Business Management Certificate

The Business Management Program is designed to provide the educational background to enable graduates to pursue careers in management. Employment forecasters predict that a shortage of supervisors will exist during the next decade. Business management technicians will be needed to fill these openings.

As a result of analyzing the business world, the business management courses have been developed so that the business management technician will understand all the interdependent aspects of business activities. This knowledge will make the business management technician a valuable member of the management team.

Areas of concentration in this program are leadership, human resources, finance, marketing, total quality management, accounting, and computer information.

Graduates are employed in career areas such as credit, real estate, purchasing, public relations, retailing, operations, account representatives, and banking. Numerous graduates are self-employed. The technical business training provided at Eastern Gateway Community College lends itself to employment in a wide variety of business positions.

Upon successful completion of the degree in business management, the graduate will be able to:

• Work in and lead work teams.
• Understand and prepare a business plan.
• Understand and prepare a marketing plan.
• Identify and utilize the four functions of management.