Small Business Management

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Class Hours: 3 Lab/Discussion: 0 Credits: 3 Prerequisite: MGMT 275 or junior standing Description: A survey course emphasizing aspects of small business management not covered elsewhere in the student’s program. Key topics include real estate, site selection, and facilities management; purchasing management, vendor relations, and inventory systems; plant security, loss control, risk and insurance management; human resources management, employee benefits, motivation, and leadership; small business market research, customer services management, and pricing. A review of other elements of the small firm’s milieu is included as a necessary contextual element (e.g., planning, accounting, financing, law).