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ENBUS 203Green Entrepreneurship

Units
0.50
Faculty
Environment
Subject
Environment and Business

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course examines the role of entrepreneurship in finding solutions to environmental challenges. Discussions will focus on understanding entrepreneurship and the forces that are shaping contemporary green entrepreneurship. Students will also be introduced to the entrepreneurship process by assessing an environmental challenge, finding a solution, and developing a green business model.

Prerequisites

  • Students must be in level 2A or higher

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • ARBUS200 - Entrepreneurship Principles and Practices (0.50)
    • MGMT220 - Entrepreneurship and the Creative Workplace (0.50)

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001563357 / 70T 18:30–21:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

40% liked it47% easy42% useful

From 25 ratings and 7 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • I HATE ENBUS!!!!! IF YOU'RE READING THIS, ENBUS IS A SCAM!!! I am not an ENBUS student but I took this course as an environment student interested in sustainable initiatives and had never before learned about green business. I was sceptical coming in because the idea of 'green' and 'business' is paradoxical to me. This course BARELY focused on sustainability and shouldn’t be offered as a core course in the program, let alone the faculty of environment. An embarrassment! The best way I can describe ENBUS 203 is a 4 month lesson in greenwashing. All you learn about is how to come up with a business idea and develop it into something profitable and realistic to bring to market. Sustainability…

    Nov 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Gives you the fundamental skills to do well in a business setting. Just beware that the majority of your grade is based on a group assignment which will determine whether you do well or not. Nice prof, always willing to help.

    Sep 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Had Brendon as my prof. In my opinion, one of the best profs. Very knowledgeable in entrepreneurship. Content was super helpful and relevant. We got to practice pitching a new green venture in a group which was a valuable experience however group work wasn't the greatest as you have some that are super entrepreneurial and some that just take it as a required course.

    Nov 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This entire course revolves a group project worth 45%. It's great if your group is great, but most group tend to have at least one person who slacks. A couple in class participation activities worth 1% each. One in class final exam on the semi-useless materials that is taught. Would be tolerable is this was a class that was 1.5 hours twice a week but that was not the case. You could get away with skipping class regularly to be honest, just as long as you are still in touch with your group.
    Not a bird course. Would not recommend if you do not have interest in business/entrepreneurship.

    Oct 2023 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Lectures and course material was fine. Make sure to carefully read the rubric before writing/submitting. The worst part of this course was the massive group project. Small ones are fine, but you were randomly assigned to a group of 4-5 for weeks to work on a lengthy entrepreneurship project. If your team mates slack, it's very hard to do their work for them.

    Jun 2022 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

6 posts and comments in 5 threads mention ENBUS 203, April 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2019

Winter 2019

Course Informations 2 points, 6 comments

u/loudiphone: “Hey y'all I'm attending UW in fall, does anyone got some information about the following classes ? Workload, Exams, Notes, Feedback? Anything will help and be appreciated. &x200B; BET 320 ECON 357 ENBUS 203 COMM 431”

u/arimnestos14: “I've taken BET 320 and ENBUS 203. 320 has honestly been one of my favourite courses so far, but I am really passionate about entrepreneurship so that could be a large reason why. …”

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Fall 2017

Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

u/Jackhofmann: “… EMLS 103R EMLS 104R EMLS 110R EMLS 129R EMLS 601R EMLS 602R EMLS 622R ENBUS 102 ENBUS 202 ENBUS 203 ENBUS 204 ENBUS 306 ENBUS 402A ENBUS 407 ENBUS 408 ENBUS 411 ENBUS 601 ENBUS 602 ENBUS 620 ENBUS 622 ENBUS 642 ENGL 100A ENGL 100B ENGL 101A ENGL 101B ENGL 104 ENGL 108A ENGL 108D …”

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Winter 2016

Just got accepted by uwaterloo for fall 2016. Geomatics or Environment and business? can't decide..! 4 points, 34 comments

u/Yuv8Lampard: “I'm sorry i didnt mention what i want to do. I choosed these two courses since i first considered that i am good at maths and computer. …”

u/Haotty: “… Enbus also has a couple of different courses for (social) entrepreneurship - e.g) ENBUS203, INDEV308, etc, and I've heard that some of the BET courses which UW offers aren't bad either. …”

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Environment and Business 3 points, 8 comments

“Hello! I've been admitted to both Planning as well as ENBUS, and I'm currently leaning more towards the ENBUS offer. That said, I have a few questions about the program! …”

u/Whinnie: “… and some completely useless courses (looking at you, ENBUS 203) ... But I think that goes for every program in every university ever. I feel like this really depends on what kinds of co-op jobs you can get. …”

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