Certificate & Diploma Programs at Central Penn College
Guides for the credit-bearing certificates at Central Penn
Entrepreneurship & Small Business Certificate courses
Students take 5 core courses and 1 elective course, totaling 18 credits.
- BUS115 Business Accounting
- BUS220 Principles of Management
- BUS230 Principles of Marketing
- BUS245 Human Resources
- BUS270 Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
Select one of the following: BUS235 Consumer Behavior, LGS250 Business Law, or BUS273 Entrepreneurship & Innovation in a Context of Crisis
See also the following guides for our Associate and Bachelor degree programs:
BUS115 Business Accounting books & ebooks
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The Ultimate Finance Book: Master Profit Statements, Understand Bookkeeping & Accounting, Prepare Budgets & Forecasts
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Call Number: Credo ReferenceISBN: 9781473683815Publication Date: 2020 -
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Accounting for Non-Accountants 11th ed.
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Call Number: 657.0941 HORISBN: 9780749480769Publication Date: 2017 -
Accounting for Small Business Owners
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Call Number: 657.9042 ACCISBN: 9781623155360Publication Date: 2015 -
Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers: all the basics you need to know
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Call Number: ebraryISBN: 9780465078981Publication Date: 2015 -
BUS220 Principles of Management books & ebooks
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Authentic Leadership (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
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Call Number: LDR 658.4092 HBR authenticISBN: 9781633693913Publication Date: 2017 -
Becoming a Top Manager: Tools and Lessons in Transitioning to General Management
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118858578Publication Date: 2015 -
The Conflict Resolution Toolbox: Models and Maps for Analyzing, Diagnosing, and Resolving Conflict
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119717614Publication Date: 2020-08-25 -
Harvard Business Review Manager's Handbook: The 17 Skills Leaders Need to Stand Out
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781633691247Publication Date: 2017 -
HBR's 10 Must Reads 2019: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review 2019
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Call Number: 658 HBR 2020ISBN: 9781633698123Publication Date: 2020 -
HBR Guide to Being More Productive (HBR Guide Series)
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Call Number: 658.409 HBRISBN: 9781633693081Publication Date: 2017 -
Leadership Presence (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
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Call Number: LDR 658.4092 HBR leadISBN: 1633696243Publication Date: 2018 -
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Managing Conflict at Work: Understanding and Resolving Conflict for Productive Working Relationships
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780749459529Publication Date: 2010 -
BUS230 Principles of Marketing books & ebooks
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Marketing 4.0: Moving from Traditional to Digital
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119341208Publication Date: 2016 -
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Marketing (The Brian Tracy Success Library)
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780814434215Publication Date: 2014 -
Native Advertising: The Essential Guide
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Call Number: 659.1 LOVISBN: 9780749481162Publication Date: 2017 -
Digital Marketer: Ten New Skills You Must Learn to Stay Relevant and Customer-Centric
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118760833Publication Date: 2014
BUS235 Consumer Behavior books & ebooks
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Aisles Have Eyes: How Retailers Track Your Shopping, Strip Your Privacy, and Define Your Power
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Call Number: 658.8342 TURISBN: 9780300212198Publication Date: 2017 -
The Attention Merchants: the epic scramble to get inside our heads
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Call Number: 659.1042 WUISBN: 9780385352017Publication Date: 2016 -
Behavioral Economics: The Basics
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Call Number: 330.019 CORRISBN: 9781138228917Publication Date: 2018 -
Consumer Behavior
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Call Number: OVR 658.834 SOL 10th Ed.ISBN: 9780132671842Publication Date: 2011 -
Consumer Behaviour and Analytics
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781138592643Publication Date: 2020 -
Online Consumer Behavior: Theory and Research in Social Media, Advertising, and E-tail
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780203123911Publication Date: 2012 -
Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior
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Call Number: 339.472 MilISBN: 9780670020621Publication Date: 2009 -
Wallet Allocation Rule: Winning the Battle for Share
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119037316Publication Date: 2015
BUS245 Human Resources books & ebooks
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The Big Book of HR, Revised and Updated Edition
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781632650894Publication Date: 2017 -
A Framework for Human Resource Management
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Call Number: 658.322 DESISBN: 9780132576147Publication Date: 2013 -
Strategy, HRM, and Performance: A Contextual Approach
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Call Number: 658.314 PAAISBN: 9780198808602Publication Date: 2018 -
Gen Z @ Work : How the Next Generation Is Transforming the Workplace
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Call Number: 658.3008 STIISBN: 9780062475442Publication Date: 2017 -
The Power of People: Learn How Successful Organizations Use Workforce Analytics To Improve Business Performance
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Call Number: 658.306 GUEISBN: 9780134546001Publication Date: 2017 -
50 Employment Laws in 50 States
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Call Number: REF 344.7301 BLR 2018ISBN: 9781556457517Publication Date: 2018 -
75 Ways for Managers to Hire, Develop, and Keep Great Employees
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Call Number: 658.3 FALISBN: 9780814436691Publication Date: 2016 -
Managing Employees Without Fear
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781586446642Publication Date: 2021 -
Dealing with Problem Employees: how to manage performance & personality issues in the workplace
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Call Number: 658.3045 DEL 11th Ed.ISBN: 9781413329148Publication Date: 2021 -
101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees
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Call Number: 658.3045 FALISBN: 9781400212019Publication Date: 2019
BUS270 Entrepreneurship & Small Business books & ebooks
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Boss Life: Surviving My Own Small Business
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Call Number: 338.7684 DOWISBN: 0399185291Publication Date: 2016 -
Building on Bedrock: What Sam Walton, Walt Disney, and Other Great Self-made Entrepreneurs Can Teach Us About Building Valuable Companies
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Call Number: 658.421 LIDISBN: 9781635761764Publication Date: 2018 -
Crack the Funding Code: how investors think and what they need to hear to fund your startup
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Call Number: 658.1522 ROBISBN: 9780814439838Publication Date: 2019 -
The Essential HR Guide for Small Businesses and Startups: Best Practices, Tools, Examples, and Online Resources
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781586445898Publication Date: 2020 -
Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
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One of the central premises of The Lean Startup movement is what Ries calls "validated learning" about the customer. It is a way of getting continuous feedback from customers so that the company can shift directions or alter its plans inch by inch, minute by minute. Rather than creating an elaborate business plan and a product-centric approach, Lean Startup prizes testing your vision continuously with your customers and making constant adjustments.
Call Number: 658.112 RIEISBN: 9780307887894Publication Date: 2011 -
The Sage handbook of small business and entrepreneurship
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781473987333Publication Date: 2018 -
Start-up Entrepreneurship: The SMART way
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9788885486713Publication Date: 2019 -
Start a Successful Business: Expert Advice to Take Your Startup from Idea to Empire
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Call Number: 658.11 DeBISBN: 9780814439180Publication Date: 2018 -
Startup Opportunities: Know When to Quit Your Day Job
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781119378174Publication Date: 2017 -
Start Your Own Business: The Only Startup Book You'll Ever Need
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Call Number: 658.041 LES 6th Ed.ISBN: 9781599185569Publication Date: 2015
LGS250 Business Law books & ebooks (Choice)
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Business Law and the Legal EnvironmentOpen-Access Textbook By Don Mayer, Daniel Warner, George Siedel; Publication Date: 2012
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Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency: Comparing Business Regulation for Domestic Firms in 189 Economies
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781464806674Publication Date: 2015 -
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
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Call Number: Credo ReferenceISBN: 9781414498966Publication Date: 2013 -
Law 101: : Everything You Need to Know About American Law
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Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780199341696Publication Date: 2014
