SRJC Course Outlines

11/13/2024 8:40:56 AMBMG 85.2 Course Outline as of Fall 1997

Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  BMG 85.2Title:  SMALL BUS START-UP  
Full Title:  Procedures for Starting a Small Business
Last Reviewed:5/3/2010

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum1.00Lecture Scheduled3.009 max.Lecture Scheduled27.00
Minimum1.00Lab Scheduled02 min.Lab Scheduled0
 Contact DHR0 Contact DHR0
 Contact Total3.00 Contact Total27.00
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  54.00Total Student Learning Hours: 81.00 

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  BMG 85B

Catalog Description:
Untitled document
This course attempts to help the student in making the right decisions prior to committing oneself to opening a small business.  Should you buy an existing business or start from scratch?  Is franchising a viable alternative?  What form of ownership is best for your business? Consideration of local licensing and zoning laws.  Insurance and potential risks.  The lease; some preliminary considerations.  Image development.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:


Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description: Untitled document
Preparation for starting a small business. Considerations prior to committing oneself to opening a small business.
(Grade or P/NP)

Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:Effective:Inactive:
 Area:
 
CSU GE:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
IGETC:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
CSU Transfer:TransferableEffective:Fall 1983Inactive:Fall 2016
 
UC Transfer:Effective:Inactive:
 
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course



COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
Untitled document
Students will understand the advantages and disadvantages of:
1.  buying an existing business;
2.  starting a new business from scratch;
3.  entering into a franchise agreement;
Students will have a basic understanding of the forms of ownership:
1.  sole proprietorship;
2.  partnerships;
3.  corporations;
Students will understand local legal procedures.
Students will understand insurance needs and potential risks.
Students will understand the importance of image development.

Topics and Scope
Untitled document
1.  Buying versus starting a new business.
2.  Franchising as an alternative.
3.  Forms of ownership - (advantages -- disadvantages) - basic concerns.
   relating to:
   1.  Liability
   2.  Control
   3.  Capital needs            .
   4.  Taxes
Business image - what is it?
Licensing and permit procedures - local, state, federal.
Insurance and potential risk.

Assignments:
Untitled document
Written report.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.Writing
10 - 70%
Written homework, Essay exams
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.Problem Solving
10 - 40%
Exams, WRITTEN REPORT
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.Exams
0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.Other Category
0 - 10%
ATTENDANCE.


Representative Textbooks and Materials:
Untitled document
SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, Nicholas C. Siropolis, Houghton/Mifflin,
5th Edition, 1994.

Print PDF