# Entrepreneurship Essentials (Certificate of Specialization)

Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Business

Source: https://catalog.cccd.edu/coastline/pathways/business-operations-management/business/entrepreneurship-essentials-certificate-specialization/

The Entrepreneurship Essentials program provides students a solid foundation in the business aspects of starting and operating a small business that provides products, services, or both. Students will explore entrepreneurial options and assess the viability of a business concept. Once the concept proves viable, students will develop operations, marketing, and financial plans describing how the business will run. By completing this three-course series, students will have the primary content of a full business plan that can be used to request funding, develop supplier relationships, build a management team, etc.

#### Program Learning Outcomes

1.  Effectively communicate solutions to business problems using appropriate business terms and strategies.
2.  Analyze and recommend effective business decisions/solutions using a systematic, evaluative, and data-driven approach.

### Requirements

Review Graduation Requirements.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Core** | |  |
| **Complete the following:** | |  |
| BUS C141 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BUS C142 | Entrepreneurial Marketing and Operations | 3 |
| BUS C143 | Entrepreneurial Financial Strategies | 3 |
| **Total Units** | | **9** |