Get a business off the ground with a specialization in entrepreneurship online or on campus

Business Management Associate's degree - Entrepreneurship specialization

Starting a business is a challenging but exciting endeavor that can be filled with as many obstacles as rewards. Our Business Management Associate’s degree with an Entrepreneurship specialization gives you the skills and knowledge you need to help increase your long-term success as a small business owner.

Your coursework focuses on developing your fundamental business knowledge so you can manage, operate, and grow a successful business. You will develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills that you can apply to your niche market.

To further supplement your education and give you a first-hand look into how businesses are managed and some of the strategies and tactics you could apply to your business, you can complete our employer-based internship program. As a graduate, you can also choose to continue your education by seamlessly transferring your credits into our Business Management Bachelor’s degree.

Find out what it takes for a business to succeed with a specialization in entrepreneurship

Starting your own business can be a challenging goal with many unforeseen obstacles. You will be required to plan ahead and be ready for any bumps in the road. The specialization in entrepreneurship you earn will help you understand the basic concepts of starting a business and how to succeed within your niche.

This program in the exciting field of entrepreneurship offers you the flexibility and convenience of online learning. 

Are you ready to learn more? We’ve spent more than a century at Rasmussen College preparing students for success. If you would like to know more about our school, what we offer our students or anything else, please fill out a contact request or call us at (888) 549-6755. One of our program managers can answer any questions you may have.

Entrepreneurship Courses

If you want to succeed as a small business owner, it’s a good idea to get an education that will benefit you the most. The business field can be challenging, but if you stick with it and continue to change with the market, you will have a better chance to succeed. The courses you take to complete your entrepreneurship degree will help you succeed in competitive markets.

Some key courses include:

Introduction to Entrepreneurship
You will learn the basic concepts of entrepreneurship and examine entrepreneurship as a means to execute against market opportunities through real-life case studies.

Entrepreneurship Product and Service Planning
You will learn how to identify market opportunities, profile the competition, and develop a basic product and service plan.

Entrepreneurial Finance:  Capitalization for the Entrepreneur
Examine the ways in which entrepreneurial ventures are financed, explore methods for raising both start-up and operating capital, and participate in a simulation designed to teach the value of financial management.

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Entrepreneurship Career Outlook

According to the United States Small Business Association, small businesses:

  • Represent 99.7 percent of all employer firms.
  • Employ just over half of all private sector employees.
  • Pay 44 percent of total U.S. private payroll.
  • Have generated 64 percent of net new jobs over the past 15 years.
  • Create more than half of the nonfarm private gross domestic product (GDP).
  • Hire 40 percent of high tech workers (such as scientists, engineers, and computer programmers).
  • Are 52 percent home-based and 2 percent franchises.
  • Made up 97.3 percent of all identified exporters and produced 30.2 percent of the known export value in FY 2007.
  • Produce 13 times more patents per employee than large patenting firms; these patents are twice as likely as large firm patents to be among the one percent most cited.

Even if your goal is to be your own boss, you may not be able to go out on your own right away. That’s why the Rasmussen College career placement services staff starts helping you even before you graduate – with your resume, cover letter, interviewing techniques and how to search for a great career. And it doesn’t end there – these services are available throughout your entire career.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census and International Trade Admin.; Advocacy-funded research by Kathryn Kobe, 2007 (www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs299tot.pdf) and CHI Research, 2003 (www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs225tot.pdf); U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Seamless Credit Transfer Policies

Transferring your credits doesn't need to be difficult.  At Rasmussen College, our transfer policies are designed to maximize your credit transfer and minimize your time to graduation.

Check out some of our highlighted transfer policies below or visit our Transfer Policy for a full description of each policy.

  • Transfer your entire Associate’s degree credits and enter at Junior status if you have an Associate's degree and are seeking a Bachelor’s degree in a similar field—this also means you will not have to complete any pre-requisites for most degrees ¹
  •  Transfer all general education courses from your previously-earned Associate's or Bachelor's degree regardless of course of study ²
  • Course-by-course evaluation of all courses with a grade of C or higher
  • Credit by examination, which gives you an opportunity to test out of courses where you can demonstrate specific knowledge.  These tests are offered free of charge to Rasmussen College students. 
  • Earn college credit through prior work, learning, and military experiences

Contact a program manager today at 888-549-6755 or complete the form on the right and one of our program managers will contact you to discuss transferring your college credit to Rasmussen College.

¹ Rasmussen College reserves the right to accept or deny transfer of credits based on guidelines defined in the course catalog.  Rasmussen College transfer policies vary by state and degree; contact your local campus to discuss your credit transfer options.
² Refer to the General Education Block Transfer For Baccalaureate Candidates for complete details and restrictions.