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Professional Certificate in Small Business Development

For students who wish to open their own small businesses, the Professional Certificate in Small Business Development provides the skills and knowledge that will enable you to assemble business plans, create marketing strategies, identify capital resources, and manage small businesses or other entrepreneurial ventures successfully. The 15-credit certificate requires completion of  the following courses:

Certificate Requirements
BSLS 1110 Accounting I 3
BSMK 3200 Introduction to Marketing Principles 3
BSLS 3650 Developing a Small Business 3
  Select two courses: 6
BSLS 2250 Business Communications  
BSLS 2750 Introduction to Franchising  
BSLS 3330 Introduction to Human Resource Development  
BSLS 3340 Managing Organizational Behavior  
BSLS 3400 Legal Aspects of Business  
  Total 15