Small Business Management Certificate

Mercer County Community College presents a Small Business Management Certificate Program designed for small business owners as well as for those planning to start a business. This series of courses will take you through the steps required to create a winning business plan and guide your business idea into a sucessful reality. The courses can be taken in any order. Individual courses may be taken on a non-certificate basis.

You will learn to:

• Start and manage your own business
• Organize your business finances, records and tax reporting
• Market your product or service
• Plan for future growth
• Use technology to advance your business

Who Should Attend:

• Small business owners
• Prospective small business owners
• Consultants
• Persons involved in banking, accounting and other business services

To earn the certificate, you must take 4 core and 4 elective courses listed below.

Core Courses

Starting Your Own Business: The Business Plan

Choices in Legal Formation

Marketing Plan

Recordkeeping for Small Businesses

Elective Courses

Taking on Debt for Growth: Why Borrow Money?

Creative Marketing and Advertising Techniques to Increase Sales

Understanding Financial Statements

Technology and Small Business

Quickbooks Comprehensive

Know Thy Enemy & Thy Ally

More information about the noncredit course schedule and registration
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