Students Enrolled in the Academy Starting in 2026 Follow this Path:
Principles of Entrepreneurship
This course provides instruction in the basic principles of entrepreneurship: the role of the entrepreneur, entrepreneurship as a career, ethics in business, and the principles of marketing, financing, and managing a business.
Business Management and Law
This course is designed to provide an introduction to business management techniques. Topics include human relations, decision making, communication techniques.
Business Ownership
The purpose of this course is to prepare students for careers as entrepreneurs, present entrepreneurship as a career path worthy of consideration. Courses cover management, leadership, marketing, finance, business planning, and the realities of being an entrepreneur, with hands-on activities like simulated business operations.
Students Enrolled Prior to 2026 Follow this Path:
Custom Promotional Layout Design
Designed to develop basic entry-level skills required for careers in the custom imprinted merchandise industry. Computer skills, layout, design, measurement activities, decision making activities, digital imaging, sublimation activities, digital embroidery activities, digital precision cutting activities, direct to garment printing activities, and sign making activities. After successful completion of Custom Promotional Layout Design students will be able to perform basic design and layout in predictable situations.
Promotional Design Management
Designed to develop organizational skills needed for the imprinted merchandise industry. Entrepreneur concepts, basic supervision and management activities, portfolio development activities, and workforce development skills evaluation activities. After successful completion of Promotional Design Management, the student will be able to manage small production runs of imprinted merchandise in unpredictable situations
Custom Promotional Sales & Distribution Management
Develop mid-level management skills required in the imprinted merchandise industry. Real world production schedules for single lines of merchandise, management of production equipment, customer relations, sales of imprinted merchandise and delivery of the product. After successful completion of Custom Promotional Sales and Distribution the student will be able to manage a production line from customer product design through delivery of final product.
Promotional Business Management & Supervision 1
Develop entry-level skills required in management and supervision in the imprinted merchandise industry. Activities in equipment operation and maintenance, small business development, market evaluation, and economic effects on small businesses. After successful completion of Promotional Business Management and Supervision 1 students will be able to organize a small business in the imprinted merchandise industry.
