Entrepreneurship/Small Business

Overview

  • Delivery: Evening and Online Classes
  • Start: Fall or Spring Semester, Full- or Part-Time
  • Locations: Apple Valley Site

Outcomes

Program Data Sheet

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.

Credit for Prior Learning (CPL)

This program offers Credit for Prior Learning (CPL). Seek credit for life experience to accelerate your progress toward a degree, diploma, or certificate. Read More...

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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)

Gainful Employment Reports

Academic Advisor


Instructors

Christine Mollenkopf-Pigsley 651-423-8231 christine.pigsley@dctc.edu BIO
Bob Voss 651-423-8356 Bob.Voss@dctc.edu BIO