Certificate of Completion: Entrepreneurship

Designed to prepare students with the management skills unique to the successful operation of a small business enterprise, including financial, marketing, and
management strategies. 

• NC.BUS 117A INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP: 45.00 - 60.00 hours Develops an understanding of the tasks faced by individuals engaged in ethical and legal entrepreneurial activities. Identifies the methods for developing a business idea, the process of starting a business, how to acquire resources, and how to analyze key parts of a business plan. *This course is mirrored with credit course BUS-117a.
• NC.BUS 117B DEVELOPING A BUSINESS PLAN FOR ENTREPRENEURS 45.00 - 60.00 hours Presents techniques for business plan development and creation. Utilizes skills and resources available to assist entrepreneurs in developing and launching a business including; ethics, legal business structures, entrepreneurial marketing, sources of funding, networking, and pitching. *This course is mirrored with credit course BUS-117b.

*Definition for mirrored: A credit and noncredit course with identical course content. Noncredit courses are tuition-free and students do not earn college credits. However, students do have the option to convert noncredit courses to credit using the college's Credit for Prior Learning Policy.