Des Moines Area Community College.

Continuing Education

Start Your Own Business Courses

Creating a Successful Business Plan
Cost: $89
Turn your business ideas into a solid plan for financing and long-term success.

Growing Plants for Fun and Profit
Cost: $89
Turn your love of plants into an enjoyable and profitable home business. This course is your practical guide to licensing, site preparation, equipment, how and where to find supplies, how to select and produce plants appropriate to your climate zone, how to produce quality material and, most importantly, how to market your project.

Learn to Buy and Sell on eBay
Cost: $89
Auction pros teach you how to work from home or earn extra income by buying and selling goods online.

Marketing Your Business on the Internet
Cost: $89
E-commerce expert helps you develop an Internet marketing plan for your business. This hands-on course will teach you little-understood secrets about the types of businesses that thrive on the Web. Discover proven methods that will help you establish an Internet presence and build an online brand identity.

Start or Operate Your Own Home-Based Business
Cost: $89
Use your entrepreneurial skills while being your own boss and working from home.

Start Your Own Consulting Practice
Cost: $89
Learn needs assessment, pricing, marketing, licensing, taxes and more.

Start Your Own Small Business
Cost: $89
Learn how to take your dream of starting a business and put it into action. In this course, you’ll learn everything you need to know about starting a business including start-up options, proven marketing techniques, unique financing options, and easy employee-management tips. You’ll discover the secrets that separate the successful entrepreneurs from the struggling ones.

Start Your Own eBay Drop Off Store
Cost: $89
Turn other people's unwanted items into a lucrative source of income by starting an eBay drop off store. Master the art of setting up a business, writing a marketing plan, take super photos, and creating listings, etc.