online Courses 30 To Register online: gccnj.edu/ce Online Course Certificate Program qualifies for GCC College Credits
Small Business Development Entrepreneurial Certificate Program Gloucester County College, in conjunction with The New Jersey Small Business Development Center, is pleased to offer the Entrepreneurial Certificate program. This certificate program is designed to give an entrepreneur or a prospective entrepreneur the tools and understanding needed to successfully start and run a business. Students who complete this program will receive a certificate issued by GCC and the NJ Small Business Development Center, Rutgers University Camden. This 30-hour program covers a wide variety of topics on starting a small business. Completion of the following courses is required in order to qualify for this certificate: Starting a Business from A-Z Marketing Research and Strategies Business Ownership: Contracts and Recording Business Transactions Understanding Financial Statements Agreements Financing a Small Business Writing a Business Plan Starting a Business from A-Z This course is designed for entrepreneurs intending to start or have recently started a small business. It examines legal forms of doing business in New Jersey, how to register a business, setting up bookkeeping records, federal and state taxation, payroll, insurance and licensing. $115 SBA-140-01 Thur., Sept. 6 & 13, 6–9 pm SBA-140-02 Thur., Nov. 15 & 29, 6–9 pm Recording Business Transactions This is a practical application class designed to teach the business owner how to record specific transactions in a manual record keeping system. Disbursement and sales journals will be prepared as well as accounts receivable and accounts payable ledgers. Sample transactions will be used to generate business activity through the end of an accounting period and will result in the creation of financial statements. $60 SBA-146-01 Thur., Oct. 11, 6–9 pm Financing a Business One of the primary challenges facing a new business is obtaining the necessary funding to start or expand. This course explains the criteria used by lenders to evaluate a potential borrower. Sources of financing will also be explored, including bank and non-bank lenders, e.g. the Small Business Administration (SBA) micro-lenders, venture capitalists and others. The borrowing basics will be directly tied to the contents of a business plan/loan proposal. $60 SBA-142-01 Thur., Oct. 4, 6–9 pm Marketing Research and Strategies Examine in detail the two critical aspects of marketing. The first session will focus on marketing research techniques and tools. This program is for new and existing businesses. The second session covers strategies and actions you can take to market your business. (The second session of this program is the equivalent to Successfully Marketing Your Small Business.) $115 SBA-143-01 Thur., Oct. 18 & 25, 6–9 pm Understanding Financial Statements Gain an understanding of basic business financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flow). The class will demonstrate how the review and analysis of the financial statements can provide you with the information needed to improve profitability and/or grow your business. Detailed discussion of revenues and expense items, forecasting and trend analysis will be included. $60 SBA-144-01 Thur., Nov. 1, 6–9 pm Complete the Small Business Development Entrepreneurial Certificate programs and earn GCC college credits. See page 14 for more information. Business Ownership, Contracts and Agreements This class provides a basic understanding of business contract law with an overview of the different types of contracts (employment, supplier, customer), with a description of situations requiring attorney consultation. Topics include: legal structures, partnerships and partnership agreements, corporation and shareholder agreements. $60 SBA-145-01 Thur., Nov. 8, 6–9 pm Writing a Business Plan Successful businesses start with a strong business plan. Comprehensive business plans include financial projections, an industry analysis and a complete marketing plan. A business plan demonstrates the viability of the business and communicates a person’s ability to manage the business. This course introduces the format of a business plan, the information that should be included and most importantly where a person will find the appropriate information to create a business plan. (No business plan need be created at this point. That will occur at or after the one-on-one counseling session, since the groundwork has been laid in this program.) $115 SBA-141-01 Thur., Sept. 20 & 27, 6–9 pm SBA-141-02 Thur., Dec. 6 & 13, 6–9 pm small business development To Register by phone: 856-415-2217 31