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On-line Entrepreneurship Courses Launched by OPIC Partner CEO Fusion

March 18, 2009, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Ontario Partnership for Innovation and Commercialization (OPIC)* is pleased to announce the launch of on-line entrepreneurship courses. Developed and hosted by CEO Fusion** these courses provide a valuable foundation for new entrepreneurs and are available free of charge to OPIC member staff and students. Delivery of content via e-learning is particularly important to OPIC's membership as some members are 1500 kilometers apart.

The curriculum reflects CEOFusion's orientation towards success and hands-on, practical information. Complete with on-line material, quizzes and readings students can learn about the following topics:

Subject	Course
1.  Business Planning	1.1  How to Write a Business Plan
2.  Strategy	2.1  Successful Startup Strategies and Paradigms
3.  Management Team	3.1  Creating the Total Management Team
4.  Marketing and Communications	4.1  Selling, Selling, Selling 4.2  Killer Presentations for the Financial Markets 4.3  Presenting to Win 4.4  Stakeholder Communications
5.  Finance, Accounting and Legal	5.1  Understanding Early Stage Financing 5.2  Basic Accounting for Entrepreneurs 5.3  Legal Issues in Early Stage Companies
6.  Human Resources	6.1  Building Networks: Relationship Capital Management

*OPIC is a network of 7 Ontario universities: Brock, Lakehead, Laurentian, Nipissing, Ryerson, Trent and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, working together to increase technology transfer, commercialization and entrepreneurial culture.

**CEO Fusion is a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting our member CEOs and helping them grow personally and professionally. We provide on-line systems, run local events, and network with other organizations to provide an integrated support program for CEOs of emerging growth companies. We promote and recognize the achievements of CEOs in developing their companies and themselves.

For more information please contact:
Karen Zavitz, Managing Director,OPIC
Dr. Steve Gedeon, Chairman, CEO Fusion

Presented by Ontario Partnership for Innovation and Commercialization
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