Business training

Airdrie is home to an array of business learning opportunities. A number of organizations offer regular programs, workshops and professional development sessions.

Economic Development directly supports a number of Airdrie-based entrepreneurial training programs including:

• AdvanceSMART: A team-based mentorship program for Airdrie entrepreneurs who are experiencing high growth.
• Digital Economy Program: A free program to help entrepreneurs set up or improve digital tools to increase your business' online presence.
• Discover: Discover supports entrepreneurs to build a viable business solution people love and are willing to pay for.
• SMARTstart: Entrepreneurial training program that helps entrepreneurs and new business owners set their business up for success through online learning, business planning, seminars and mentorship.

Take part in professional development offered by these local and regional organizations. 

• Academy of Learning: Career and business training including accounting, information technology and customer service.
• Airdrie Chamber of Commerce: Offers regular workshops, events and conferences.
• Alberta Women Entrepreneurs: Offer training and workshops to help women across the province succeed in starting or growing a business.
• Bow Valley College Airdrie Campus: Post-secondary, continuing education and business training.
• Business Link: Offers free small business workshops and recorded webinars, small business guides, videos and peer mentorship.
• Community Futures Centre West: Provides small business training and advisory services for small businesses in rural Alberta.
• Platform Calgary: Assist tech entrepreneurs to ideate, launch and scale their businesses faster through workshops and programs.
• RVS Adult Learning: Part-time, non credit courses including a number of online business courses.

Airdrie is just minutes away from Calgary's world-class post-secondary institutions.

If you wish to stay within Airdrie then attending the Bow Valley College Airdrie Campus is an excellent option. Other universities offer many online opportunities.

Nearby post-secondary education options include:

• Alberta University of the Arts
• Athabasca University
• Bow Valley College
• Mount Royal University
• SAIT
• University of Calgary