Entrepreneurship & Business Management certificate
SUNY Adirondack offers a one-year professional certificate in Entrepreneurship & Business Management that can be earned online or in person.
- Program Type
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Certificate
- Pathway
- Business
- Additional Program Option
- Hybrid
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate effective oral and written communications skills.
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic management principles.
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic marketing principles.
- Demonstrate an ability to prepare and analyze business financial statements.
- Demonstrate an understanding of financial management principles and practices.
- Demonstrate an ability to use business, accounting and office productivity software.
- Demonstrate an ability to develop a well-researched and presented business plan.
Curriculum and requirements
This certificate is tailored toward those who own and operate their own business or wish to go into an existing family business.
Overview
The Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship program provides students with an understanding of theoretical and practical aspects that determine business success, such as communications, human resources, computer technology, business law and accounting.
SUNY Adirondack blends practical business experiences with theory and teaches students how to apply these concepts in actual business situations through case studies, interactive sessions and internships.
Students taking on the two-year MM&E program will come to understand the core operations of running a business while also gaining opportunities to explore concentrations in management, marketing or entrepreneurship.
Career opportunities
The MM&E degree and Entrepreneurial certificate prepare students to go directly into careers or business ownership in a variety of fields in public and private sectors.
Please note this is not a transfer program. Students looking to eventually transfer to a bachelor's degree program should consider our Business Administration AS degree.