Regional Center
Advanced Manufacturing Institute
Credit Courses
Below is a partial list of credit courses the
collaborated community colleges offer
targeted to starting and growing a business.
Access the WERC Web page at any of the
collaborated community college Web sites,
or contact the career services office to learn
what academic solutions are available for your
business development and competency
training needs.
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Advertising
Accounting
Business Law
Business Organization
Entrepreneurial Studies
Management Theory and Practice
Marketing
Principles of Supervision
Professional Sales
Public Speaking
Small Business Management
WERC Contact Points
Finger Lakes Community College
Community Affairs
585-394-3500, x7660
www.flcc.edu/ce
Genesee Community College
The BEST Center
585-345-6868
www.genesee.edu/BEST
Monroe Community College
Office of Workforce Development
585-262-1431 or 585-262-1400
www.monroecc.edu/employers
A collaboration of
presents the
Entrepreneurship Institute
Business Start-Up Regional Resources
• www.fingerlakes.natbic.org: BIC. A free Web site
tailored to the needs of Finger Lakes business.
• www.nyssbdc.org: New York State Small
Business Development Center. Free business
technical advising; offices throughout the Finger
Lakes region.
Web Access to WERC
• www.scorerochester.org: SCORE Rochester
Chapter. Experienced business professionals
provide free business advice and counseling.
• FLCC: www.flcc.edu/werc
• GCC: www.genesee.edu/werc
• MCC: www.monroecc.edu/go/werc
• www.htr.org: High Tech Rochester. Focused on
economic development in the high technology
and high growth industry sectors.
• www.rochesterbiz.com: Greater Rochester
Enterprise. Supports business attraction and
expansion, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
A Regional Collaboration of Finger Lakes, Genesee, and Monroe
Community Colleges. Funded through a Finger Lakes WIRED grant.
Transforming education
and training services.
Regional Center
Advanced Manufacturing Institute
Non–Credit Courses
Entrepreneurship
Competency Model
Below is a partial list of online non-credit courses
the collaborated community colleges offer
targeted to starting and growing a business.
Contact WERC or your local community
college’s workforce office to learn the what
solutions are available for competency training
and business development needs.
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Business Law for the Small Business Owner
Certified Global Business Professional
Certified Wedding Planner Creating a Successful Business Plan
eBusiness Certificate
Effective Selling
Entrepreneurship: Start-Up and Business Owner Management
Grant Writing
Introduction to QuickBooks
Learn to Buy and Sell on eBay
Marketing Your Business on the Internet
Managing Customer Service
Non-Profit Management
Principles of Sales Management
Start Your Own Small Business
Start Your Own Consulting Business
Competency Model Link
http://www.careeronestop.org/competencymodel/pyramid.aspx?ENTRE=Y