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Business & Management

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General Accounting & Finance
      arrowAchieving Success with Difficult People (PMI)*
      arrowAdministrative Assistant Applications
      arrowAdministrative Assistant Fundamentals   
      arrowBuilding Teams That Work (PMI)*
      arrowCreating a Successful Business Plan
      arrowEffective Business Writing
      arrowEffective Selling
      arrowEmployment Law Fundamentals
      arrowGoing Green at the Workplace
      arrowIntroduction to Business Analysis (PMI)*
      arrowMastery of Business Fundamentals (PMI)*
      arrowPurchasing Fundamentals (PMI)*
      arrowUnderstanding the Human Resources Function (PMI)*              (HRCI)**

      arrowAccounting Fundamentals
      arrowAccounting Fundamentals II
      arrowBusiness Finance for Non-Finance Personnel
      arrowIntroduction to Peachtree Accounting 2012
      arrowIntroduction to QuickBooks 2010 (US)
      arrowPerforming Payroll in QuickBooks 2010
      arrowQuickBooks 2010 for Contractors
      arrowIntroduction to QuickBooks 2011
      arrowPerforming Payroll in QuickBooks 2011
      arrowQuickBooks 2011 for Contractors
      arrowIntroduction to QuickBooks 2012
      arrowPerforming Payroll in QuickBooks 2012
      arrowQuickBooks 2012 for Contractors
      arrowKeys to Successful Money Management
Management Project Management
      arrowFundamentals of Supervision and Management (PMI)*
      arrowFundamentals of Supervision and Management II              (PMI)*
      arrowManaging Customer Service
      arrowSupply Chain Management Fundamentals (PMI)*
      arrowDistribution and Logistics Management
      arrowSix Sigma: Total Quality Applications (PMI)*
      arrowTotal Quality Fundamentals (PMI)*
      arrowHigh Speed Project Management (PMI)*
      arrowPMP Certification Prep 1 (PMI)*
      arrowPMP Certification Prep 2 (PMI)*
      arrowProject Management Applications (PMI)*
      arrowProject Management Fundamentals (PMI)*
Career Development Small Business and Start-up
Software Applications

* PMI  **HRCI

To Register for our 6-week instructor-facilitated online courses you may select one of the following options:

  • Click on a course title and then click on "Enroll Now" next to the course description. Once you have completed the enrollment process, call our office (229-245-6484) and provide us with payment information, mail a check to VSU Continuing Education, 1500 N Patterson St, Valdosta GA, 31698-0435, or stop by our office located in the Regional Center for Continuing Education at 903 N Patterson Street, Valdosta GA.
  • Call our office (229-245-6484). We will take your registration and payment information and send you an email confirmation with instructions for completing the course orientation.
  • Stop by our office and drop off your registration and payment (Click here for PDF registration form). We are located in the Regional Center for Continuing Education at 903 N Patterson Street, Valdosta GA and we love to meet our customers!

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Business Finance for Non-Finance Personnel

Are you interested in making better business decisions to increase your company's profits, move you up the corporate ladder, and help you reach a better, personal financial position? Then you need to take this course.

Using practical explanations and real-life examples, this course will show you how money flows through a typical business. You will learn the basics of how a business operates, including how to develop successful business strategies and how to use financial statements to make better business decisions.

Whether you're an employee, sales executive, supervisor, or manager, this course will help you understand basic financial information and use that information to make decisions that will positively affect your company's financial situation.

This is a business finance course for non-financial employees and managers. In six weeks, you will obtain significantly improved business acumen skills and financial understanding.  Position yourself to be more confident in your business and financial decisions! (2.4 CEUs)

Requirements: Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and theAdobe Flash and PDF plug-ins (two free and simple downloads you obtain athttp://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and Get Adobe Reader).

      Dates:Click here for schedule
      Time: At your convenience at home or by appointment at the VSU Continuing Education Computer Lab 
      Location:Online
      Fee:$99
    Additional Information: Business Finance for Non-Finance Personnel

 


PMI courses:

ed2go is a global Registered Education Provider for the Project Management Institute (PMI). Registered Education Providers (R.E.P.s) offer programs and courses that are preapproved for professional development units through PMI and have been reviewed by a project management professional (PMP) to ensure that they meet PMI's expectations for professional development in project management.

This program/course is a good choice for those looking for project management experience and those aspiring to obtain a PMI credential.  It's also an excellent choice for existing PMI credential holders looking for an approved activity for PMI's continuing certification PDUs. At the end of this course, you'll receive a certificate indicating your completion of PDUs equal to the number of hours of this course through ed2go, R.E.P. #3213. Please visit http://www.pmi.org to learn more about PMI's credentials and how they may fit into your continuing education plans.

 

HRCI Courses:

This program has been approved for 24 (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.