Certificate in Entrepreneurship and the Team
Riverside, USA
Certificate
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
The entrepreneurship program provides students broad, intellectual, practical skills that demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge and concepts related to identifying business opportunities, evaluating ideas, assessing the markets, and exploring risks and rewards. Additionally, students will develop a business model canvas and pitch their business idea.
Through courses that include hands-on and experiential learning, students develop knowledge and skills that serve as a springboard to start, run, and grow their own business.
This certificate is designed for those interested in starting their own business, exposing students to the basics of entrepreneurship, including design thinking, customer assessment, problem-solving, financing, and leveraging resources. It will utilize the Business Model Canvas technique and provide students with critical insights into the basics of founding-team formation. Students will learn about the Gig economy, legal business structures, e-commerce, networks, key relationships, and the differences between the many types of solopreneurs.
Required Courses (324 hours)
- ENP - 850 --- Introduction to Entrepreneurship --- 54
- ENP - 851 --- Entrepreneurship Basics --- 54
- ENP - 853 --- Money, Finance and Accounting for Entrepreneurs --- 54
- ENP - 854 --- Business Model Canvas and Presentations for Entrepreneurs --- 54
- ENP - 870 --- Building an Entrepreneurial Team --- 54
- ENP - 871 --- Solopreneurship --- 54
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Students will be able to develop a business plan outlining the viability and sustainability of their idea and key elements in establishing business partnerships.
- Students will be able to apply standard accounting practices in a business and recognize and evaluate finance opportunities.
- Students will be able to create a Business Model Canvas showcasing its main components and produce and deliver a compelling presentation.
- Students will be able to demonstrate the principles of the Gig Economy and recognize the different types of entrepreneurial categories.