BUS-170: Principles of Small Business Management | 3-Units | Fall 2018

BUS-170 Syllabus: BUS-170 Small Business Syllabus-FALL 2018

Required Book:

How to Start, Run, and Stay in Business: The Nuts-and-Bolts Guide to Turning Your Business Dream Into a Reality;    by G.F. Kishel & P.G. Kishel;   ISBN-13: 978-0471671848

Link to Purchase: http://amzn.com/0471671843

Instructor: Professor Ali Kowsari, MBA, MS, CGBP (kowsari_ali@sac.edu)

Course Description:

Practical business skills needed to start and operate a small business. Includes information on risk management, site location, legal aspects, financing, budgeting, merchandising, promotion, and management techniques.

Course Objectives / Student Learning Outcome (SLO): 

Upon completion of this course, students will have changed their outlook about what it takes to start and run a small business. How to manage the day-to-day operations, while keeping the bigger picture in mind. Seeking out opportunities and resources. And translating those opportunities into real ventures.