The path to becoming a small business owner is what you choose to make it. Having a degree to back up your business can help in a multitude of ways, especially when you’re building it from the ground up.
Georgia State offers many fully online degrees that can give small business owners a solid start in their pursuits, just in time to wrap up National Small Business Month.
Finance
The Online BBA in Finance at Georgia State gives students the knowledge they need to build a secure financial foundation for their business. Between cash flow, tax allocations and even pricing strategies, knowing the business side of your venture can protect your investment from miscalculations.
With Georgia State’s online degree completion program, students can utilize credits from their previous associate’s and bachelor’s degrees and save time in school. Asynchronous courses make it easier to balance starting a business while learning about financial analysis and data analytics.
Marketing
Having a new idea for a business is one thing, but knowing how to market it is another. The Marketing Program at Georgia State Online balances the creative aspects of marketing with business skills, giving students the tools to utilize social media and traditional marketing principles in various settings. The program even has a required course, Marketing for Entrepreneurs, dedicated to applying the right marketing tactics in a new business.
Disruptive Innovation and Entrepreneurship
If you’re interested in something more direct, the Online Graduate Certificate in Disruptive Innovation and Entrepreneurship could be the perfect match for you. In as little as nine months, you can complete a program that teaches you how to make your small business ideas come to life.
Throughout the program, students engage with tools that spark creative thinking, craft persuasive value propositions, build sustainable and profitable business models, and gain the skills to confidently pitch their ideas to investors.
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