Small Business Start Up Certificate

Mission College offers a 16-unit Small Business Start Up Certificate to students who successfully complete 16 or more units of course work as outlined below.  This certificate prepares students with the necessary skills required to start and/or manage their own business.  This certification is noted on the student’s college transcript in the certificate/honors section, informing future employers, admissions offices to colleges, and professional institutions that the student has received specialized training in small business.

Choose a minimum of 16 units from the following:
 
Course Number Course Title Units 
Core Curriculum Courses (Required)


BUS 054 Small Business Start Up & Management 3
BUS 054A
The Business Plan 1



Choose a minimum of 12 units from the following:


BUS 028A  Business Law I  3
BUS 028B Business Law II 3
BUS 055 Business Strategy for Success 3
BUS 055A Industry and Competitive Analysis
1
BUS 061  Business and Society 3
BUS 064A Basic Business Arithmetic
3
BUS 077  Quality Customer Service  3
BUS 079 Human Relations Applied in Business 3
MKT 040 Professional Selling
3
MKT 056A Marketing Principles
3
MGMT 113
Management in Practice
3
MGMT 022
Budgeting for Managers
.5
ACCTG 021A Basic Accounting I 2



Total Program Certificate Requirements
16

Effective:  Fall 2008