Issue Date:
2025-12-05
Ashley Austin
Certificate of Completion
Community Business Academy
This certifies that:
Has completed the Community Business Academy Program
Sunshine Enterprises
Certificate ID:
b21f7ed7-b053-4daf-a47c-39495d86a220
B.J. Stewart
Executive Director
Sunshine Enterprises
Carol Waitse
Director
Community Business Academy

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Ashley Austin

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Issue date: December 5, 2025

ID: b21f7ed7-b053-4daf-a47c-39495d86a220

Sunshine Enterprises – Community Business Academy This certificate is issued by Sunshine Enterprises – Community Business Academy, empowering Chicagoland entrepreneurs with training, coaching, and support to start and grow successful businesses.

Type

Program

Level

Foundational

Format

Hybrid

Duration

12 weeks

Description

The Community Business Academy (CBA) is a 12-week, hands-on entrepreneurship course designed to equip emerging and existing business owners with the tools, knowledge, and support network needed to turn passion into profit and ideas into thriving enterprises. Through a dynamic learning experience—combining weekly in-person or virtual classes with practical, real-world assignments—participants learn how to: Develop and refine a business model that meets market needs Build a realistic budget and manage cash flow with confidence Market products and services using proven strategies Understand bookkeeping, pricing, and profit margins Classes are offered in both English and Spanish and supported by personalized coaching, peer collaboration, and a community of entrepreneurs who grow together, encourage one another, and stay connected well beyond the classroom. The CBA is the first step in the Sunshine Enterprises learning journey—preparing entrepreneurs for Business Acceleration Services and eventually access to capital through Credit to Capital.

Skills

Competitive Analysis

Pricing Strategies

Cash Flow Management

Marketing Effectiveness

Intellectual Property

Business Planning

Business-To-Consumer (B2C) Marketing

Personal Budgeting

Target Marketing

Breakeven Analysis

Bookeeping

Legal Structures

Business Simulation

Understanding Credit