S A N M A R C O S H I G H S C H O O L
Entrepreneurship Academy
Industry Sector: Marketing, Sales and Services
Pathway Description
San Marcos Entrepreneurship Academy provides a focus for students to become involved in a variety of business courses and engages with real people, business folks and partners, and experiences where business skills are applied. Through collaboration, guest speakers, projects and partnerships SMEA is a way to dive-in and experience what the business world is all about.
Hi, I'm Rina, and this year I'm really excited to learn more about marketing and how to overall grow a business . Being in the
Entrepreneurship Academy has opened up so many opportunities
for me. Just a couple years ago, taking the Marketing and Advertising classes led me to be able to get a job where I got to work doing marketing and photography at the Paige Youth Center. Because of my time in the Entrepreneurship Academy, I would have to say that I'm much more of a realist now. You can have great ideas and things can come to fruition, but at the same time, it takes a lot of hard work and not just “the idea”.
Hi, I’m Michelle and I’m a sophomore in the Entrepreneurship Academy and I'm really looking forward to gaining valuable business skills and life skills.
Hi everyone I’m Jeffrey Smith, I’m an advisor and mentor to the San Marcos Entrepreneurship Academy. We give them as many life lessons as we can, important things they are going to use, whether they start their own business or not. Skills in public speaking, being able to take and give constructive criticism and work together as a group. Those are all things they do on a pretty regular basis and I'm excited to see what comes out the other end.
Skills Acquired
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Public speaking
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Critical thinking
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Collaborative work
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Problem Solving
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Using Social Media as a promotional tool
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LivePlan Platform
Work Based Learning Activities
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Mentorship
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Job Shadows
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Mock Interviews
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Internship Opportunities
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Work Experience Education
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Pitching Business Plans
Entrepreneurship Academy Courses
Course Title and Description | Type of Course | UC a-g | Dual Enrollment |
MARKETING (MKT 101 & SBCC MKT 164g) | Introductory |
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YES |
FINANCE (FIN 100 & FIN 101) | Concentrator |
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YES |
ENTREPRENEURSHIP (ENT 201) | Capstone |
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YES |
Personalized Learning Course (begins in 2023) | Capstone |
g |