Small Business & Entrepreneurship Certificate

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Business Management

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Earn your certificate in small business and entrepreneurship online at Champlain College. If you own your own business or are thinking about starting one, you need a broad knowledge of many topics to succeed.

Through this 16-credit program, you can gain a better understanding of management, finances, accounting, marketing, and entrepreneurship, and more. With a selection of electives, students can tailor their education to match their specific needs and hone the skills that apply to their individual endeavors. Our certificate will:

  • Explain the unique requirements of starting or managing a small business
  • Increase your expertise in understanding the financials of your business
  • Advance your insight into marketing your business and products
  • Give you the opportunity to select e-business related courses.

Curriculum

Note: Some courses in this certificate program may have prerequisites. Please click on the course name for a description and prerequisite information. If prerequisites are listed that are not currently part of the certificate program please call a CPS Counselor at 877-772-2265 for more information.

Course # Title Credits
CAPS 112 Spreadsheets 1
  Business elective 3
  Total 4
plus 3 credits from the following:
ACCT 130 Financial Accounting 3
ACCT 140 Managerial Accounting 3
ACCT 230 Intermediate Accounting I 4
ACCT 340 Cost Accounting I 4
ACCT 341 Cost Accounting II 4
MGMT 240 Corporate Finance and Financial Markets 3
MGMT 340 Financial Management II 3
INT 320 International Finance & Trade 3
MGMT 300 Investments 3
ACCT 310 Federal Taxes I 3
plus 3 credits from the following:
MKTG 200 The Strategic Marketing Process 3
MKTG 210 Consumer Behavior 3
MKTG 200 Customer Relationship Management & Sales 3
MKTG 130 Advertising 3
MGMT 220 Retail Management 3
MKTG 250 Internet-based Marketing 3
MKTG 340 Non-Profit & Social Marketing 3
MKTG 330 Brand & Account Management 3
MKTG 410 Advanced Advertising 3
plus 6 credits from the following:
MGMT 120 Entrepreneurship 3
MGT 220 Retail Management 3
MGMT 270 Small Business Management 3
EBUS 110 Internet, Information, and Business 3
EBUS 310 Retail Internet Business 3
  Total 16