Entrepreneurship 101: Writing skills for scientists

Last week’s Entrepreneurship 101 lecture talked about the key communications tools that every start-up business needs — things like an executive summary, a pitch deck and a business plan. What was not discussed was the writing skills required to put these documents together effectively.

Question of the Week
As scientists and engineers, we receive little training in writing, be it for a grant proposal or a business plan. Do you think that this is a gap that MaRS could address?

Downloads and Resources

• Class information
• Webcast
• Ent101 Facebook Group
• Presentation: “Planning and Communicating Your Business Concept” (PDF)

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