Asper School of Business

Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship

The Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship (SCCE) is here to support the entrepreneurial spark in students studying in any field at the University of Manitoba.

Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship team

What we do

The Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship (SCCE) aims to spark the entrepreneurial spirit in students and enables students to realize that entrepreneurship is a viable career path regardless of their area of study. We support entrepreneurial activities not only from students at the I.H. Asper School of Business, but also from all faculties at the University of Manitoba Fort Garry and Bannatyne campuses including:

  • Faculty of Arts
  • Faulty of Engineering
  • Science
  • Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Faculty of Education 

Upcoming webinars

  • The Stu Clark Centre is happy to provide free online webinars to help you on your entrepreneurial journey.

    Past webinars are also available for you to watch at any time and include topics such as team building, marketing your start-up, the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and more.
     

Business plan competitions

The Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship drives entrepreneurial awareness through a number of exciting events and competitions including our three major business plan competitions.

Entrepreneurship education

The Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship is passionate about igniting the entrepreneurial spark in students from all faculties, helping them to recognize that entrepreneurship is a viable career path!

  • ENTR 2030: Introduction to Entrepreneurship: Business and Social Perspectives

     This course is a fantastic opportunity for students to be exposed to the entrepreneurship thought process and gain some perspective on what it takes to be an entrepreneur.

    If this sparks your interest entrepreneurship may be your career path.

    ENTR 2020: Starting a New Business

    Not an Asper student? No problem. ENTR 2020: Starting a New Business will give you a fantastic overview and cover a broad range of topics to increase your understanding of what it takes to succeed in an entrepreneurial career.

  • Bachelor of Commerce - Entrepreneurship major

    We are proud to have a popular major in BComm Hons major in Entrepreneurship Small Business where students are exposed to the process of a new venture startup, social initiatives, small business management and family business. 

    Asper MBA Program - Entrepreneurship and Innovation theme

    Whether your goal is to start a company or innovate in an existing organization, this MBA theme will hone your understanding of value creation and re-creation by exploring creative, innovative and entrepreneurial perspectives and behaviours.

Venture Coach program

Students in any faculty at the University of Manitoba have access to Joshua Zaporzan, the Venture Coach at the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship.

About Joshua Zaporzan

Joshua Zaporzan is the owner of Audax Ventures. On a day-to-day basis, Joshua works with other entrepreneurs in assisting with business plan development, feasibility studies, market research, industry analysis, financial modeling, capital raising and business coaching. Joshua creates, implements, manages and measures new strategic initiatives for his clients.

Meet with Joshua Zaporzan, Venture Coach

Joshua Zaporzan, the Venture Coach at the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship, can lead you into start-up land with one-on-one meetings at any stage in your start up journey, from the beginning stages of an idea and beyond.

You can book a free meeting with the Venture Coach and receive valuable feedback in idea vetting, feasibility studies, financial modelling, market research, and cash flow projections.

Josh would be happy to meet with you just to bounce around ideas.

To set up your free meeting with Josh, please follow the steps below:

  1. Set up your Startup Tree Account. 
  2. Select the date and time you would like to meet with Josh.
  3. Fill out the quick online survey prior to your meeting. This will help Josh know how best to help you during your meeting.

If you have any questions about how to set up the account please stop by our office or email: venturecoach@umanitoba.ca  and we will gladly help you.

Community Connections

Winnipeg’s vibrant, active and knowledgeable entrepreneurial ecosystem has some key players that we are honoured be connected with. It takes a village to raise a start-up!

Winnipeg’s entrepreneurial ecosystem

In the Community

The Manitoba entrepreneurial ecosystem is vibrant, active and knowledgeable and offers a large variety of support for our budding entrepreneurs.

About our benefactor

Stu Clark smiling, wearing a UM sports jacket.

The Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship at the Asper School of Business is named after oil and gas entrepreneur Dr. Stu Clark [B.Comm.(Hons.)/76, LL.D./2011]. 

Over three decades, Clark translated his education into starting, running and then selling several oil and gas exploration companies. Mr. Clark moved to Calgary in 1984 with the Northland Bank. In 1986, he founded Pinnacle Resources Ltd. and raised $2 million of shareholder capital. In 1998, Pinnacle was sold for over $1 billion. Mr. Clark has been involved in the start-up and reorganization of a number of Calgary-based public and private entities during his career.

A renowned entrepreneur, philanthropist and volunteer, Mr. Clark is recognized for his tireless dedication to supporting a variety of charities and educational institutions in Canada. His donation to the University of Manitoba enabled the establishment of the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship in the I.H. Asper School of Business. Mr. Clark has been a strong supporter of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Clark remains active in the Calgary business community and continues to support his philanthropic interests in Alberta and Manitoba.

Contact us

Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship
Room 212 Drake Centre
181 Freedman Cres.
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V4

lindsay.friesen@umanitoba.ca
204-371-1069