Entrepreneurial News

Dr. Stephen Klineberg captivates audience with 2011 Houston Area Survey

HOUSTON (November 11, 2011) HCC recently hosted Dr. Stephen Klineberg, professor and co-director of the Kinder Institute of Urban Research at Rice University. Klineberg presented the Houston Area Survey to HCC faculty, staff and community members. Dr. Zachary Hodges, president of HCC Northwest, introduced Klineberg and shared his insight on the findings of the Houston [...]

HCCBIZCONNECT Directors present at NACCE in Portland, Oregon

Launching Entrepreneurship Centers – 7 Key Strategies – Years 1 & 2 was a hot topic presented by HCCBIZCONNECT Directors Sandra Louvier and Tiffany Champagne at the 2011 National Association of Community Colleges in Entrepreneurship (NACCE) annual conference in Portland.

Dr. Maya Durnovo Presents at Asian Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Maya Durnovo, HCC Dean of Workforce and Economic Development and Executive Director, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Initiative, spoke at the Asian Chamber of Commerce Thursday, September 8. Durnovo announced the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program at HCC program which is a 5-year initiative which will unlock business growth and job creation in [...]

Petroleum Wives Club

They put their careers on hold to look after house and family. Now the oil ladies in Houston are studying entrepreneurship too. Some are planning a business to help other Norwegian expat families in Houston.

HCC Dean Presents at 2010 World Congress in England

Dr. Maya Durnovo, Houston Community College Dean of Workforce & Economic Development, was invited to make a presentation at the 2010 World Congress in Birmingham, England on Sunday, November 14, 2010. The conference theme focused on the role community colleges are taking to drive economic recovery. Durnovo was one of a select number of leaders [...]

2010 HCC Centers for Entrepreneurship Report

The 2010 HCC Centers for Entrepreneurship Report is available as a PDF download: http://www.hccbizconnect.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/BizConnect-Report-2010.pdf

Texas One of the “Top Ten Trends of 2010″

“Ten Trends of 2010″ Entrepreneur Magazine touts Texas as one of the “Top Ten Trends of 2010.” According to the article, Texas “nurtures entrepreneurship” and “its Lone Star is rising”! Read the full article: http://www.entrepreneur.com/trends/index.html

HCC BizConnect on 650 Talk Radio Show, August 4, 2010

Amy Asch (Winner of 2010 HCC/Newspring Business Plan Competition) and Sandra Louvier (Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship HCC NW) got the word out about HCC BIZCONNECT to morning commuters on the Talk 650 Morning show with Radio Show Hosts Steven Kay and Brent Clanton. Amy and Brent Clanton (host) talked in one segment about [...]

Houston tops in entrepreneurial activity – report

From the Houston Business Journal: “Despite the U.S. economic recovery slowing in June, Texas businesses continued growing and Houston reigned supreme in terms of entreprenual activity, according to a monthly economic report by SigmaBleyzer.” Read more…

Plan Pays Off for Aspiring Photographer

From the Memorial Examiner, an article about 2010 HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition winners Amy and Tom Asch: http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2010/05/05/memorial_examiner/news/me_hcc_bizplan.txt

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