Promotion and financial control techniques are examined. The class is oriented to those wishing to go into business for themselves.
Students complete a business plan that includes a strategic, marketing, and financial component.
Students learn basic principles of business law, including torts, contracts, agency and commercial law. Types of businesses including sole proprietorship, partnerships and corporations are explored along with common legal problems encountered by business managers. It is recommended that the course be taken with sophomore level courses. This course provides a basic understanding of statistics and statistical methods applied in business. Statistical methods consist of the principles and techniques used in collecting and analyzing data.