Class information
BA250 Small Business Design
- CRN: 40747
- Credits: 4
- Locations, days, times, and instructors:
- Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
From September 22 through December 13, 2025, Heidi J Sickert
- Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
Class materials
Textbooks
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Open educational resources (OER)
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Details about this class
Welcome to Small Business Design!
This newly revised 4-credit course supports each student in building a business model for a venture or project concept for a business or nonprofit organization.
Course Highlights:
- You'll continuously build and improve the model using an iterative, creative process and by completing assignments every week to build the business model.
- We also use an industry-based software, Liveplan, that's recommended by the Oregon Small Business 沙巴体育官网ment Centers.
- I'll be offering optional, weekly work sessions via Zoom - past students requested this!
Please feel free to email me (heidi.sickert@pcc.edu) with any questions.
I look forward to working with you!
Heidi Sickert
Technology
This fully online course uses Liveplan, an industry- based software to help you build a business model - Purchase a subscription through the PCC Bookstore. Additional content and learning materials are provided in the D2L Brightspace course.
**Make sure you have completed the Prerequisites for this course as well as the Start Guide for PCC Online Learning at: /online/students/osg/
No show policy
Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.
Online technical requirements
Please be sure to read the quick guide to Online Learning technical requirements.
Students with disabilities
Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.
Prerequisite for online classes
Before you take your first online class at PCC, you must complete the start guide. The start guide will help you decide if these classes are right for you. Once you complete the start guide, you will be able to register for these classes.