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Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship Courses

When you earn your bachelor's degree in Business Administration (BA) with a specialization in Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship, your curriculum may include these career-enhancing entrepreneurship and small business courses::

• Budgeting and Forecasting - In this small business course, students design and implement a departmental budget encompassing the various processes that account for resource expenditures, as well as develop a long-range budget forecast and assess its impact on departmental planning.
• E-Commerce for Small Business - This small business course explores the potential of e-commerce and its impact on small business practices. Topics include opportunities, issues, alternatives, and techniques to support the development of an Internet marketing plan and related website.
• Business Plan Writing for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs - To help students create a comprehensive business plan for a small business, coursework in this entrepreneurship course addresses research sources, plan presentation, follow-up, and business plan components, including executive summary, company description, target market, competition, marketing and sales, operations, management structure, future development, and financials.
• Operational Issues in Small Business Management - This small business course addresses issues unique to small business management, including improving the success rate for new firms, financing small businesses, determining the effect of regulations on small firms, and obtaining information to improve performance.
• Human Resource Management - Students in this small business course explore contemporary concepts and techniques essential to managing corporate human resources. Topics include resource planning, staffing, and rewards, as well as developing and maintaining positions and people.

Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship Course Requirements

To earn a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration at DeVry with a specialization in Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship, you'll be required to complete 8 full-time semesters or 124 credit hours:

• 94 credit hours (about 30 courses) in your core curriculum
• 30 credit hours (about 8 courses) specific to the small business management and entrepreneurship specialization

Although a few courses are worth 1 or 2 credit hours, most are equal to 3 or 4 credit hours. Here's the course load you will carry, depending on whether you attend DeVry as a full- or part-time student:

• Full-time student schedule = 15 credit hours (4 to 5 courses) per semester
• Part-time student schedule = 1 to 14 credit hours (1 to 4 courses) per semester

At DeVry, you choose the pace that best fits your life and your schedule.

To learn more about business administration, small business management courses, and entrepreneurship courses, as well as requirements for completing your bachelor's degree program, contact a DeVry representative or see the academic calendar.