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  "edition": "2026-2027",
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  "name": "Independent Business Ownership",
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      "markdown": "### Summary\n\nBusiness entrepreneurs plan, start, and operate new businesses or new ventures within existing companies. They generate new business ideas and innovate to produce new products, services, and business processes.\n\nThe program helps students understand the elements of successful high growth ventures, what is involved in launching and marketing a startup, and the entrepreneurial process. The experience includes both theoretical courses to help develop the entrepreneurial mindset and learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, as well as an optional lab component where students can practice the theory by participating in an incubation program.\n\nThe Certificate of Performance in Independent Business Ownership provides students the basic knowledge and skills needed to plan, start, and manage a new business in various occupations.\n\n**Award Notes:**\nA Certificate of Performance is a departmental award that does not appear on the student’s transcript. All courses must be completed within the San Diego Community College District.\nThis program is not eligible for federal financial aid in accordance with Federal regulations.\n\n**Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Independent Business Ownership Program will be able to:**\n\n1.  Identify opportunities using ideation and trend-spotting techniques.\n2.  Describe the process and multiple ways to become an entrepreneur.\n3.  Evaluate and critique opportunities by assessing the impact and feasibility of ideas by examining critical components of a business model."
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      "markdown": "### Requirements"
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