

On the Jill Bennett Show on CKNW
https://soundcloud.com/cknw/the-jill-bennett-show-sun-jan

Original Site Development

The E101 Student 
In first developing this site, we were delighted to work with a talented team of UBC students, most of whom are E101 alum. Their contributions to the site were funded by the TLEF grant. The students’ talents in art, design, filmmaking and photography are highlighted throughout the E101 site.

Amartei Armar
e101 contributions: film creation

Amartei Armar (Tei) is the product of a Ghanaian father and an American mother. Living in between both cultures, he spent most of his childhood creating stories that combined Ghanaian and American forms of storytelling with his older brother. His directorial debut film “Arc” recently swept the awards at the UBC film festival and screened professionally in LA at the Action on Film International Festival.

Ilanna Barkusky
e101 contributions: photos on landing page and throughout.

Ilanna is an editorial and commercial photographer working within the action sports industry. Getting her start covering slopestyle ski contests, she has now been published in a variety of publications including SBC Skier, Snowboard Canada Women’s Annual and the Newschoolers Annual. She balances her business goals and opportunities with her education at UBC, where she is in third-year Political Science.

Justin Chan
e101 contributions: photos on landing page and throughout. Locus.

Justin is a Sauder student specializing in accounting and the co-founder and photographer at The Locus Project, a photography company that aspires to explore, reflect and change. The Locus Project hopes to reveal your true self through the lens. Check it out on: https://www.facebook.com/thelocusproject

Jake Ford
e101 contribution: logos, photos and early web design.

Jake is a Master’s of Architecture student at the University of British Columbia with keen interests in the relationship between design rationale and user experience. He has co-founded a startup focused on improving the process of finding a job starting from creating a positive user experience. He is now a Product Designer working to redefine credibility in the internet age.

Zahra Khamisa
e101 contribution: interviews and research

Zahra is a recent UBC Kinesiology graduate. During her time at university she was engaged within her faculty, within UBC REC in events and leagues, abroad in Australia, and involved in bringing UBC its first Relay For Life event. She loved the idea of leaving a legacy on campus and is excited the Relay is now in its 4th year. Zahra currently works in the Chronic Disease Management field helping individuals improve their health through exercise. Besides exercise, her passions expand to include entrepreneurship and travelling…one day she hopes to combine all three!

Robert Morton
e101 contribution: film creation & narration/interviewing

Rob is a recent UBC graduate, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Global Resource Systems and Minor in Commerce. After getting involved in residence and taking on the role of house president in Totem Park, Rob developed a desire to improve campus culture. Rob moved on to start TheCalendar.ca that summer to connect UBC and support other culture contributors and artists on campus. The Calendar’s most well known contributions include the UBC polar bear swim and the recent 2,000 person snowball fight. Rob’s passion for The Calendar is driven by his interest in the relationship between social engagement and community ownership. http://www.thecalendar.ca

Matt Parson
e101 contributions: interview film design, interviewing and editing

Matt Parson completed his B.Sc at UBC in 2014. During his time as a student, he served as a governor on the University’s Board and was an executive of the Alma Mater Society for two years. Since graduating, he founded the company Grapevine: a marketing platform that helps brick & mortar businesses to get their in-store customers sharing digitally.

Kinsey Powell
e101 contribution: interview film planning and interviewer

Kinsey is a Sauder student specializing in entrepreneurship and founder of rebelleution – a renaissance model apparel company. Rebelleution hosts a private collection and partners with organizations who align with their vision and bring inspirations of their own. Check out rebelleution at: http://rebelleution.com

Corina Santema
e101 contribution: film creation & narration/interviewing

Corina is a current 5th year Food Nutrition and Health Sciences major. She has worked with various groups at UBC, including The UBC Student Leadership Conference, Common Energy UBC, LFS|US, and The Calendar. Now, in her last year at UBC, The Calendar is her main focus, alongside her role as a Senior Student Ambassador for the University. She has a passion for community-building, sustainability and healthy living, which is what she hopes to focus her entrepreneurial endeavours in.

Maurits Valk
e101 contributions: original art, case cartooning & illustrations, icons. Ornis Studios.

Maurits Valk is a mathematics and economics student graduating from UBC December 2014. He has been designing logos and providing digital illustrations for student clubs and professors at UBC under the name, Ornis Studios in hopes of launching his own art studio. He wishes to combine his degree and creative background to pursue business development within the film and gaming industries.

Neha Varshneya
e101 contribution: interview film planning and interviewer

Neha is a Sauder student specializing in Marketing and the co-founder of Idea Guru—a social media marketing agency that connects businesses to the customers who want to be their customers. She is a social media and marketing strategist for clients like Miss World® Canada and Macdonald Realty, and has also compiled social media toolkits for several international A-list celebrities. Neha was also recently a judge for Social Media Network’s Platform Marketing Case Competition and Miss World® Canada’s Social Media Genius Awards.

Leo Zuckerman
e101 contributions: film creation

Leo Zuckerman is an entrepreneur and a filmmaker. He is a recent graduate from UBC and currently resides in Whistler. Some of his award-winning films can be seen at: https://vimeo.com/leozuck

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