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  3. Encore Entrepreneurs: An Introduction to Starting Your Own Business

Encore Entrepreneurs: An Introduction to Starting Your Own Business

Small Business Administration

Micro-CredentialCIP: 52.0701

Become a contributor for free to openly demonstrate student outcomes, industry alignment & eligibility criteria.

Provides guidance for individuals over 50 looking to start a business.

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

SpeakingCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningWritingMonitoringCoordinationJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem SolvingManagement of Personnel ResourcesSocial PerceptivenessInstructingActive LearningSystems EvaluationLearning StrategiesPersuasionManagement of Financial Resources

Knowledge

Administration and ManagementEnglish LanguageLaw and GovernmentCustomer and Personal ServiceMathematicsPersonnel and Human ResourcesEducation and TrainingEconomics and AccountingBuilding and ConstructionEngineering and TechnologyPublic Safety and SecurityMechanicalBiologyProduction and ProcessingCommunications and Media

Abilities

Oral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionOral ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningProblem SensitivitySpeech ClarityInductive ReasoningSpeech RecognitionNear VisionInformation OrderingMathematical ReasoningFluency of IdeasOriginality

Tasks

  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accou
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Identify environmental contamination sources.
  • Coordinate on-site activities for environmental cleanup or remediation projects to ensure compliance
  • Identify and apply for project funding.
  • Coordinate or direct development, energy assessment, engineering, or construction activities to ensu
  • Manage wind project costs to stay within budget limits.
  • Lead or support negotiations involving tax agreements or abatements, power purchase agreements, land
  • Supervise employees or subcontractors to ensure quality of work or adherence to safety regulations o
  • Train or coordinate the training of employees in operations, safety, environmental issues, or techni
  • Track and maintain records for wind operations, such as site performance, downtime events, parts usa
  • Coordinate or conduct internal investigations of problems such as employee theft and violations of c
  • Administer systems and programs to reduce loss, maintain inventory control, or increase safety.
  • Review loss prevention exception reports and cash discrepancies to ensure adherence to guidelines.
  • Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as a
  • Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
  • Discuss emerging compliance issues to ensure that management and employees are informed about compli
  • Develop regulatory strategies and implementation plans for the preparation and submission of new pro
  • Review all regulatory agency submission materials to ensure timeliness, accuracy, comprehensiveness,
  • Direct the preparation and submission of regulatory agency applications, reports, or correspondence.
  • Develop and review regulatory strategies, development plans, and implementation plans for the preparation and submission of new products.
  • Direct or coordinate an organization's financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize i
  • Confer with board members, organization officials, or staff members to discuss issues, coordinate ac
  • Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding or implementation of programs.
  • Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure product
  • Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the production, pricing
  • Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.
  • Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of sustainability programs.
  • Develop or execute strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling
  • Develop, or oversee the development of, sustainability evaluation or monitoring systems.

Technology

Document management softwareElectronic mail softwareData base user interface and query softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareOffice suite softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareCompliance softwareAccounting softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareGeographic information systemComputer aided design CAD softwareEnterprise application integration softwareContent workflow softwareCustomer relationship management CRM softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareComputer based training softwareWord processing softwareOperating system softwareSpreadsheet softwareFacilities management softwareProject management softwareInternet browser softwareData base management system softwareHuman resources softwareWeb page creation and editing software

Tools

Carousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersInteractive whiteboardsLaptop computersDigital camerasGlobal positioning system GPS receiversLaser facsimile machinesMulti-line telephone systemsPersonal computersPhotocopying equipmentSubcentimeter global positioning system GPS unitsBarometric pressure sensorsCup anemometersDataloggersDigital still camerasElectronic temperature sensorsHandheld global positioning system GPS unitsPortable meteorological stationsPropeller anemometers

Work Values

AchievementIndependenceRecognitionRelationshipsWorking ConditionsSupport
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Business Teachers, Postsecondary25-1011.00
  • Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers11-9199.11
  • Wind Energy Development Managers11-9199.10
  • Wind Energy Operations Managers11-9199.09
  • Loss Prevention Managers11-9199.08
  • Compliance Managers11-9199.02
  • Regulatory Affairs Managers11-9199.01
  • Managers, All Other11-9199.00
  • General and Operations Managers11-1021.00
  • Chief Sustainability Officers11-1011.03
  • Chief Executives11-1011.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Micro-Credential)

  • Undergraduate course lectures — deliver structured presentations on foundational business topics such as introductory accounting or marketing principles under faculty mentorship in a university classroom setting.
  • Course syllabi and handouts — prepare basic instructional materials following departmental templates and guidelines for an assigned undergraduate course.
  • Student assignments and examinations — evaluate and assign grades using established rubrics provided by the supervising faculty member or department.
  • Classroom discussions — initiate and facilitate guided conversations on business case studies with undergraduate students under the guidance of a senior faculty mentor.
  • Student attendance and grade records — maintain accurate documentation in the institution's learning management system in compliance with departmental policies.
  • Current business literature — read and summarize recent journal articles and trade publications to incorporate relevant developments into course preparation.
  • Professional conferences and associations — attend discipline-specific academic events to begin building scholarly networks and awareness of emerging research.
  • Research projects — contribute to faculty-led investigations in a designated business field, assisting with data collection and literature review under direct supervision.
  • Word processing and spreadsheet software — use standard academic productivity tools to draft course materials, record grades, and organize instructional content.
  • Learning management platforms — upload course materials, post announcements, and respond to student inquiries through institutional software such as a university LMS.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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