Printed on 12/3/2024
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
20-145-7
Certificate (C)
17 Credits
Not Financial Aid Eligible
Locations*:
Appleton, Online
*If general education courses are required, they may be available at multiple locations.
Have you ever dreamed of starting your own business? Or are you in line to take over the family business? This specialized training will give you the foundational skills you’ll need including designing a business model, accounting and finance, marketing and small business leadership. If you’re considering continuing your education, this certificate can be combined with other degree programs.
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
(17 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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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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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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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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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: