This course is designed for those interested in starting their own business, either as their primary or extra income, including individual businesses such as freelancers, contractors, consultants, and others in the gig economy. The class is centered on three key aspects of entrepreneurship: (1) the individual, their traits, skills, and attributes that make entrepreneurs successful, (2) the business ideas, how to generate them, where to look for them, how to expand them, and (3) focusing strategy and plans for the business via Business Model Canvas. CSU
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to CSU only
This course will introduce entrepreneurial thinking including systems design requirements to operate the business, customer assessment, data analytics, and strategies necessary for testing product or service viability within the market.
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to CSU only
This course will introduce students to bootstrapping (building limited-startup resources and strategies), social media strategies and platforms, cybersecurity, and tactics to launch their business or expand their reach. Students will experience entrepreneurial situations and best practices through case studies, interactive sessions, and class exercises. CSU
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to CSU only
This course will address the financing and accounting challenges entrepreneurs face to start and operate an enterprise. Students will learn the fundamentals of accounting, bookkeeping, licensing, registration, and taxation required to start and operate an enterprise. This course also will examine essential decision-making principles such as how much money is required to start the business, when and how to obtain financing, equity, bootstraps, angel investors, and venture capital. USC
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to CSU only
This course introduces students to basic legal concepts specifically relevant to a business start-up venture. This course provides a practical application of concepts to help students mitigate risk, avoid liability, and promote business growth. Important aspects of the law relevant to entrepreneurs will be discussed including, essential components of business operational structures; nature and form of sales; risk and property rights; obligations and performance; and employment.
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to CSU only
This course is designed to introduce students to the nine essential components of the Business Model Canvas: Customer Segments, Value Proposition, Channels, Customer Relationships, Key Resources, Key Activities, Key Partners, Revenue Streams, and Cost Structure. Students will apply these elements of the Business Model Canvas to create a business plan. Students also will learn how to communicate these essntial elements of the Business Model Canvas by using technology to create presentations using video, animation, visuals, stories, and simulations.
Lecture Hours: 54.0
Transfer: Transfers to CSU only