Business Entrepreneur

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Overview

  • Delivery: Evening
  • Start: Fall or Spring Semester, Full- or Part-Time
  • Location: Apple Valley Site

Outcomes

Major Description

This program analyzes small-business management combined with the new ways business ventures are created, designed, developed and operated. The program's central core investigates the processes and procedures needed to transform an entrepreneurial idea into a viable business operation. The certificate can stand alone for individuals with existing skills or complement a variety of existing technical programs.

Work Environment

Entrepreneurs compete in a vast range of business enterprises. Because they are self-employed, entrepreneurs need a broad base of business skills, including a comprehensive business plan, to be successful.

Potential Job Titles

For entrepreneurs, job titles are not a primary concern. Entrepreneurs focus on what they do, not what they're called. However, experts point out that for the employees of entrepreneurs, job titles are important if not crucial to their work identity.

Salary Data

Annual salaries for entrepreneurs diverge dramatically due to an immense variety of factors.

  • Average salary (U.S.): $111,000/year
    (simplyhired.com)

Academic Advisor

Dean

  • Gary Hebert
    Dean of Business, Technology & Customized Training

Instructors

Bob Voss 651-423-8356 bob.voss@dctc.edu BIO

Credit for Prior Learning (CPL)

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