Study entrepreneurship at JCC
The Entrepreneurship certificate at Jamestown Community College helps you develop entrepreneurial skills to become a successful entrepreneur and small business owner. You bring the idea, the passion, and the drive. We’ll support you with the education you need to bring your business venture to life.
While at JCC, you’ll study accounting, marketing, business law, and management as they relate to business ownership. Through electives, you can explore areas of business and add an in-depth level of skill that you can use as a successful entrepreneur.
2019 median pay for business and financial occupations: $69,820/year according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where to study at JCC
The Entrepreneurship certificate can ladder into the Business Administration A.S. and A.A.S. degrees.
Entrepreneurship skills
After you complete the program, you will be able to:
- Assess the feasibility of a business concept in the current local market along with its strengths and weaknesses.
- Develop a business plan with components from each of the core courses that demonstrates the importance of planning before launching a business venture.
- Demonstrate an understanding of entrepreneurship fundamentals in the areas of finance, accounting, marketing, management, communications, customer service, and the legal environment.
- Develop the ability to identify resources and tools as well as build and manage teams of people with complementary skills to help them translate opportunities into sustainable solutions.