Preliminary 2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    May 09, 2025  
Preliminary 2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog

ENT 210 - Vision to Business Plan - Entrepreneur's Institute


Description: Focuses on transforming a business vision into a simple, actionable business plan for a new venture. Guides students through creating a complete business plan, including the business description, target market analysis, and basic financial projections. Emphasizes practical application and development of a cohesive and professional document.

Credits: 1
Lecture: 1
Lab: 0

Course Content:
  1. Business description
  2. Foundational market research, including target market identification
  3. Marketing strategies to address the target market
  4. Basic financial projections (e.g., revenue, costs, funding needs)
  5. Business plan

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Develop a concise business description, including the business's purpose and structure. (1)
  2. Analyze a target market using basic research techniques. (2)
  3. Develop marketing strategies appropriate for the identified target market. (3)
  4. Create basic financial projections to support the business concept. (4)
  5. Prepare a simple business plan incorporating all required sections. (5)

Required Assessment:
  1. Prepare a complete business plan: Students create a simple business plan incorporating all required elements, analyses, and sections.
  2. Capstone - SBDC consultation meeting: Students present their business plan draft to a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) representative and incorporate feedback into their plan.