Associate in Science Degree in Business Administration - Entrepreneurship/Small Business program are aimed directly at individuals who expect to own or manage a small business or improve the profitability of their existing business enterprise. A combination of the Business Administration core curriculum and a cluster of specialty courses provides detailed instruction in such topics as starting and managing a small business, marketing methods, consumer psychology, advertising, budgeting, pricing, staffing, accounting principles and payroll accounting, capital acquisition, management styles, workplace morale, interpersonal communications, and decision making. Students will learn how to develop business plans and operating strategies that take advantage of government and market-based resources available to entrepreneurs. The program offers an overview of the retail, wholesale, service, and manufacturing industries, the real-world process of establishing an import/export business and teaches comprehensive computer skills.
Program Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this program, students will understand and apply the business skills necessary to start or manage a successful small business; be able to create a written business plan; and be able to set-up a payroll system and interpret the data from various forms.