Course Details

Accumulating Wealth: Small Business Start-Up and Financial Independence

Spring 2009 - UGBA 98/198 - Units: 2

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Course description -  We will be covering the topic of becoming financially independent and wealthy, suggesting the path of small business start-up coupled with educated investment, tax planning, and consumption habits. We will explore common “myths” about salaries, taxes, and quality of life regarding top college graduates and conversely how to prepare now to get ahead and stay ahead. In addition, we will spend significant time discussing and developing important entrepreneurial skills such as leadership, decision making, goal setting, sales, and management, among others.

We will use a variety of teaching methods including lecture, discussion, small groups, active learning, and reading. Over the duration of the course, we will bring in a few guest speakers who have “made it” in various fields.

Course learning objectives - The objective of this course is to not only give each student a realistic picture of the real financial world once they graduate Cal, but to also equip each student with a basis for the necessary skills and information they will need to begin their journey toward financial independence.

Enrollment Info:

CURRENTLY THE PREFERRED LIST AND WAITLIST ARE FULL. IF YOU STILL WANT TO TRY AND GET INTO THIS CLASS, PLEASE  DO NOT EMAIL ME. PLEASE SHOW UP THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY AVAILABLE SPOTS. THANK YOU.

Spaces are limited. If you are interested, please contact me ASAP so I can put you on the preferred list. Join the Facebook group as well (see below). On the first day of class, we will examine how many students want to take the course. If there are more than allowed enrollment (68), we will request students to finish the first week's homework assignment (some reading and brief online research) and attend the second week. If, at this time, more than 68 show up and complete the assignment, we will give out Course Control Numbers and Class Entry Codes to those on the preferred list first and others second. Again, if you are interested, please contact me ASAP and join the Facebook group so we can add you to the preferred list.

Course Contact: seanwycliffe AT berkeley.edu

Website: http://www.facebook.com/editaccount.php?netwo...hp?gid=29849597506&ref=ts

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