Printed on 4/19/2024
Small Business Entrepreneurship
10-145-1
Associate Degree (AAS)
Part Time, Full Time
61 Credits
Financial Aid Eligible
Times of Day:
Day, Evening
Locations*:
Appleton, Online
*If general education courses are required, they may be available at multiple locations.
Investigate the relationship between entrepreneurial thinking and opportunity, and learn how to turn that creative spark into a new business venture. You’ll learn to research, develop and write detailed start-up business plans. You’ll get the marketing, accounting and finance, customer service and human resource skills to start and grow your own successful business. A mentorship with local business owners will help you practice and hone your skills in a real-world business environment. Graduates find employment with existing firms as managers of enterprises or choose to start their own businesses.
COURSE LIST
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Course list for reference only. Current students please refer to your individualized program plan or see your advisor.
**Outside effort hours are an estimate based on state standards, and may vary from person to person.
Technical Studies
(43 Credits)
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QuickBooks Accounting Online
10-101-104
2Credit
72
36
- Instructional Hours: 72
- Outside Effort Hours: 36
- Course Number: 10101104
- Credits: 2.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Lays the foundation for students to gain experience using QuickBooks Pro. Students practice creating a company using a chart of accounts, creating vendors and customers, demo payroll, record transactions, and generate and use financial reports. Being familiar with Windows, business experience or completion of an accounting course is helpful. Upon completion of this course, students are eligible to take the QuickBooks Certification exam.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ANY of the following options:
ACCTG 10101107 - Accounting, Principles of
ACCTG 10101180 - Financial Accounting 1
Student is not in progress in an Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
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Financial Accounting 1
10-101-180
4Credit
81
135
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 81
- Outside Effort Hours: 135
- Course Number: 10101180
- Credits: 4.00
Prepares students to analyze, record, summarize and interpret accounting information. The course focuses on business transactions, financial statements, merchandising, inventory, special journals, internal controls, receivables, plant assets and payroll.
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Payroll
10-101-194
2Credit
45
63
- Instructional Hours: 45
- Outside Effort Hours: 63
- Course Number: 10101194
- Credits: 2.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Presents payroll calculation and preparation of payroll. Topics include federal and state laws, calculation and payment of payroll taxes, completion of government forms. Proficiency with electronic calculators is recommended.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ANY of the following options:
ACCTG 10101180 - Financial Accounting 1
Student is in progress in Human Resources (10-116-1) Program of Study
Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
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Business Law 1
10-102-103
3Credit
54
108
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10102103
- Credits: 3.00
Introduces legal principles and standard business law concepts and their implications for business. It emphasizes contracts, sales, commercial paper, bailment, agency and real property, with references to the Uniform Commercial Code and recent consumer legislation.
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MS Office Suite, Introduction
10-103-120
2Credit
54
54
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 54
- Course Number: 10103120
- Credits: 2.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Provides an opportunity to gain technical skills employers are seeking, by using the features in Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Through hands-on course work, students will be able to integrate Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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Sales Principles
10-104-117
3Credit
54
108
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10104117
- Credits: 3.00
Introduces and teaches the skills used by sales and marketing professionals to succeed in their careers. It includes concepts relating to customer relationship development, creating valuable business solutions, and professional sales behaviors. Explores written, verbal, and nonverbal communication best practices. Introduces the sales process and how it can be used to promote ideas in the work place.
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Marketing 1, Principles of
10-104-151
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10104151
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Introduces students to the marketing function and process. Techniques for analyzing the marketing environment and understanding customers' needs and wants are explored. Students apply marketing principles to select target markets, develop positioning and create marketing programs to serve markets. Topics include product management and development, pricing, distribution and promotion strategies.
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Human Resources, Introduction to
10-116-193
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10116193
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Covers human resources planning and processes. Topics include human resource development, employee selection, performance appraisals, compensation, training, labor relations, motivation, teamwork and introduces employment related laws.
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Entrepreneurship, Introduction to
10-145-104
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10145104
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Provides students with opportunities to investigate, understand and apply the process of choosing entrepreneurship as a career path. Explores the entrepreneurial experience by focusing on an awareness of entrepreneurship, opportunity recognition, business concept development and preliminary feasibility testing. Students gain the knowledge, skills, concepts and strategies relevant for start-up and early-stage entrepreneurs. The practical hands-on approach encourages students to immerse themselves in the entrepreneurial experience.
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Small Business Management
10-145-105
3Credit
54
108
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10145105
- Credits: 3.00
Focuses on the knowledge and insights needed to lead and manage a small business including managing small business operations, building a team, choosing a location, risk management, product development & supply chain management, financial forecasting, and growth strategies. The course is designed for those who may eventually have their own business or who desire to upgrade their skills in their present business.
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Building Your Business Model
10-145-107
2Credit
36
72
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 36
- Outside Effort Hours: 72
- Course Number: 10145107
- Credits: 2.00
Evaluating and modeling potential new business ventures is the focus of this course. Students will explore and map how a business intends to make money through the four main areas of a business: customers, offer, infrastructure, and financial viability. Through a hands-on, experiential approach students gain a better understanding of how to transform a start-up into a repeatable and scalable business venture.
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Business Start-up & Launch Experience
10-145-108
3Credit
54
108
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10145108
- Credits: 3.00
Create and launch a business start-up as a capstone to your entrepreneurship studies. In the Business Start-up & Launch Experience course the student will work one-on-one with the Instructor and a local business mentor to finalize their business model and open a revenue producing venture. This course is an alternate to the Business Management Internship course.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:
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Small Business Mentorship
10-145-109
1Credit
18
36
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 18
- Outside Effort Hours: 36
- Course Number: 10145109
- Credits: 1.00
Engages entrepreneurial students one-on-one with a small business owner to learn the process of entrepreneurship and experience small business ownership. This supervised mentorship exposes students to real-world small business situations related to their passion, and helps them develop the knowledge and confidence to be a successful future small business owner.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:
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Entrepreneurial Thinking
10-145-115
3Credit
54
108
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10145115
- Credits: 3.00
Engages participants in fundamental aspects of an entrepreneurial mindset as an essential life skill. Course draws upon concepts of entrepreneurial thought/process, and features real-world unlikely entrepreneurs who overcame challenges by embracing an entrepreneurial mindset. Experiential learning is obtained through identifying problems, finding solutions, and making connections beyond the classroom.
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Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs
10-145-116
3Credit
54
108
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10145116
- Credits: 3.00
Targets prospective and existing entrepreneurs who are not financial managers. Its objective is to help entrepreneurs understand the fundamentals of financial management and analysis that will enable them to better manage the financial resources of their business.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:
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Supervision
10-196-191
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10196191
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Uses a practical approach to training people in the basics of supervision and management. This course emphasizes the application of theory and covers management functions, the skills needed to perform those functions, the history of management, contemporary management trends, ethics, communication and total quality management.
General Studies
(15 Credits)
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Written Communication
10-801-195
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10801195
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Teaches the writing process which includes prewriting, drafting and revising. Through writing assignments, students analyze audience and purpose, research and organize ideas, and format and design documents based on subject matter and content. Class sessions and assignments involve giving oral presentations and using computers.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:
OR ALL of the following:
Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
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Oral/Interpersonal Comm
10-801-196
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10801196
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Focuses on developing effective listening techniques and verbal and nonverbal communication skills through oral presentation, group activity, and other projects. The study of self, conflict, and cultural contexts will be explored, as well as their impact on communication.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:
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Math w Business Apps
10-804-123
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10804123
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Covers real numbers, basic operations, linear equations, proportions with one variable, percents, simple interest, compound interest, annuities, applying math concepts to the purchasing/buying process, applying math concepts to the selling process, and basic statistics with business/consumer applications.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ANY of the following options:
Accuplacer Arithmetic 250+ OR HS GPA 2.75+ OR ACT Math 16+ OR Arithmetic Level 1 Coursework
Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
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Economics
10-809-195
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10809195
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
This course is designed to give an overview of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and international economics. Concepts include scarcity, resources, alternative economic systems, growth, supply and demand, monetary and fiscal policy, inflation, unemployment and global economic issues.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:
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Intro to Psychology
10-809-198
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10809198
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Focuses on the theoretical foundation of human functioning and looks at learning, motivation, emotions, personality, deviance and pathology, physiological factors and social influences. Students consider the complexities of human relationships in personal, social and vocational settings.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following: