MGT-103: Small Business Management

Professional & Applied Technology > Management Science

General Information

• Name: Small Business Management
• Division: Professional & Applied Technology
• Discipline: Management Science
• Units (Credits): 3.00

I. Catalog Course Description

Prerequisite: BUS 101 or consent of instructor.
Develops an understanding of the small business enterprise with emphasis on how such businesses are started and managed successfully, including planning, finance, marketing, administrative control, and other type of activities.

II: Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, successful students will be able to:

• Set goals and develop ideas for business opportunities.
• Analyze the market and financial feasibility of business ideas.
• Determine the financial needs and also the sources of funding to start or buy a business.
• Devise practical marketing, promotion, sales ideas, and methods.
• Develop and implement appropriate management and financial controls.
• Prepare a comprehensive business plan to start, purchase, or evaluate a small business.

III: Course Linkage

This class meets a requirement of the following degree programs: AAS-Accounting Emphasis, AAS- Applied Accounting Emphasis, AAS- General Business Emphasis, AAS- Management Emphasis, and AAS- Real Estate Emphasis.

MGT 103 (SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT) addresses the following Student Learning Objectives of ensuring that students:

• Know the subject matter to a level that is appropriate to the emphasis of their degree.
• Have developed the necessary managerial and personal skills which are essential to the current business environment.

Scheduled MGT-103 classes: