Certificate of Achievement (Transcripted): Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Below is a sample academic plan that shows you how you can complete your Certificate in a timely manner. Your path may look different depending on your circumstances?for example, if you attend part-time, choose to take Intersession or Summer courses, or have earned prior credit (Credit for Prior Learning, Dual Enrollment, Transfer Credit). You are required to meet with a counselor to set up a comprehensive education plan that is tailored to your individual circumstances and goals.

The certificate in Entrepreneurship and Small Business is designed to give you a thorough understanding of the process to become an entrepreneur. It is designed for those who have thought about starting their own ventures, as well as for those new to business. You will learn to develop and commercialize ideas for new ventures. Small business owners learn to develop resources to be more profitable and sustainable. Classes are practical and hands on providing real-world exposure to cutting-edge innovation and entrepreneurship. The required core courses will apply toward an AA degree should you wish to continue your studies after completion.

Students will be able to start their own businesses and become an entrepreneur.

Students will be able to grow and sustain an existing business.

Program Map

GE General Education Course
M Major Course
E Elective Course
SI Summer/Intersession Course *
* Course is appropriate for Summer and Intersession, which are accelerated terms.

Getting Started

Comprehensive Education Plan: You are required to meet with a counselor for a comprehensive educational plan that is tailored to your individual circumstances and goals. Please schedule an appointment with a counselor in your first semester.

First Semester

10 units
ENTR 100
Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Discover how the entrepreneurial mindset teaches life skills that can make you more successful now and at every stage of your life. Examine how that mindset affects the social, psychological, and physiological impact of those life skills. Learn the basics of how to start a business and learn how to think like an entrepreneur.
    Plan 1: 7A. Lifelong Understanding
    ACCT 120
    QuickBooks Online
    This course will instruct students on using QuickBooks Online software in the business environment for the preparation of accounting information. The course will cover accounting theory and practical knowledge of QuickBooks Online on topics that include company file setup, customizing QuickBooks, recording customer and vendor transactions, bank reconciliations, creation of accounting reports, customization, inventory management, time and billing, payroll setup, payroll processing, estimates and adjustments, and year-end procedures. This course will assist in preparing students for the QuickBooks Online Certified User exam.
      BUS 100
      Fundamentals of Business
      A survey in business providing a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, economic systems, legal, international, political, financial institutions, and human behavior interact to affect a business organization’s policy and practices within the U.S. and a global society. Demonstrates how these influences impact the primary areas of business including: organizational structure and design; leadership, human resource management, organized labor practices; marketing; organizational communication; technology; entrepreneurship; legal, accounting, financial practices; the stock and securities market; and therefore affect a business’ ability to achieve its organizational goals.

        Second Semester

        10 units
        ENTR 105
        Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategies
        Learn the latest social media and digital marketing strategies and techniques. Discover how to do more with marketing while spending less. Discover the role of digital media in consumer behavior and implications for marketing strategies. Learn digital marketing metrics, analysis of online business models, and future trends in digital marketing.
          BUS 170
          Principles of Small Business Management
          Practical business skills needed to start and operate a small business. Includes information on risk management, site location, legal aspects, financing, budgeting, merchandising, promotion, and management techniques.
            ENTR 130
            Business Writing for Social Media
            Learn how to write professional business content for social media and digital marketing by focusing on purpose and intended audiences. Learn proper techniques and innovative marketing writing strategies to become effective at using current industry standard social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Pinterest, and YouTube videos. Same as MKTG 130.
              MKTG 127
              Introduction to E-Commerce
              Electronic commerce (e-commerce) from a marketing and managerial perspective focusing on the retailing, business-to-business, and service industries. Topics include e-commerce infrastructure, intranets and extranets, electronic payment systems, marketing research, advertising, e-commerce strategies, and privacy issues (Same as BUS 127).