5/2/2024 9:31:25 PM	BMG 85.2 Course Outline as of Fall 1997	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  BMG 85.2	Title:  SMALL BUS START-UP
Full Title:  Procedures for Starting a Small Business
Last Reviewed:5/3/2010

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		9 max.	Lecture Scheduled	27.00
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	0		2 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	27.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  54.00

Total 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:

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:

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:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1983	Inactive:	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:

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

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:

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:

SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, Nicholas C. Siropolis, Houghton/Mifflin,

5th Edition, 1994.

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