To support the independent business owner, Kaplan University has teamed with Kauffman
FastTrac® * to introduce two online entrepreneurship certificate
programs† designed to help students develop the tools to begin or expand
their business ventures.‡
Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship for New Ventures
For those students in the early phases of starting a business, this certificate
program could help them develop the knowledge and skills to pursue a career in entrepreneurship.
Key areas of interest include how to create business plans, develop financial and
operational plans, and create feasibility studies.
Sample course topics for this program include:
Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship for Growth Ventures
This certificate program helps established business owners develop the skills to
manage an expanding business, and to strategically align all aspects of the business
for potential growth.
Sample course topics for this program include:
- Analyzing potential for growth in an industry
- Creating a strategy to improve business performance
- Developing a 3–year operating budget and forecast of profitability
- Defending growth business plans
Career Outlook
According to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, a leading indicator
of new business creation in the United States, the number of new businesses created
during the 2007 through 2009 recession years increased steadily year to year, and
in 2009, 558,000 new businesses were created each month.§
Kaplan University also offers degree programs and specializations:
- Master of Business Administration—Entrepreneurship
- MS in Information Technology—Entrepreneurship
- MS in Management
Fill out the form on the right to learn more about these certificate programs today.
*Kauffman FastTrac ® was created by the Kauffman Foundation, the
largest foundation that advances entrepreneurship as a key to growing economies
and expanding human welfare. The words, "Kauffman FastTrac," are service marks owned
by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
†Each certificate program consists of four credit hours. These programs
are not eligible for Title IV federal financial aid. Upon successful completion
of each program, graduates will be awarded a certificate from Kaplan University.
Qualified credits earned in fulfillment of these certificates may be transferable
to certain Kaplan University degree programs. Kaplan University does not guarantee
the transferability of credit.
‡Kaplan University's programs are designed to prepare graduates
to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, the
University does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job,
eligible for career advancement opportunities, or employed at all.
§Source: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, "Despite Recession, U.S.
Entrepreneurial Activity Rises in 2009 to Highest Rate in 14 Years, Kauffman Study
Shows," May 2010, Press Release, on the Internet at www.kauffman.org/newsroom/despite-recession-us-entrepreneurial-activity-rate-rises-in-2009.aspx.
The overall rate of new businesses does not necessarily mean an increased number
of jobs.
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