The certificate in entrepreneurship will help students gain the skills to start, grow, and strengthen a small business.

As part of the course work, students will be required to start a small business. Those who are either currently running a small business or ready to start a small business are the ideal students for this certificate.

This certificate can be completed entirely on a mobile device and is offered by BYU-Idaho, with support and resources from BYU-Pathway Worldwide.

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Why choose this certificate?

A certificate in entrepreneurship will give you the tools and skills to start, grow, and strengthen a small business. You will begin selling to customers during the first course and will continue building your business throughout the certificate. Starting a small business can help you achieve self-employment or create an additional source of income.

BYU-Pathway has found that certain combinations of certificates lead to better job opportunities. Most degrees have a recommended plan of certificates that will help students increase their income and improve their employment possibilities.

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Looking Ahead

Potential Employment

Self-employment

Essential Knowledge and Skills

Outcomes

Apply principles of Christian discipleship to improve spiritual and temporal welfare.
Demonstrate application of basic business principles to generate revenue.
Demonstrate application of business principles to grow business revenue and profit.
Demonstrate application of business principles to expand additional areas of a business.
Demonstrate application of business principles to sustain and strengthen a business.

Certificate of Entrepreneurship

Program Requirements

This certificate builds into the Applied Business Management degree.

This is an introductory certificate.

Certificate

12 CREDITS

Associate

60 CREDITS

Bachelor's

90–96 CREDITS

Certificate of Entrepreneurship

Course Code

Course Name

# of Credits

BUS116

Starting a Business

BUS116 — 3 credits

Starting a Business

Students in this mobile-telephone smartphone friendly course will become introduced to starting a basic small business in a developing country. BUS 116: Starting a Business is the first of four entrepreneurship courses in the cell-phone-friendly Entrepreneurship Certificate.

This course is designed for students who are "entrepreneurs of necessity" in a developing country. Students will be required to actually "do" or start a small business. Students who are either currently running a small business or starting a small business are the ideal students for this course. Students are encouraged to complete BUS 117, BUS 118, and BUS 119 following this BUS 116 course.

BUS117

Growing a Business

BUS117 — 3 credits

Growing a Business

Students in this mobile-telephone "smartphone" friendly course will work on the basics of growing a small business in a developing country. "BUS 117: Growing a Business" is the second of four entrepreneurship courses in the cell-phone-friendly Entrepreneurship Certificate.

This course is designed for students who are "entrepreneurs of necessity" in a developing country. Students will be required to actually implement course principles in a small business. Students who are currently running a small business are the ideal students for this course. Students are encouraged to complete BUS 118, and BUS 119 following this BUS 117 course.

BUS118

Expanding a Business

BUS118 — 3 credits

Expanding a Business

Students in this mobile-telephone/smartphone friendly course will expand a basic small business in a developing country. "BUS 118: Expanding a Business" is the third of four entrepreneurship courses in the cell-phone-friendly Entrepreneurship Certificate.

This course is designed for students who are "entrepreneurs of necessity" in a developing country. Students will be required to actually expand a small business. Students who are currently running a small business are the ideal students for this course. Students are encouraged to complete BUS 119 following this course.

BUS119

Strengthening a Business

BUS119 — 3 credits

Strengthening a Business

Students in this mobile-telephone/smartphone "friendly" course will become introduced to starting a basic small business in a developing country. "BUS 119: Strengthening a Business" is the last of four entrepreneurship courses in the cell-phone-friendly Entrepreneurship Certificate.

This course is designed for students who are "entrepreneurs of necessity" in a developing country. Students will be required to actually strengthen a small business. Students who are currently running a small business are the ideal students for this course.

For questions about this program, contact BYU-Pathway Support