Prepare for a Creative Business Career that Lets You Be Your Own Boss

Whether you have dreams of owning your own company or helping to manage and grow someone else's business, in a small business management and entrepreneurship career you can thrive in a creative, innovative and flexible environment as a self-motivated professional. In a small business, you might launch a new enterprise, take over an existing business or be the one employee who can make a difference to the future of the company. As company multitaskers, small business professionals must sometimes act as sales people, IT gurus and operations managers, knowing every possible thing there is to know about the business's products or services.

Small business management and entrepreneurship careers can be found a variety of settings, including:

  • Website development
  • E-commerce
  • Retail
  • Manufacturing
  • Finance
  • Real Estate
  • Insurance

Put Your DeVry Degree to Work in a Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship Career

When you earn your business administration degree from DeVry with a concentration/major in small business management and entrepreneurship, you'll be prepared to launch new enterprises, assume responsibility for existing businesses or work as a manager in others' organizations. With a title such as business owner, franchisee or store manager, your responsibilities could include:

  • Creating and implementing new business plans
  • Managing staff, payroll and benefits
  • Securing financial resources for initial funding or expansion activities
  • Identifying and exploring new opportunities

Get the Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship Career You Want with a Degree from DeVry

Graduates of DeVry's Business Administration bachelor's degree program with a concentration/major in Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship are prepared for all these career responsibilities and more! Through a mix of informative classes and hands-on experience, you receive the in-depth, specialized education required to step into today's most rewarding small business management and entrepreneurship careers. Or, take the next step in your career and continue your education at DeVry's Keller Graduate School to earn your MBA (Master's degree in Business Administration).

DeVry graduates in business administration with a concentration/major in small business management and entrepreneurship will be prepared for careers in areas such as:

  • Small business financial accounting
  • Internet marketing and sales
  • Customer relations
  • New business development

DeVry is the university where you can gain the skills, credentials and respect you need to make it big in the world of small business management and entrepreneurship. DeVry's success at preparing its students for careers is hard to beat! Check this out.for the past year in all DeVry programs and locations combined, 91% of DeVry graduates in the active job market held positions in their chosen field within 6 months of graduation and earned average entry-level salary of $41,000.

Earn your degree at DeVry today and start your small business management and entrepreneurship career tomorrow!

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