Entrepreneurship and Innovation Proficiency Certificate

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    Program Duration: 2 Year Program
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    Degree Type: Associate in Science (A.S.)
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    Total Credit Hours: 65
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About This Certificate

Are you thinking of starting your own business or improving your current business? If so, the Entrepreneurship and Innovation proficiency certificate program courses will provide information on planning, funding, accounting, marketing, and law for the entrepreneur that is essential to the foundations of a successful business. In this program, students will learn what it takes to be an entrepreneur, and they'll get to apply this knowledge by creating a marketing plan for their own unique businesses.

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Launch Your Career in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

  • Online Merchant – est. salary $79,729
  • Search Marketing Strategist – est. salary $78,964
  • Supply Chain Managers – est. salary $114,256*
**EMSI Data, 2022; Philadelphia County, PA; a percentage of people in these jobs may have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Career Outlook

$134,811

Median Salary of a General and Operations Managers

10,074

Number of Jobs in the Region

+7.7%

10-year Job Outlook in the Region for a Computer and Information Systems Manager

Featured Career

General and Operations Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources.

Starting Pay: $62,869

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Typical Tasks

  • Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure productivity or goal achievement or to identify areas needing cost reduction or program improvement.
  • Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products.
  • Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.
  • Prepare staff work schedules and assign specific duties.
  • Monitor suppliers to ensure that they efficiently and effectively provide needed goods or services within budgetary limits.