| Course | BUSI 435 Small Business Entrepreneurship (BUSI435) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | BS in Business Administration |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 8 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 8 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published BUSI 435 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What BUSI 435 covers
Scarborough's Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management is read in blocks of three or four chapters, with a review week after each block and an open-book quiz of 25 questions in an hour at the end of the review week.
Forum threads in Modules/Weeks 1, 3, 5 and 7 need 500 words on a chapter topic with outside research, and replies of 250 words to two classmates follow a week later. The Feasibility Analysis in Module/Week 3 and the Business Plan in Module/Week 6, each worth 150 points, are built from individual portions sent to the group.
A practical study in the dynamics of establishing, funding, and managing a small new enterprise, or acquiring an existing business using case studies, practical exercises, and class instruction.
BUSI 435 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 Thread (business plan proposal also due) | 50 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Discussion Board Forum 1 Replies (Quiz 1 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Feasibility Analysis (Forum 2 Thread also due) | 150 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Discussion Board Forum 2 Replies (Quiz 2 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Discussion Board Forum 3 Thread | 50 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Business Plan (Forum 3 Replies and Quiz 3 also due) | 150 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Discussion Board Forum 4 Thread | 50 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Discussion Board Forum 4 Replies (Quiz 4 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where BUSI 435 papers lose points
BUSI 435 work loses points when threads summarize the chapters without outside research or a clear position, when the feasibility analysis relies on enthusiasm rather than survey data, competitor facts and a break-even calculation, and when the business plan's figures disagree with the feasibility analysis or fail to explain how a loan would be repaid.
Using a BUSI 435 sample well
The samples draw on research about entrepreneurial behavior, entrepreneurship as experimentation, business planning and venture survival, business closure, startup financing and capital structure, bootstrapping, value-based pricing and new product pricing, and on transport research about cycling and electric bicycles, with Scarborough's textbook.
BUSI 435 questions, answered
How long are BUSI 435 forum posts?
Threads run 500 words on a chapter topic with outside research, and each student replies to at least two classmates in 250 words or more, aiming for substantial, critical discussion.
What are the BUSI 435 Feasibility Analysis and Business Plan?
A feasibility analysis of at least 8 pages with 10 outside sources in Module/Week 3, then a business plan of at least 12 pages, excluding charts and pro formas, with 6 sources in Module/Week 6.
What textbook does BUSI 435 use?
Scarborough's Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (2016 edition in the course guide), read in chapter blocks with a review week after each.
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