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Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship Certificate
SNAP ALUMNI
Do you have an entrepreneurial mind? Do you aspire to be your own boss? Capital Community College’s Small Business Management &
Entrepreneurship Certificate can help you achieve your dream. Learn the skills needed to become the owner of a viable small business.
Explore what to consider when selecting a type of business to start and whether to buy or create a business. Discover bank financing and
how to obtain venture capital. Structure and write a business plan (sample business plans will be presented and discussed).
Develop a marketing plan that will make your business succeed. Examine demographics, product/service evaluation, advertising techniques
and pricing. Create an accounting and record-keeping system that works for you. Explore and understand the importance of the general
ledger and journals, accounts receivable, accounts payable, invoicing, billing, credit and collections. Learn when and how to use lawyers,
as well government regulations that influence the start-up and operation of small businesses. Finally, focus on financial statements and
financial management tools including balance sheets, profit and loss statements, cash flow projections and budgets. Throughout the
program, discuss techniques used to manage a small business in a recession economy.
BIS 5000-2942 - $325 (includes textbooks)
4/10-5/29, Wednesdays, 5:30 PM – 8:30PM
Room: 604
Instructor: Odell Cooper
CEU: 2.4
NEW! Women’s Entrepreneurship Certificate ALUMNI
Capital Community College and the U.S. Small Business Administration are partnering to offer a Certificate in Small Business &
Entrepreneurship for Women.
This certificate program offers valuable insights on how to select and structure your start-up, write a business plan, develop financial and
marketing plans, and use social media to promote your small business, along with the added bonus of hearing from - and networking with
- successful local women small business owners, whose insights will prove invaluable.
MGMT 5108-3065 - $289
4/29 - 5/22, Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: 307
Instructors: Lisa Powell & Alice Turner
CEU: 2.4
ONLINE! The Business Plan
Small Business Development
Whether writing a business plan to secure capital, as mandated by most funding sources, or to lessen the risks of business ownership, the
planning process you undertake enables you to evaluate the many aspects and potential hurdles of your business.
You will discover the basics of the entrepreneurial planning process, culminating in the development of an early-stage business plan.
BIS 5069-3092 $195
3/4 - 3/29 ONLINE
Instructor: Mary Beth Izard
CEU: 1.6
To register, visit http://www.yougotclass.org/catalog-complete.cfm/CCC
Spring 2013 | 860-906-5130 | www.capitalcc.edu
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