1. Small Business: An Overview Concept Module 1.1 What is Small Business? Concept Module 1.2 Small Businesses in the US Economy Concept Module 1.3 Workforce Diversity and Small Business Ownership Concept Module 1.4 Secrets of Small Business Success Concept Module 1.5 Understanding the Risks of Small Business Ownership Summary Key Terms2. Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship Concept Module 2.

1 The Entrepreneur-Manager Relationship Concept Module 2.2 A Model of the Start-Up Process Concept Module 2.3 Your Decision for Self-Employment Concept Module 2.4 Creativity and Innovation in Small Business Summary Key Terms3. Social Entrepreneurs, Ethics, and Strategic Planning Concept Module 3.1 Relationship between Social Responsibility, Ethics, and Strategic Planning Concept Module 3.2 Social Entrepreneurship Concept Module 3.3 Ethics and Business Strategy Concept Module 3.

4 Strategic Planning Summary Key Terms4. The Business Plan Concept Module 4.1 Every Business Needs a Plan Concept Module 4.2 Business Models and Feasibility Analysis Concept Module 4.3 Business Plan Contents Concept Module 4.4 Review Process Concept Module 4.5 The Pitch Summary Key Terms5. Franchising Concept Module 5.

1 About Franchising Concept Module 5.2: Why Open a Franchise? Concept Module 5.3 Selecting a Franchise Summary Key Terms6. Taking Over an Existing Business & Family Business Concept Module 6.1 Business-Buyout Alternative Concept Module 6.2 How Do You Find a Business for Sale? Concept Module 6.3 What Do You Look for in a Business? Concept Module 6.4 What are You Buying? Concept Module 6.

5 How Much Should You Pay? Concept Module 6.6 Buying the Business Concept Module 6.7 Taking Over a Family Business Summary Key Terms7. Starting a New Business Concept Module 7.1 About Start-Ups Concept of Module 7.2 Types of New Businesses Concept Module 7.3 Evaluating Potential Start-Ups Concept Module 7.4 Getting Started Summary Key Terms8.

Accounting Records and Financial Statements Concept Module 8.1 Small Business Accounting Concept Module 8.2 Small Business Accounting Basics Concept Module 8.3 Analyzing Financial Statements Concept Module 8.4 Managing Cash Flow Summary Key Terms9. Small Business Finance Concept Module 9.1 Small Business Finance Concept Module 9.2 Basic Financial Vocabulary Concept Module 9.

3 How Can You Find Capital? Summary Key Terms10. The Legal Environment Concept Module 10.1 Small Business and the Law Concept Module 10.2 Bankruptcy Laws Concept Module 10.3 Contract Law for Small Businesses Concept Module 10.4 Laws to Protect Intellectual Property Concept Module 10.5 Forms of Business Organization Summary Key Terms11. Small Business Marketing: Strategy and Research Concept Module 11.

1 Small Business Marketing Concept Module 11.2 Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses Concept Module 11.3 Market Research Summary Key Terms12. Small Business Marketing: Location Concept Module 12.1 Small Business Distribution Concept Module 12.2 Location for the Long Run Concept Module 12.3 Site Selection Concept Module 12.4 Location Types Concept Module 12.

5 Layout and Design Concept Module 12.6 Lease, Buy, or Build? Summary Key Terms13. Small Business Marketing: Price and Promotion Concept Module 13.1 The Economics of Pricing Concept Module 13.2 Breakeven Analysis Concept Module 13.3 Price-Setting Techniques Concept Module 13.4 Getting Paid Concept Module 13.5 Promotion Summary Key Terms14.

Professional and Small Business Management Concept Module 14.1 Managing Small Business Concept Module 14.2 Small Business Growth Concept Module 14.3 Leadership in Action Concept Module 14.4 Special Management Concerns: Time and Stress Management15. Human Resource Management Concept Module 15.1 Hiring the Right Employees Concept Module 15.2 Employee Recruitment Concept Module 15.

3 Selecting Employees Concept Module 15.4 Placing and Training Employees Concept Module 15.5 Compensating Employees Concept Module 15.6 When Problems Arise: Employee Discipline and Termination16. Operations Management Concept Module 16.1 Elements of Operating Management Concept Module 16.2 Operations Management Concept Module 16.3 What about Scheduling Operations? Concept Module 16.

4 Quality-Centered Management Concept Module 16.5 Purchasing for Small Business Concept Module 16.6 Managing Inventory.