Modern Entrepreneurship

Course Description

 If you think that you will work for the same company for your entire career, wake up! That might have been true in your parents' or grandparents' day, but it is just not true today. The world has changed, and you have to change with it. Companies have shown that they generally have limited loyalty to their employees; employees have learned that they can count on their employer to keep laying people off until the company becomes profitable or for any number of other reasons. It may just be a matter of time until you are one of those caught in the " right sizing". So you should be doing what any solid professional would be doing in this position constantly looking for your next opportunity.

Much of the uncertainty that comes with being an employee goes away when you are the business owner. the benefits associated with running your own successful business are great, and the rate at which new businesses are being created indicates that many have already figure that out. Now it is your turn. Why not make your next job your own business?

 Course Objectives

This course lays a framework that you will use for your  new business. you will learn how to find the right business  for you and discover ways to determine if your business is a good one. this course is set up to walk you through the typical decision process that we have seen our student experience. it explains what is involved in writing a start up business plan and help you to understand the realities associated with owning a franchised business or buying a business that is already in operation. you will also learn about the different types of legal business forms such as partnerships and corporations.