A student successfully completing this program will be able to do the following:   Calculate, compile and analyze financial records to make practical business decisions.   Develop knowledge of general business concepts necessary for the development of an effective business plan.   Develop critical thinking skills to identify and evaluate entrepreneurial opportunities.   Distinguish among the various forms of business ownership and various ways of getting a business started.   Develop an understanding of the concept of risk and how its effect on new ventures can be reduced or minimized.   Demonstrate the capacity to identify and acquire the resources needed for the creation and implementation of a new venture.   Understand the process that enables entrepreneurs with limited resources to transform a simple idea into a sustainable success.   Apply effective written and oral communication skills to business situations.   Select and integrate appropriate current and emerging technologies to support business functions.   Utilize computer skills consisting of the Internet and the most common business software applications.