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Students can earn the certification in one semester by taking three classes, including an internship with a local business.<\/p>\n

SAN MARCOS \u2014 A new program being rolled out this fall at Palomar College\u2019s Rancho Bernardo campus aims to give students a head start in the brave new world of self employment\u2014a growing category of businesses known as \u201cthe Gig Economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Intuit 2020 Report<\/a>, 43 percent of the U.S. workforce will consist of freelancers and independent contractors. Business models are shifting rapidly, and with this new program, Palomar is helping to prepare students to become the entrepreneurs of tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Palomar Professor and Business Department Chair Jackie Martin said students can earn the new Certificate of Proficiency by completing two fast-track classes and an internship\u2014all of which can be done in a single semester.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important that we give students something other than a traditional transfer degree, because so many of them will be working in the gig economy,\u201d said Martin. \u201cSmall business entrepreneurship is essential for our students, as the world of work is changing. Palomar\u2019s Business students will be part of this change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two of the classes required for the certificate are BMGT 153, Small Business Entrepreneurship, and BUS 152, Social Media for Business\u2014both are being offered in Rancho Bernardo and Fallbrook as eight-week fast track classes. The third class requires students to complete an internship with one of five local businesses that have partnered with Palomar for the Gig Economy program.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo each student will actually work inside a small business and learn the nuts and bolts as they envision creating their own business,\u201d Martin said. \u201cIt is this very connected experience, where they\u2019re taking classes but also able to start their business at the same time\u2014all while learning with a particular local company.\u201d<\/p>\n

The five business partners are Mostra Coffee, Code Ninjas, Kid Ventures, Holistic Baseball and Cassida.<\/p>\n

Jason Jarvinen, an Assistant Professor and Work Experience Coordinator at Palomar, said that more partners will be added to the program in coming semesters, but that these businesses\u2014all located near the South Education Center in Rancho Bernardo\u2014represent good opportunities for student interns.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn each case, the business owners that are partnering with us bring a significant business background\u2014they\u2019ve started a number of projects and they know what it takes to get a business off the ground,\u201d said Jarvinen.<\/p>\n

Among the local entrepreneurs who have already benefited from Palomar\u2019s emerging emphasis on the Gig Economy are Ernest and Lisa Smith, an Escondido couple who were in the process of launching their media company when Lisa enrolled in Small Business Entrepreneurship at the college.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would definitely recommend the class,\u201d she said. \u201cIt helped me understand and see the heart of an entrepreneur and an inventor\u2014my husband.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt validated some of the things we knew, and we also learned some new things about creating a business plan for our industry,\u201d Ernest Smith added.<\/p>\n

As part of the Gig Economy program, Palomar also matches students who have a business plan and the ambition to start a company with business coaches who have already successfully launched their own businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d like to have students take these two courses, no matter what else they\u2019re doing, and get it done in a semester because they can,\u201d Martin said.<\/p>\n

The two core classes will be offered during the fall semester in the evenings in Rancho Bernardo and during the day at the North Education Center in Fallbrook. In the spring they will also be available at the San Marcos campus.<\/p>\n

Click here for more information about Creating Your Business in a Gig Economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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