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Home > Programs > Full Time > Business > Small Business Administration
Small Business Administration
Program Code Campus Program Length Start Date
020119 College Drive Six semesters (three years) September
Small Business Administration
 

Think you have what it takes to start a small business? Ever wanted to own a franchise? Learn how by enrolling in the Small Business Administration program.

This program will teach you to:
• successfully start up, own and operate new business ventures; and
• act as a highly motivated and self-reliant employee, able to properly evaluate, implement and manage new and existing business opportunities.

For the first four semesters, the Small Business Administration program is identical to the Small Business Management program.

In this intense three-year program, you will evaluate business opportunities and run a business venture on campus for eight weeks in your fourth semester. In semesters five and six, you will further your education and training by acquiring business skills and knowledge necessary for success in the business world. In-class instruction is supplemented by a work placement in semester six.

Canadore’s Small Business programs are the best of their kind in Canada and prepare you for a bright entrepreneurial future or an employment career with excellent potential for advancement.
Admission Requirements


Ontario Secondary School Diploma at or above the general level or its equivalent. Grade 12 English and Grade 11 Mathematics or equivalents are required. Grade 12 Mathematics is recommended.

Mature Students:
Applicants aged 19 or over without the OSSD will be considered on the basis of their results on the College’s Mature Student Test.

Graduates of the new Ontario Secondary School Curriculum:
Ontario Secondary School Diploma with courses from the College (C), University (U), University/College (M), or Open (O) preparation levels.

Required courses:
Grade 12 Compulsory English (ENG 4C or ENG 4U) and any Grade 11 Mathematics (C) or (U).

Recommended courses
(not used in the admission selection process):
• Grade 12 (O) Communications in the World of Business and Technology (EBT 4O)
• Grade 11 (O) and/or Grade 12 (C) Information Technology in Business (BTA 3O), (BTX 4C)
• Grade 11 (M) and/or Grade 12 (M) Financial Accounting (BAF 3M), (BAT 4M)
• Grade 11 (C) and/or Grade 12 (C) Entrepreneurial Studies (BDI 3C), (BDV 4C)

 
IMPORTANT NOTE
Business programs have a common first semester. If you wish to change to another Business program, you may do so after the first semester.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
  • Small business owners/operators
  • Small business managers
  • Family business managers
  • Franchisees
  • Department managers
  • Management trainees
  • Self employment
 
CURRICULUM
SEMESTER ONE:
• 
ACC 135 Applied Accounting I
 
• 
BCL 130 Microsoft Office I
 
• 
BUS 105 Introduction to Business
 
• 
MKT 100 Marketing for Business
 
• 
MTH 170 Business Mathematics
 
• 
BUS 104 Business Skills
 
 
SEMESTER TWO:
• 
ACC 184 Managerial Accounting
 
• 
BCL 131 Microsoft Office II
 
• 
BUS 195 Organizational Behaviour
 
• 
CMM 125 College Communication I
 
• 
FIN 100 Finance I
 
• 
MKT 150 Marketing II
 
• 
SBM 226 Entrepreneurial Studies
 
 
SEMESTER THREE:
• 
BUS 155 Personal Effectiveness in Business
 
• 
LAW 230 Business Law
 
• 
MKT 203 Professional Sales Skills I
 
• 
MKT 311 International Marketing
 
• 
SBM 201 Small Business Internal Control Systems
 
• 
SBM 221 Small Business Management
 
 
SEMESTER FOUR:
• 
BUS 355 Operations Management
 
• 
CMM 180 Business Correspondence
 
• 
ECN 105 Principles of Economics
 
• 
BUS 275 Customer Service Management
 
• 
SBM 209 Business Plan
 
• 
SBM 305 Small Business Simulation
 
 
SEMESTER FIVE:
• 
BUS 201 Business Research Methods
 
• 
BUS 352 Incubator*
 
• 
BUS 384 Work Placement Preparation
 
• 
MKT 200 Consumer Behaviour
 
• 
MKT 206 Advertising
 
• 
MKT 253 Retail Merchandising
 
 
SEMESTER SIX (FIRST HALF):
• 
BUS 304 Research Project
 
• 
MKT 356 Branding & Brand Management
 
• 
BUS 393 Computer Graphics for Business
 
 
SEMESTER SIX (SECOND HALF):
• 
BUS 385 Work Placement
 
 
*BUS352 or two 4 credit electives.
PERSONAL ASSETS
  • Determination
  • Critical thinking
  • Attention to detail
 
FIELD PLACEMENT
  • Operation of a cart-based business in semester four for a minimum of six hours per week for eight weeks
  • Minimum of 320 hours of work placement in semester six
 
START YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Entrepreneurial thinking is about recognizing opportunity and understanding how to capitalize on it. Entrepreneurs learn to see opportunity while others stick with what’s out there. Think of those times when you find yourself wanting a product or service, only to find that it is not available to you. Or make a note if you think of a way to do something more efficiently.

Canadore’s Small Business Administration Advanced Diploma takes you through the steps to start and manage a small business. This allows you to graduate and confidently launch your own product, idea or business!
 
ARTICULATION
  • Advanced standing at most universities and colleges across Canada
  • Nipissing University, ON
  • Lake Superior State University, USA
  • Lakehead University, ON
  • Athabasca University, AB
  • University Canada West, BC
  • Laurentian University, ON
 
For Program Information Contact

Bob Walpole, L.L.B., M.B.A.
Professor
(705) 474-7600 ext. 5540
bob.walpole@canadorec.on.ca
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