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• http://www.entrepreneur.com/trends/index.html

You can enroll in College Credit or in Continuing Education units:

Example: Small Business Management – An Entrepreneurial Approach*

* Enroll in BUSG 2309 to earn college credit and in BUSG 2009 to earn continuing education units.

Small Business Management starts September 25, 2010 on Thursday evenings at HCC Spring Branch, or the December Mini session, December 20, 2010 at Katy Campus.

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• Northwest College Classes (Spring Branch and Katy)
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• Northeast College Classes (Codwell and Northline)

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• For College Credit OR
• For Continuing Education Units

Three workshops cover business strategies that are essential for success and growth: Writing a Business Plan, Marketing for Success and Managing Your Cash.

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Breaks:

Two fifteen-minute breaks with refreshments at 11:15a and at 2:15p, Boxed Lunch by Lenny’s Subs from 12:30p-1:15p. Complimentary Afternoon Snack sponsored by Applebee’s (Katy, TX). Thanks Applebees!

Workshop Cost:

$40 for all three workshops. $35 if paid on-line. Cost includes workshops, continental breakfast, boxed lunch and refreshments at breaks.

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ALL attendees should register online: http://tiny.cc/score-hcc-workshop

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You can enroll in College Credit or in Continuing Education units:

Example: Small Business Management – An Entrepreneurial Approach*

* Enroll in BUSG 2309 to earn college credit and in BUSG 2009 to earn continuing education units.

Small Business Management starts September 25, 2010 on Thursday evenings at HCC Spring Branch, or the December Mini session, December 20, 2010 at Katy Campus.

More Entrepreneurship Courses

• Certificate Program
• Course Descriptions

Choose Other Campuses & Sessions

Choose a convenient campus & class section number (CRN). Click below to look up other Fall Entrepreneurship Classes & CRN numbers:

• Northwest College Classes (Spring Branch and Katy)
• Southeast College Classes (Eastside)
• Northeast College Classes (Codwell and Northline)

Enroll Now

• For College Credit OR
• For Continuing Education Units

Mr. Westheimer will talk about Newspring and about how listeners can get involved in the next competition.  Turn to 650 AM on your radio at 7:30 am to catch their interviews.

Amy (sitting), Sandra & Steven

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 how Amy has been propelled forward in turning her entrepreneurial dreams into her own photography studio through HCC BIZCONNECT workshops, seminars, classes and the Annual Business Plan Competition. Amy and her husband Tom entered the competition thinking winning would be great. But, mostly they just wanted the training and guidance it offered to help them prepare a business plan.

Amy described her path on the show: She and Tom attended a SCORE Workshop series in September 2009, which led to a 12-week class, taught by instructor and entrepreneur Deanna Teel. Then they entered the HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition.

Amy and Tom attended a series of five training Business Plan Competition training sessions and met regularly with their assigned team mentors and advisors..

Amy and Brent

They turned their written business plan in on April 8th.

Then they learned they were finalists. Next came presentations to judges. Team Asch and four other finalist teams presented their plans on April 28th .

The next day at the Awards Ceremony they found out that they won the competition!

Seventeen teams in all completed written business plans for their business idea. They found you don’t have to win prize money to win, because the biggest reward is the actual business plan they ended up with to use to seek funding for their business.

To get a taste of what HCC BIZCONNECT offers, many people start by attending an event, such as the Starting & Running Your Own Business Seminar (Sat. 8/21/10) or the Workshop Series (9/11/10) at HCC Spring Branch. Some then choose to earn the three-course business plan certificate. Others just take the one course that qualifies them to enter the competition. It’s called Small Business Management-An Entrepreneurial Approach. Registration is now open for fall and winter-mini classes. Applications to enter the competition are accepted from November 1, 2009 through January 20, 2011. The Business Plan Competition runs from January 20th through April 29, 2011. www.hccbizconnect.org has the scoop on it all! Tune in again on 8/18 to hear Sandra and Robert Westheimer (Newspring) talk more about the Business Plan Competition.

A powerful all-day seminar packed with information, tips and techniques to start your own business. The day is geared to getting started the right way and to help existing business  owners understand the need to plan properly.

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Registration

• Register Online
  Note: ALL attendees register on-line regardless of payment method.

Cost

• Online: $35 (Credit Card, Bank Draft, Pay Pal)
• At Door: $40 (Cash or Check only)

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HCC Trustee Bruce Austin welcomed the group with Career & Technical Education Dean, Ken Hernandez. Ms. Tiffany Champagne served as Mistress of Ceremonies and introduced outstanding Houston entrepreneurs who shared their stories of success and challenge.

Presenters included:

• Ms. Lisa Phillip, Owner and CEO of Hybas International
• Mr.  Tony Alvarez, Owner and CEO of IQ Kiosk
• Mr. Raj Mashruwala, chair of Education Committee, SCORE
• Marlon Mitchell, Owner & CEO of Houston Business Development, Inc.
• Silvia Garcia, HCCS professor and Business Owner of Bulldog Trucking

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On June 22, 2010, the Southeast College held its first Entrepreneur Boot Camp in the lecture hall of the Angela Morales building. The Boot Camp was attended by people  who are interested in starting their own business.  We would like to thank our sponsors who helped make this possible-

• Best Buy furnished the newest IPOD for a drawing,
• Shipley Donuts provided breakfast,
• Hartz Chicken donated lunch and
• Tejas Office Supplies gave office products to the students.

Five guest speakers, all very successful entrepreneurs, provided important information and inspired the participants with their personal experiences at starting a business and overcoming obstacles to reach success.

• Starting a Restaurant – Leopoldo “Polo” Becerra, Owner
• Creating a Patent – Adeel Zaidi, CEO-Bullseye Evaluation
• Social Marketing – Pablo Valle, MyBusinessSpace.com
• Creating a Media/Print Co. – Mr. Wea Lee, CEO, Southern News Group
• Lending Opportunities – John Hernandez, Sr. V.P. Amegy Bank
• Franchise to Licensor – Tony Alvarez, CEO, IQ Kiosk

We would like to thank our guest speakers and our sponsors for making this a great day and a great start for new entrepreneurs!