Small Business Management

Your New Career
You can open your own small business, or start your career managing the operation of a business such as a retail store, restaurant, apartment complex, or insurance agency — to name a few. The opportunities are plentiful; whichever you choose, you'll have the skills for the job.  

• Earn your Career Diploma at home in as little as five months by studying just an hour a day for your new career.
• Work with customers, executives, and other interesting people, making the decisions that result in growth and prosperity.
• Start your own business. Work part-time from home, or open a full-time enterprise of your own.

The U.S. Occupational Outlook Handbook states, "Demand should be strong for facility managers because businesses increasingly are realizing the importance of maintaining and efficiently operating their facilities, which are very large investments for most organizations." *Apply the skills you learn in your training program diligently for a successful and secure future.

Your New Skills
You'll learn every important part of being a Small Business Manager.

• The basics. Planning for Success — how to plan your business, managing time, money, and staff.
• Start-up secrets. How to meet your insurance and monetary needs.
• Growing your business. How to find and use marketing information, the hows and whys of advertising, and record keeping.
• Budgets and staffing. How to get the best quality for your money, how to employ the right people in the right positions.
• Using the small business computer. Learn about hardware and software, and how to use Microsoft® Office XP for your business applications.