PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Certificate in Small Business Management Specialist Program is a management program for students to pursue a career in the management field of any industry. Small Business Management Specialist is a program for students to pursue a career in the Business Industry. This program teaches The Entrepreneurial Life. Integrity, Ethics and, Social Entrepreneurship. Starting a Small Business. Franchising and Buyouts. The Family Business. The Business Plan: Visualizing the Dream. The Marketing Plan. The Organizational Plan: Teams, Legal Structures, Alliances, and Directors. The Location Plan. Understanding a Firm's Financial Statements. Forecasting Financial Requirements. A Firm's Sources of Financing. Planning for the Harvest. Building Customer Relationships. Product and Supply Chain Management. Pricing and Credit Decisions. Promotional Planning. Global Opportunities for Small Business. Professional Management and the Small Business. Managing Human Resources. Managing Operations. Managing the Firm's Assets. Managing Risk in the Small Business. This is a self-paced course, this means that you can complete this certificate program at your learning pace within the allotted program duration access.
At successful completion of the program the student will be awarded with a Certificate of Completion.
PROGRAM MODULES OUTLINE
PROGRAM KEY DETAILS
DURATION
3 Months
PROGRAM PACE
Self Paced
START DATES
1st & 15th of Every Month
ACCESS
24/7
REGISTRATION
Online or Oncampus
CLASS SIZE
Under 15
DELIVERY
Online
LANGUAGE
English
PROGRAM ONLINE LEARNING FEATURES
LEARNING PATH
All programs have a learning path that students can follow without getting off track.
TEXT TO SPEECH
If you don't feel like reading the material, you can activate the audio reader in the program.
MODULE BASED
Each program is broken down into modules to simply the contents in a section.
DASHBOARD
You can view the overall program outline from 1 single dashboard without having to switch screens.
ONLINE ATTENDANCE
When you attend the online programs, you will be able to see the duration of time spent.
STUDY TOOLS
Majority programs is equipped with study tools such as flash cards, crosswords etc.
PROGRESS TRACKER
Now you have the ease of tracking your progress while you are in the program.
ORIENTATION
All programs come with an orientation towards your program to assist you.
PROGRAM LEARNING OBJECTIVES & KEY TERMS
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Understand the meaning of small business.
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Understand entrepreneurs and its challenges.
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Describe franchisees.
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Understand the concept of integrity and how it affects the small business.
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Describe start up in small business.
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Understand the market potential for startups.
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Understand franchise opportunity in small business.
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Describe existing vs start up business.
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Understand small business vs family business.
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Describe family business.
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Explain business plan.
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Prepare business plan.
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Discuss business models.
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Understand the importance of a marketing plan for small businesses.
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Formulate a marketing plan for small business.
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Understand research on marketing
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Describe market potential and segmentation.
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Understand sales and its forecasting.
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Describe the team required for managing the small business.
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Explain type of organizations and its legal forms.
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Understand various aspects and types of organization forms.
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Explain board of directors.
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Understand strategic alliance.
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Explain location and design of the small business.
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Explain online small business models.
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Describe an income statement and balance sheet for the small business.
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Explain cash flow for small business.
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Assess the performance of the business financially.
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Understand the importance of forecasting finances for the small business.
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Describe the financing and/or its requirement in the small business.
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Explain an exit plan or harvest plan for the business.
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Describe the methods by which harvesting is possible.
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Formulate an harvest plan
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Understand Customer relationship management.
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Describe the technologies of CRM.
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Describe customer behavior.
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Understand supply chain management in small business.
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Understand and describe pricing for small business
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Describe cost structure for small business.
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Explain strategies for pricing.
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Understand concepts and things associated with Credit.
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Understand the importance of promotion in business and how promotion can affect the sales and services of a business.
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Understand the local vs international opportunity that exists for small business.
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Understand the concept of leadership in small business.
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Explain time management
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Understand and describe human resources management strategies and process in small business.
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Explain in detail the operations management in small business.
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Understand and describe the capital and manage cash flow of the business.
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Understand the risk associated with small business.
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Describe the importance of insurance and its types in small business.
PROGRAM COMPLETION REWARDS
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DIGITAL BADGE
At successful completion, you will receive digital badges that can be used online to display your achievements.
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CERTIFICATE
At the completion of the program, you will be awarded with a program completion certificate.
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CAREER HOURS
With the completion of this program, you will also be awarded with Career Enhancement Clock Hours (CECH), that may be displayed on your resume.
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TRANSCRIPT
Your completion also comes with a dedicated transcript that shows your areas of grades for each course you attended.
PROGRAM TUITION & FEES PAYMENT PLANS
