Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
Degree
Certificate (Eligible for federal aid as a stand-alone certificate or if combined with AS degree.)
Overview
The certificate in Small Business Management meets the needs of those who have some business experience, have earned other certificates from an applied technology college, or currently operate a small business or plan to in the near future. It focuses on basic skills needed to operate a small business including accounting, marketing, office technology, entrepreneurship, and management skills.
Career Opportunities
This certificate prepares students to operate their own independent business or to assist other small business owners in the operation of their small businesses.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of the certificate, successful graduates will be able to:
- Understand and apply basic and practical accounting principles to small businesses
- Demonstrate an applied understanding of Excel and QuickBooks
- Develop the skills to plan, build, organize, draft a plan to start a small business
- Understand and apply social media marketing principles and platforms, by developing simple marketing strategies and monitoring basic analytics in relation to a small business
- Demonstrate key managerial and leadership skills such as delegation, follow up, planning, organizing, and employee development
- Analyze data to create, develop, and implement solutions to keep a small business competitive and identify complex business problems
Course Requirements
Students are responsible to examine the course description of each course listed below for details of prerequisites, which must be satisfied before registering for the course.
Certificate Core Courses
| ACC 180 | Acct for Non-Accounting Majors | 3 credits |
| ACC 110 | Accounting in Quickbooks | 2 credits |
| BAP 115 | Excel and Intro. to Technology | 1 credit |
| BUS 101 | Survey of Business | 3 credits |
| BUS 185 | Innovation for Competitive Adv | 3 credits |
| BUS 201 | Principles of Management | 3 credits |
| DM 105 | Intro to Digital Marketing | 3 credits |
| ENTR 150 | Entrepreneurship | 3 credits |
Total Credit Hours: 21
Recommended Sequence of Courses
Depending upon preparatory courses required, additional semesters may be required to complete the program.
First Semester
| ACC 180 | Acct for Non-Accounting Majors | 3 credits |
| BAP 115 | Excel and Intro. to Technology | 1 credit |
| BUS 101 | Survey of Business | 3 credits |
| DM 105 | Intro to Digital Marketing | 3 credits |
| ENTR 150 | Entrepreneurship | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Second Semester
| BUS 185 | Innovation for Competitive Adv | 3 credits |
| ACC 110 | Accounting in Quickbooks | 2 credits |
| BUS 201 | Principles of Management | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
Total Credit Hours: 21
Graduation Requirements
- Minimum of 21 total semester credit hours as outlined
- Grade of C or higher in all core courses
- Cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher