Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Overview

Whether your goals include innovating an existing company or starting a new business on your own, TMCC'S Small Business and Entrepreneurship Program will equip you with the skills necessary to thrive, not just survive. In this program, you will learn how to create and execute business plans, how to reach potential customers, and how to build a business from the ground up.

Why Choose Small Business and Entrepreneurship at TMCC?

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  • You will not only learn the skills for entrepreneurship, but also gain the knowledge of yourself and of customers to be successful in launching your own business.
  • Small class size means one-on-one attention and the same flexibility and innovation experienced in small business management.
  • Your degree will be valued by businesses to assist them in constant innovation.
  • You will have access to successful entrepreneurs, who act as mentors, resources and most importantly all courses are taught by successful entrepreneurs.
  • Graduate with thousands of dollars of consulting expertise from instructors, while paying TMCC's low tuition rate.

What Will I Study?

A degree or certificate in Small Business and Entrepreneurship gives you a broad base knowledge of the needs of business while preparing you for small business ownership. At TMCC you have multiple program options to choose from in the field of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Degrees

Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Business AA Degree

Prepare to start your own business venture or act and participate in any size organization with an entrepreneurial spirit as you become proficient in the fundamentals of small business management. As a student in this program, you will also have the opportunity to assist in the development of entrepreneurial enterprises in the Reno community.

When you successfully complete this degree you will be eligible for transfer to upper-division status in the University of Nevada, Reno’s (UNR) College of Business. For students transferring from TMCC, UNR's Degree Audit Report accepts:

  • TMCC ENT 200 in place of UNR ENT 401
  • TMCC ENT 230 in place of UNR ENT 402
  • TMCC ENT 280 in place of UNR ENT 403

Culinary Arts Entrepreneurs AAS Degree

Develop the necessary business skills to open your own business and/or work in a management capacity at a food-related small business. You will learn aspects related to business, people, and culinary which will allow you to achieve success in a wide range of different food operations.

Massage Therapy Entrepreneurship, Business AAS Degree

Undertake a broad spectrum of entrepreneurship and massage related classes that will provide you with a strong foundation of business knowledge in order to prepare you to start your own business ventures. The required massage courses follow the guidelines established by local Nevada ordinances as well as the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. After you complete the TMCC program you will be eligible to take the national certification exam and also will be eligible to join either of the two nationally-recognized professional organizations: American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) or Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP).

“When I learned about TMCC’s massage therapy program I was so excited to go. I was in my last semester of that program when TMCC did something amazing. They made a massage therapy degree with entrepreneurship to help students start their own practice! I passed my licensure first try and immediately came across an opportunity to start my own business. TMCC has helped me not only build a business but show me how far I can go with it. Every single one of my professors has been supportive of my ideas. They have helped me to branch out into different networking groups and events. They encouraged me to create a sustainable massage practice with the most wonderful clients. Most importantly, they transformed me into the businesswoman I never thought I could be. Thank you TMCC!”

Alexandra, Massage Therapy Entrepreneurship graduate

Certificates

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Certificate of Achievement

This certificate allows you, as a new entrepreneur, the opportunity to get grounding in the fundamentals of being an entrepreneur. This certificate will suit you if you are an entrepreneurial-minded individual who wants to start your own business and/or bring new ideas to existing businesses. In this certificate program, you will develop a business plan, including the creation, development and presentation of innovative ideas. You will gain effective networking skills as well as skills and knowledge in each of the major business functions (accounting, marketing, economics, and finance) requisite for the owning and operating of a small business venture.

Bookkeeping Entrepreneurship Certificate of Achievement

If you are interested in having your own bookkeeping business, this certificate will help you pursue a bookkeeping certificate as you get grounding in the fundamentals of being an entrepreneur. Not only will you learn the basic functions of bookkeeping and accounting procedures but you will develop a business plan to help you make your dream a reality.

Culinary Arts Entrepreneurs Certificate of Achievement

If you are an entrepreneurial-minded individual who wants to start your own business in the culinary arts or find a challenging position in a culinary environment such as a restaurant, hotel, supermarket, bakery, pastry shop, hospital, ski and lake resort, corporate cafeteria or casino this may be the program for you. This certificate program will give you the opportunity to acquire grounding in the fundamentals of being an entrepreneur as you grow your basic skills in culinary arts.

Graphic Arts Entrepreneurship Certificate of Achievement

Prepare for jobs in areas of graphic communications, including graphic design, advertising design, web design, videography, and motion graphics as you also get grounding in the basics of business and entrepreneurship so that you have the skills you need to be a business owner in the future. The graphic communication component of this certificate instructs in design processes and the application of the latest print and display-based graphics software. The entrepreneurship component of this certificate focuses on entrepreneurship basics, marketing and business plan writing.

College Catalog Information

Check out additional Degree and Certificate information, including Recommended Course Schedule, Program Requirements and Program Outcomes.

Career Path

If you are like many Entrepreneurship majors, you want to open your own business someday and the skills you have gained from your program will certainly help you achieve your goals. Other career paths you might want to explore include:

  • Business Continuity Planners
  • Business Intelligence Analysts
  • Chief Executives
  • Financial Risk Specialists
  • Fundraisers
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Online Merchants
  • Search Marketing Strategists
  • Supply Chain Managers

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