
Entrepreneurship and Small Business
My Pathway
bahabeach’s My Pathway is designed to help you maximize your potential by mapping the certifications needed to validate the set of skills your dream job demands. Whether you want to expand or adapt your skillset, further develop your depth of expertise, or simply continue your life-long love of learning, My Pathway is now available through your online bahabeach account.
The Entrepreneurship and Small Business certification program covers the essential concepts and principles associated with launching and maintaining a successful business. Whether starting the next Silicon Valley unicorn or simply bringing grandma’s secret recipes to a main street bakery, the ESB certification pathways cover the business principles needed to help one become their own boss, regardless of the industry or field you are looking to enter.
Explore available pathways for Entrepreneurship and Small Business:
Do you want to be your own boss and run your own company? The Master Certification in Entrepreneurship is the ultimate validation of entrepreneurial and business skills that can get you there. By passing the ESB v.2 certification exam, you have validated the core business knowledge needed to launch your own company or help your existing hustle grow. Combine that with the power of Intuit Design for Delight Innovator certification and you have the ultimate validation of business know-how and design thinking principles needed to help you follow your own dream.

Master Certification in Entrepreneurship pathway requirements
Certifications Required: 2 out of 2 |
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Design for Delight Innovator | Entrepreneurship and Small Business |
An independent contractor is a self-employed individual who performs work for or provides service to another entity. Simply put, an independent contractor does work based on a contract. Those who wish to be their own boss and enjoy the freedom of managing their own work schedule will thrive by earning the Independent Contractor credential. Having the right skillset that includes the ability to effectively communicate along with an entrepreneurial spirit will lay the foundational elements from which you can build a successful career.

Independent Contractor pathway requirements
Certifications Required: 2 out of 2 |
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Communication Skills for Business | Entrepreneurship and Small Business |
Being creative and telling stories through digital art is one thing. Breathing life into a brand or product is another. Businesses need to have a cohesive brand that illustrates who they are and what they stand for. Earning the Visual Design Freelancer credential will not only show you have impressive design skills as a certified Visual Design Professional; you also have savvy business expertise to make it matter. Take your career as a graphic designer to the next level and achieve the Visual Design Freelancer credential today.

Visual Design Freelancer pathway requirements
Requirement 1- Certifications Required: 1 out of 2 |
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Photoshop | Photoshop 2018 |
Requirement 2- Certifications Required: 1 out of 4 |
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Illustrator | InDesign |
Illustrator 2018 | InDesign 2018 |
Requirement 3- Certifications Required |
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Entrepreneurship and Small Business |
Video design freelancers not only play a leading role in telling a story, they need to finish telling that story on time and within budget. Success launching or running a video production company takes more than knowing where to slice a frame, add transitions, and overlay an audio track. It takes a keen business sense and depth of knowledge to ensure your company is making smart and profitable decisions. By earning the Video Design Freelancer credential, you will show clients that you can promptly deliver on-point video content that not only meets but exceeds their expectations.

Video Design Freelancer pathway requirements
Requirement 1- Certifications Required: 1 out of 2 |
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Premiere Pro | Premiere Pro 2018 |
Requirement 2- Certifications Required: 1 out of 4 |
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Photoshop | After Effects |
Photoshop 2018 | After Effects 2018 |
Requirement 3- Certifications Required |
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Entrepreneurship and Small Business |
We’ve all seen examples of great websites, but we’ve also seen terrible ones. Whether it’s an ecommerce site, an online community, an information hub, or your personal portfolio, good web design grabs our attention and provides direction with ease. Web design is what separates the successful businesses from those faded into the background. With the Web Design Freelancer pathway, you can show the world that you have the skills to effectively design with the bigger picture in mind, while having the entrepreneurial tenacity to succeed on your own terms.
Exams Required: Adobe Certified Professional in Web Design (Dreamweaver + Animate or Photoshop), IT Specialist HTML and CSS, and Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Demand for mobile app development skills in iOS is high. Demand for quality developers is even higher. Achieving the App Development Freelancer credential is the best way to demonstrate you have the skills and experience to start a career in app development. Mobile app developers use programming languages like HTML5 and Swift to create, test, and develop engaging apps on mobile devices. They are responsible for writing the source code for software applications. The best and most effective way to prepare you for success is to have the validated skills that come from earning the App Development Freelancer credential.

App Development Freelancer pathway requirements
Certifications Required: 3 out of 3 |
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HTML5 Application Development | |
App Development with Swift | Entrepreneurship and Small Business |
We’ve all seen examples of great websites, but we’ve also seen terrible ones. Whether it’s an ecommerce site, an online community, an information hub, or your personal portfolio, good web design grabs our attention and provides direction with ease. Web design is what separates the successful businesses from those faded into the background. With the Web Design Freelancer pathway, you can show the world that you have the skills to effectively design with the bigger picture in mind, while having the entrepreneurial tenacity to succeed on your own terms.

Web Developer Freelancer pathway requirements
Certifications Required: 4 out of 4 |
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HTML and CSS | JavaScript |
Photoshop | Entrepreneurship and Small Business |
Earning a certification is a major accomplishment and a major step toward achieving your goals. My Pathway is designed to highlight your achievement, track your progress, and show you how far the right credentials can take you, by showing you the next step and further credentials needed to follow your aspirations.
Advance with My Pathway and become the student or professional you want to be!