Joanne is an online instructor for BYUI teaching Small Business Creation for students worldwide. Each semester she guides and inspirers over 60 students in their journey to Buy, Partner, or Build a small business.

BUS 210 Small Business Creation is designed to introduce students to the basics of small business creation, understand the importance of creating systems, and expose students to the many career opportunities available in the field of entrepreneurship. Students learn about startups, buying existing businesses, franchises, and family run businesses. Through class discussions, Case Studies, selected readings, and team projects, students gain a clear understanding of entrepreneur, partnering, and Intrapreneurial opportunities. Each student creates Decision Matrixes, Income Statements, Business Cases, Appendixes, Two-Page Business Plans, multiple team presentations and videos.

The course is an amazing combination of learning experiences to help students internalize the skills to start and grow their own business. Students work primarily on a team with 50% of their grade based on team participation. This course does not have alternatives to successful completion that circumvent teamwork.

Learning Model

The course activities follow a cycle of prepare, ponder and prove, and teach one another.

Prepare: Students prepare by doing daily practices.

Teach One Another: Students teach one another through written and zoom interactions or discussion boards.

Ponder and Prove: Students prove their knowledge and skills by completing assessments and recordings.

“Experiential [learning] is a philosophy and methodology in which educators purposefully engage with students in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills, and clarify values.” Association for Experiential Education

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