Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management, ABA

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The Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management program is designed for students who desire to develop their own small businesses or pursue a career in a corporation that requires continuous innovation. It provides a comprehensive knowledge of accounting, management, globalization, marketing, and computer information systems as these areas relate to entrepreneurial business. This includes an understanding of how to develop a new business plan, conduct marketing research to determine the feasibility of a new business, obtain capital resources for a new business enterprise, pursue global opportunities, manage the cash flow of a new business, and understand the legal issues related to entrepreneurial endeavors.

You are strongly encouraged to work with a counselor, academic advisor, or faculty/department coordinator

Degree & Certificate Requirements

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Suggested sequence (may be modified to meet your needs):

Credit Hours Required: 63

Semester 1

GEN ED - Group I.A (AAS, ABA) Credit Hours: Variable
BUSN 1010 - Business Enterprise Credit Hours: 3.00 (Exploratory Course ) (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)
BCOM 2050 - Business Communications Credit Hours: 4.00
ITCS 1010 - Computer & Information Processing Principles Credit Hours: 4.00
GEN ED - Group IV (AAS, ABA) Credit Hours: Variable

Semester 2

MKTG 1010 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3.00 (Exploratory Course ) (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)
MGMT 1010 - Principles of Management Credit Hours: 3.00 (Exploratory Course ) (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)
GEN ED - Group II (AAS, ABA) Credit Hours: Variable
ECON 1160 - Principles of Economics 1 Credit Hours: 3.00
OR PSYC 1010 - Introductory Psychology Credit Hours: 4.00 (Required Course GEN ED Group III)
BUSN 1210 - Entrepreneurship Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3.00 (Exploratory Course ) (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)

Semester 3

MGMT 1210 - Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management Credit Hours: 3.00
BLAW 1080 - Business Law 1 Credit Hours: 4.00
ACCT 1070 - Accounting for Entrepreneurs Credit Hours: 3.00
OR ACCT 1080 - Principles of Accounting 1 Credit Hours: 4.00
ITCS 2200 - Data Analysis Credit Hours: 3.00

Semester 4

BUSN 1240 - Corporate Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3.00
MKTG 1210 - Small Business Marketing Credit Hours: 3.00
BUSN 2060 - Corporate Responsibility Credit Hours: 3.00
BUSN 2000 - Global Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3.00
BUSN 2030 - Global Purchasing & Supply Chain Management Credit Hours: 3.00

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management - Additional Program Information

Program Options
Credential	Title	Credit Hours Required	Notes
Associate of Business Administration	Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management	63	Designed for transferring into a Bachelor of Business Administration program or entry into the field of Entrepreneurship.
Certificate	Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management	45	Designed for entry‑level positions or furthering one’s career.
Skill Specific Certificate	Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management	18	Designed for entry‑level positions or furthering one’s career.

Contact Information
Contact Title	Name	Phone	E-mail	Location
Professor	Robert James	586.498.4012	jamesr@macomb.edu	South Campus

Program Description:

Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

1. Explain the methods and sources for creating and starting a new business venture.

2. Develop a comprehensive business and marketing plan for a small business venture.

3. Identify and evaluate target market strategies for product and service offerings by creating consumer awareness.

4. Analyze accounting information found on typically used business financial statements and documents in order to make and monitor business decisions.

5. Evaluate global opportunities and describe the major barriers of entry and challenges.

Career Opportunities:

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management

Transfer Pathways:

Students intending to transfer and complete a bachelor’s degree need to make early decisions concerning an academic major and a transfer destination. Statistics show that students who make these decisions early are more likely to persist to graduation than their undecided counterparts. Students planning to transfer credits earned at Macomb are strongly urged to see a counselor or academic advisor as early as possible in their college careers.

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