# Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (Certificate of Achievement)

Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Business

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

The small business sector is one of the fastest-growing in the nation’s economy. With an ever-increasing number of adults today self-employed, many people either work for a small business or plan to start one of their own. Coastline’s Entrepreneurship Certificate of Achievement can help prospective entrepreneurs launch new ventures or, if you are an entrepreneur who already has your business established, you can strengthen your managerial and business skills to grow your business.

You will learn the fundamentals of starting and operating your own business. The program includes basic business skills as well as specific courses in starting and managing a business. Coursework covers evaluating a business opportunity, preparing a business plan, planning advertising and sales promotions, marketing a product or service, and financial management for the entrepreneurial company.

#### 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 |
| ACCT C116 | ACCT for Non-Financial Managers, Entrepreneurs, Business Owners | 3 |
| **Electives** | |  |
| **Complete two of the following:** | | 6 |
| ↳ BUS C100 | Introduction to Business |  |
| ↳ BUS C101 | Introduction to Project Management |  |
| ↳ BUS C110 | Business Law/Legal Environment of Business |  |
| ↳ BUS C120 | Personal Finance |  |
| ↳ BUS C139 | Business Communication |  |
| ↳ BUS C150 | Introduction to Marketing |  |
| ↳ MGMT C100 | Principles of Management |  |
| ↳ MGMT C111 | Human Resource Management |  |
| ↳ MGMT C115 | Human Relations in Business |  |
| ↳ MGMT C171 | Supply Chain Management Fundamentals |  |
| **Total Units** | | **18** |