Alan Beveridge
Adjunct Faculty - Business
Office: BP 43A - Room: BP6B
480-461-7871
602-740-7959 (mobile)
Office Hours
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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| 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | |
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| By appointment | By appointment |
Classes Taught
Spring 2025
| EPS150 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 Credits | ||||
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Overview of entrepreneurship. Includes the entrepreneurial process and the skills required to be successful, including starting, planning, financing, marketing, and managing a business. Prerequisites: None. |
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| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
26224 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
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01/13/2025 – 03/07/2025 |
Class Ended |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
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Spring Flex Start 2025
| MGT253 | Owning and Operating a Small Business | 3 Credits | ||||
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Starting, organizing, and operating a small business, including location, finance management processes, advertisement and promotion, credit, inventory control and ethics. Prerequisites: None. |
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| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
26264 |
Dobson Campus |
In-Person
Lecture
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01/28/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
TuTh |
10:30 AM – 11:55 AM |
Class Ended |
26275 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
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03/17/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
Class Ended |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
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| SBS200 | Small Business Operations | 2 Credits | ||||
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In-depth analysis of and individual plan development for the "day-to-day" problems encountered in the operation of a small business. Includes the development of an individual business operations plan including finance, purchasing, production scheduling, maintenance, shipping/receiving,personnel management and insurance/risk management requirements. Investigation of daily problems related to inventory control and business expansion. Prerequisites: None. |
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| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
27913 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
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03/17/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
Class Ended |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
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| SBS213 | Hiring and Managing Employees | 1 Credits | ||||
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Methods and techniques for managing employees in a small business. Includes supervisor's role, leadership styles, interpersonal communications, staff planning, employee work styles, techniques for handling problem employees, and employee motivation. Focuses on real life situations to enable the business owner to gain high performance from their employee team. Includes segment on hiring, new employee orientation, training, benefits, and developing future staffing needs assessment. Prerequisites: None. |
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| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
31952 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
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03/17/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
Class Ended |
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Notes: Methods and techniques for managing employees in a small business. Includes supervisor`s role, leadership styles, interpersonal communications, staff planning, employee work styles, techniques for handling problem employees, and employee motivation. Focuses on real life situations to enable the business owner to gain high performance from their employee team. Includes segment on hiring, new employee orientation, training, benefits, and developing future staffing needs assessment |
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| SBS214 | Small Business Customer Relations | 1 Credits | ||||
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Developing and improving customer relations for the small business. Planning and delivering quality customer service. Includes topics on attitude of employees, customer perceptions and motivations, handling customer dissatisfaction, and developing customer, supplier, vendor, and distributor loyalty. Prerequisites: None. |
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| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
26237 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
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03/17/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
Class Ended |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
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| SBS220 | Internet Marketing For Small Business | 2 Credits | ||||
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Focuses on "e-Commerce"-doing business on the Internet and planning a web site. Topics include: how the Internet can help growth and success of business; examples of successful marketing on the Internet; availability of Internet services; necessary hardware and software for marketing on the Internet; determining products/services appropriate for Internet marketing; budget constraints and ongoing operations of the Internet site. Prerequisites: None. |
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| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
28645 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
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03/17/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
Class Ended |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
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| SBS230 | Financial and Tax Management for Small Business | 2 Credits | ||||
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An overview of accounting and recordkeeping for the successful management of a small business. Develops an understanding of the accounting cycle and preparation of financial statements. Includes section on tax consequences and the choice of legal entity choice based on taxation. Prerequisites: None. |
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| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
31953 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
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03/17/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
Class Ended |
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Notes: An overview of accounting and recordkeeping for the successful management of a small business. Develops an understanding of the accounting cycle and preparation of financial statements. Includes section on tax consequences and the choice of legal entity choice based on taxation |
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Summer 2025
| EPS150 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 Credits | ||||
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Overview of entrepreneurship. Includes the entrepreneurial process and the skills required to be successful, including starting, planning, financing, marketing, and managing a business. Prerequisites: None. |
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| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
17085 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
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05/27/2025 – 07/17/2025 |
Open 5 of 45 |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
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