Entrepreneurship Essentials
Certificate of Specialization Business · Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog
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
- Effectively communicate solutions to business problems using appropriate business terms and strategies.
- Analyze and recommend effective business decisions/solutions using a systematic, evaluative, and data-driven approach.
Requirements
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