George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
Are you looking for an alternative work-integrated learning experience?
Have you considered starting your own business or social innovation entity?
Are you unsure about what it takes to be an entrepreneur or the pathway to succeed as an entrepreneur?
Please note that only current George Brown students, who require an academic centre credit for a work-integrated learning/coop/placement. If this is not a requirement of your studies, then please check out the startGBC Entrepreneur Fundamentals Bootcamp
The startGBC Work Integrated Learning Entrepreneurship Program might be the solution for you. The next cohort will begin on May 19, 2026. We have a 12-week program that begins with two 4-hour weekly workshop sessions for the first 6 weeks. For the following 6 weeks, you will be working on your business/social innovation idea in collaboration with students from across the college and engaging in one-on-one coaching.
In the workshop sessions, you will discover new topics to lay the foundations for bringing your business/social innovation idea to life. Outside of the workshop sessions, you will spend your time on self-guided learning as you investigate the weekly subject matters further and consider how you will apply it to your business idea. You will also work closely with the startGBC coach, who will spend one-on-one time with you to identify and challenge your assumptions on the problem and solution.
As a bonus, you may be able to apply this program experience toward your work-integrated learning credit. For more information about potentially obtaining credit for this experience or to express interest in participating in this program, please contact your co-op placement officer within your academic centre for enrolment.
Please check out the following tool to discover the program flow and topics covered in previous cohorts.
Cohort Start Dates
Spring 2026 * semester cohort start date: Tuessday, May 19, 2026
* Please note that: mandatory workshops will occur on Tuesday and Thursday between 9:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., in person at St James A campus, 200 King Street East, Toronto, ON. Register by May 1, 2026, to register for the Spring 2026 Semester
Fall 2026* semester cohort start date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
*Please note that: mandatory workshops will occur on Tuesday and Thursday between 9:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., in person at St James A campus, 200 King Street East, Toronto, ON. Register by September 1, 2026, for the Fall 2026 Semester.