UWaterloo Conrad Centre Enterprise Coop Information
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University of Waterloo through the Conrad Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology Centre offer undergraduate students from all faculties the option to earn a co-op credit while building their business.
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UWaterloo Conrad Centre Enterprise Coop Information
- 2. THIS IS NOT A JOB THIS IS AN PPORTUNITY! Open to all Faculties
- 3. All Types of Businesses
- 5. YOUR TERM • Kick-off Day • Beginning of Term Presentations • Seminars and Workshops • Monthly Reports • Entre Nous - Community Leaders & Entrepreneurs • End of Term Presentations
- 6. FIRST WEEK • Kick-off Day • Guest Speakers • Orientation • Workshop • Beginning of Term Presentations • Everyone • Panel of Judges • 10 minute presentation + 10 minutes Q&A
- 7. YOUR MENTOR • Right Industry, Experienced, Willing and Available • Prefer Student Find • E Co-op can fill in mentor’s experience gaps
- 8. PAPER WORK • Application • Term Goals & Personal Action Plan • Mentor Agreement • Monthly Reports • Term Evaluation
- 9. APPLICATION • Business Description • Product/Service Description • Business/Development Team • Customer: Who Are They? • Revenue Stream(s) • Personal Action & Learning Plan + RESUME & Business Plan if you have one. Be ready for questions and revisions!
- 10. APPLICATION ecoop.uwaterloo.ca
- 11. APPLICATION PROCESS 1. Submission of Proposal /Application 2. Resume 3. First Meeting 4. Follow-up Meeting • Concerns 5. E Co-op Offer and Your Acceptance
- 12. TERM PLAN • Submit at Beginning of Term • Co-ordinator & your mentor • Update after presentations • Expected to Change • What if it fails?
- 13. MONTHLY REPORT • Due at 1st Friday after the end of the month • What did you do? • What didn’t you do? • Why? • Next months tasks
- 14. BEGINNING OF TERM PRESENTATIONS • Panel of Judges • All should attend • 10 Minutes to Present, 10 Minutes of Q&A • Judges comments and video of presentation • E-Launch Awards 5 x $4,000 each
- 16. THE EVALUATION • Mentor Evaluation • Coordinator Evaluation
- 17. THINGS TO THINK ABOUT • OSAP!! • WHERE WILL YOU LIVE? • WHO WILL HELP FUND YOUR IDEA?
- 18. APPLICATION DEADLINES (SPRING 2012) Fri, APR 5 – Application Deadline • Includes application, resume & other documentation Mon, APR 9 – Follow up interviews if required Tues, APR 10 – Accepted applicants advised via email Note: There will be no exceptions.
- 19. IF YOU AREN’T READY YET… YOU CAN REAPPLY NEXT TIME
- 20. QUESTIONS We are stronger than we think we are. We have courage that we do not recognize until we need it. We are equal to challenges that we haven’t even imagined yet. Peter Buffett
Editor's Notes
- You should have in mind the answers to basic questions about your business (the product/service, its value proposition, market, competition, key risks, etc). Also a clear idea of both the business and learning objectives for the E Co-op term.- The E-Launch scholarships do require a short pitch about the business made to a panel of business people and/or Conrad faculty. This usually takes place during the first week of the E Co-op term.