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Starting Your Own Business
Course#: 80

Category: For the Employee

Field of Study: Business Management & Organization

Audience: HR Managers, HR Generalists

Level of Difficulty: Basic

Delivery Method: Self-Study

Prerequisites: Some college level courses with moderate algebraic training

Advanced Preparation: None

Overview:
Many Americans dream of starting a business. But being self-employed or the employer of others brings a great deal of additional responsibility. This online course discusses the details of starting a business, including how to write a business plan, choosing a business type, obtaining financing, hiring employees, setting salaries, the importance of employee benefit plans (such as health care insurance and retirement plans), marketing, taxes, and business law.

Learning Objectives:
  • Know how to write a business plan
  • Select between the business forms of sole proprietorship, limited liability company, S corporation, or C corporation
  • Use salary surveys for determining employee salaries and setting founder salaries in a startup company
  • Describe how to use a marketing plan and advertising agencies in your small business development
  • Utilize online HR resources, such as those provided by the Small Business Administration, to research employment law and income taxes
Credit and Professional Continuing Education Information:

*The Course Credit Map displays credit types offered by location and corresponding lists of eligible courses.

Course Price:  Free!
Exam Price:  $24.95




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