Small Business Management

The Certificate in Small Business Management is a two-semester program that provides students with basic computer skills as well as the coursework to enable them to write a business plan, understand accounting principles, manage people and resources, obtain financing, and market their new business venture. The certificate can be applied toward the AAS in Management or to satisfy one of the technical disciplines required for the AAS in General Technology. 

Program Learning Outcomes

• Prepare and use financial information about business organizations to support decision making 
• Manage business information using appropriate software 
• Demonstrate effective business communication skills 
• Describe the significance of legal and ethical issues in a business environment 
• Develop human resources skills 
• Demonstrate employability and workplace skills 
• Prepare or develop strategic or organizational skills 
• Identify, classify, and demonstrate management activities