Small businesses represent the majority of businesses in the United States. This curriculum provides students with the skills and core competencies necessary to successfully start, own, and maintain a small business or franchise. These courses are quite appropriate for those seeking new skills for a career change.
Students complete courses in computerized accounting, business communications, and a simulation to nurture small business management skills. Students learn how to start a new small business, compose a business plan, compile financial statements, and evaluate a small business analyzing its financial statements. Students develop long-term strategies to ensure a small business or franchise is an enriching experience and a rewarding career.
All courses in this curriculum are available online through Black Hawk College.
ACCT 170 Accounting Basics – Career I- Fall only (3)
ACCT 171 Accounting Basics – Lab – Fall only (1)
BUSN 110 Intro to Business (3)
BUSN 116 Business Relations (3) 1BUSN 160 Business Math (3)
CS 100 Introduction to Computers (3)
BUSN 230 Principles of Marketing (3)
BUSN 242 Principles of Supervision or
BUSN 250 Human Resource Management (3)
BUSN 245 Business Entrepreneuership (3) 2BE 180 Business Communications (3)
1 Students enrolling in BUSN 160 must have an appropriate placement score (see course description).
2Students enrolling in BE 180 must have an appropriate placement score or have taken COMM 105 as a prerequisite.
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Three Black Hawk College honor societies recently welcomed new members at a joint induction ceremony. Alpha Beta Gamma – National Business Honor Society for students enrolled in business and professional […]