About the program

Florida Education Institute’s Business Management program is designed to prepare students for career opportunities in a variety of entry-level business positions such as managers, supervisors, and marketing and sales.  This program emphasizes entrepreneurship as a viable career option, providing students with the skills needed to realistically evaluate their potential as a business owner, and develop the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to start and operate a business.

Current business owners may find this program attractive since the program offers a broad foundation of knowledge, skills, and perspective, including the role of new technologies, and how it all plays a role in businesses being successful today.

Business Management:  
A unique program for Business People

If you are interested in starting a business, improving your existing business, or obtain a position as a manager or supervisor, the Business Management program may be right for you.  This program looks into the important factors that make businesses successful today, from human resources and employee management to technological changes are impacting your business.  Here are some of the skills this program covers:

• Entrepreneurship
• Principles of today’s business
• The new economy
• Managing people
• Leadership
• Setting goals and strategies
• The importance of culture in a business
• Legal perspective

• Regulations and government
• Marketing and sales
• Financial markets
• Technology and its speed
• Communication today
• Management styles and methods
• Accounting
• The community we serve

Is this career for you?

Have you thought about being your own boss?  Do you feel you have it in you to lead others?  Do you have a good idea that you want to develop?  Do you feel that business is for you?  If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, then you should look into Florida Education Institute’s Business Program.  We feel this program is unique and very meaningful to now only an existing business owner that wants to take his or her business to the next level, but for anyone who wants to start a career in management or business.

Successful Business Management students can be described as having many of these characteristics:

• Current business owners
• Future business owners
• Interested in managing
• Entrepreneurial
• Risk taker
• Having leadership potential
• Determined
• Not easily defeated
• Service oriented (People Person)

• Relationship builder
• Wanting to give back to community, others
• Focus on big picture and attention to details
• Interpersonal communication skills
• Team-oriented
• Enthusiastic
• Optimistic
• Resourceful
• Positive Attitude

Some of the coursework in our program covers:

• Fundamentals of management
• Human Resources
• Technology
• Managing people
• Marketing and sales
• Entrepreneurship
• Accounting

Career opportunities

Graduates of our Business Management program may qualify for employment and careers in a variety of business positions,  here are just a few:

• Entrepreneur
• Business Owner
• Manager or Supervisor
• Marketing or Sales Representative
• Account Executive

Employment and career outlook

Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in the growth of the U.S. economy. Small businesses are typically the entry point for entrepreneurs as they develop ideas and build a customer base.

U.S. Bureau of labor statistics

The economy in the United States is driven by businesses and the ability of entrepreneurs to innovate.  Opportunities in business are everywhere in the United States and the people who succeed appear to be the ones that have the work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit.