Small Business Management Degrees
If your career goal is to run your own small business or work in a small business environment, pursuing a degree in small business management may be appealing to you. This program prepares students for opportunities in small to medium-sized businesses of all kinds. These business ventures drive the economy, since they create the majority of jobs, and there are many opportunities for trained workers in this area. Graduates of a small business management program get training to work in these capacities:
• Accounting
• Buying a Business
• Customer Service
• Meeting Management
• Office Procedures
• Payroll Accounting
• Principles of Management
• Product Development
• Professional Communication
• Starting a Business
Concentrations for small business management students include:
• E-Business
• Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
A small business management major will be taking courses similar to these as part of the curriculum:
• Accounting
• Business Communications
• Business Law
• Business Law for Entrepreneurs
• Calculus
• Computer Applications
• Current Topics in Entrepreneurship
• Family Business Management
• Finance
• Human Resource Management
• International Trade & Exports
• Introduction to Business
• Introduction to Macroeconomics
• Introduction to Microeconomics
• Managing Quality
• Marketing Applications
• Marketing Research
• Managing Growth in the Small Firm
• New Venture Creation
• Operations Management
• Product & Service Creation
• Regulatory and Taxation Issues for Small Business
• Small Enterprise and Regional Development
