Entrepreneurship (EN11)  Technical Certificate of Credit

This course provides an overview of the steps in establishing a business. A formal business plan will be created. Topics include planning, location, analysis, financing, developing a business plan, and entrepreneurial ethics and social responsibility.

Develops skills and behaviors necessary for successful supervision of people and their job responsibilities. Emphasis will be placed on real life concepts personal skill development applied knowledge and managing human resources. Course content is intended to help managers and supervisors deal with a dramatically changing workplace being affected by technology changes a more competitive and global market place corporate restructuring and the changing nature of work and the workforce. Topics include: Understanding the Managers Job and Work Environment; Building an Effective Organizational Culture; Leading Directing and the Application of Authority; Planning Decision-Making and Problem-Solving; Human Resource Management Administrative Management Organizing and Controlling.

This course introduces competencies required in managing a small business. Topics include: nature of small business management business management and organizational change marketing strategies employee relations financial planning and business assessment and growth.

This course introduces the study of contracts and other legal issues and obligations for businesses. Topics include: creation and evolution of laws court decision processes legal business structures sales contracts commercial papers Uniform Commercial Code and risk-bearing devices.

Introduces law and its relationship to business. Topics include: legal ethics, legal processes, business contracts, business torts and crimes, real and personal property, agency and employment, risk-bearing devices, and Uniform Commercial Code.