Innovation and Entrepreneurship

This program prepares individuals to research, start and successfully operate their own business. The program focuses on the assessment of the market need, skillsets, successful entry and exit. It prepares individuals to develop an original business model canvas, financials, competitive analysis, and the initial evaluation of the business concept to determine feasibility and start-up requirements. The program prepares individuals to perform the duties of planning, managing and directing business operations and employees, as well as collecting, analyzing data, cybersecurity, and identifying potential product or service demand.

36 annually with 2% increase per year

The goal is to develop entrepreneurs who open successful businesses.

In 2017, there were 93,124 jobs in the entrepreneurship occupational group in the Inland Empire/Desert region. However, only 9% or 8,175 of these jobs are classified as self-employed.

This occupational group is projecting to increase employment by 7% in the region through 2022. Employers will need to hire 51,203 more workers (or 4,167 for self-employed) during the same timeframe to backfill jobs that workers are permanently vacating (includes retirements). Tables 1 & 2 in the Appendix of LMI displays job growth, wages, education, training, and work experience required for this occupational group.

We will offer a 12 unit certificate of achievement (Entrepreneurship - Boots on the Ground) that stacks with an additional 6 unit certificate of achievement (Entrepreneurship - Laying the Foundation) leading to the future 21 unit state approved certificate (Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

Recommended that students that the courses in this order:

ENP-50

ENP-51

ENP-52

ENP-53

ENP-54

ENP-55

ENP-70 OR ENP-71