# Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (Certificate of Achievement)

Allan Hancock College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Business

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**Award Type:** Certificate of Achievement

The certificate of accomplishment in entrepreneurship and small business management is designed to help students gain the basic knowledge and skill necessary to become a successful entrepreneur. It provides foundation courses to prepare students to start and operate a small business.

**The graduate of the Certificate of Achievement in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management will:**

1.  Recall significant entrepreneurship issues, theories and applications.
2.  Apply entrepreneurship principles to produce work-based learning projects.
3.  Demonstrate the ability to follow instructions on assignments and class activities.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **A major of 17.5 units is required for the certificate.** | |  |
| **Required core courses (17.5 units):** | | 17.5 |
| BUS 302 | Essentials of Management | 3 |
| BUS 303 | Sales And Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 364 | Winning Business Plans | 0.5 |
| BUS 366 | Promoting Small Business | 0.5 |
| BUS 377 | Managing Service Quality | 0.5 |
| BUS 378 | Effective Sales Methods | 0.5 |
| BUS 382 | Advertising & Public Relations Strategies | 0.5 |
| BUS 390 | Business Entrepreneurship Law | 3 |
| ENTR 101 | Intro to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ENTR 102 | Entrepreneurship Projects | 3 |
| **Total** | | **17.5** |