Entrepreneurial Initiatives 2015 Annual Report

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2015
Entrepreneurial
Initiatives
THE BEST WAY TO PREDICT
YOUR FUTURE
IS TO
CREATE IT
Social Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurs are individuals with
innovative solutions to society’s most
pressing social problems. They are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social
issues and offering new ideas for widescale change.
“Entrepreneurs are
key drivers to innovation and integral
to creating a thriving economy. I am
pleased that HCC
plays an important
role in promoting
entrepreneurship, facilitating transformation of our institution and meeting
the needs of our community.” -Cesar
Maldonado, Ph.D., P.E., Chancellor
“We have entered a
period in time where
the advance of technology and the pace
of change requires
everyone to think
more entrepreneurially in order to be
successful. Entrepreneurism is no longer
simply about establishing a business, but
is instead increasingly about new opportunity recognition and creation in response to change.” -Edmund “Butch”
Herod, Vice Chancellor of Innovation,
Planning, and Institutional Analytics
Rather than leaving societal needs to the
government or business sectors, social
entrepreneurs find what is not working and
solve the problem by changing the system,
spreading the solution, and persuading
entire societies to move in different directions. Social entrepreneurs are visionaries,
but also realists, and are ultimately concerned with the practical implementation
of their vision above all else.
HCC Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives is
eager to support and grow social entrepreneurs because together we can change
society for the better.
Contents
HCC HAS A NEW PHONE APP!
Developed by
Ravi Brahmbhatt,
HCC Office of
Entrepreneurial Initiatives,
in response to student
requests for an HCC APP
From the Chief Entrepreneurial Officer
1
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses 3
Minority Business Development Agency
7
TEEN Summit
9
Teen Entrepreneur College10
Corporate College11
Business Plan Competition12
Resource Development/Grants13
Elevator Pitch Competition15
Southeast College Entrepreneurial Initiatives
17
COPA17
Community College Initiative Program (CCIP) 18
New Curriculum19
HCCS Board Members20
Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives:
Advancing innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity by
nurturing cross-institutional collaboration and innovation.
The mission is to harness collective knowledge, talent and
technology to lead the next generation of innovation.
hccs.edu/district/departments/small-business-entrepreneurship
FROM THE CHIEF
ENTREPRENEURIAL
OFFICER
This year we welcomed new staff, new departments and developed exciting initiatives.
Houston Community College has been reorganized and we are delighted to be part of a
newly created division- Innovation, Planning
and Sustainability.
My heartfelt congratulations to the team
who makes this all possible!
Maya Durnovo, Chief Entrepreneurial Officer
Houston Community College
3100 Main, Suite 12E14
Houston, TX 77004
713-718-8267 (Office)
713-320-6025 (cell)
“I relish the broad spectrum
of my role at HCC! I work
with an incredibly talented
staff, we develop exciting
new initiatives, grants and
programs, and our work is
making a difference in our
college and community!”
- Dr. Maya Durnovo
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2014-15
HIGHLIGHTS
• Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses continues
to contribute to the growth of the Houston small
business community. A July 2015 report from Babson College details the most recent results of the
program; in Houston 66% of participants increased
their revenue and 52% have created new jobs just
six months after graduating. The City of Houston
chose Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
to receive the “Champions of Diversity” Award for
showing commitment, excellence and support of
the Office of Business Opportunity’s mission.
• Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
earned a stellar “Outstanding” rating in its first
and second year of operation by meeting and
exceeding the metrics established by the Department of Commerce. Since opening in November
2014, the Minority Business Development Agency
(MBDA) has facilitated $146,011,679 in Contracts,
$104,349,628 in Financing, served 121 clients, and
created 196 jobs.
• Developed a new AAS Degree in Innovation and
Enterprise (under Business Marketing Program);
approved by the Higher Education Coordinating
Board.
• Hosted Teen Entrepreneur Summit in May 2015
and will launch Teen Entrepreneur College in
September 2015
• Sponsored HCC’s First Elevator Pitch Competition to
promote Social Entrepreneurism; 80 HCC students
submitted innovative and valuable ideas.
• Welcomed two new departments: Grants and the
Corporate College
• Community College Consortium successfully sponsored 16 international students annually who enroll
at HCC and learn about the USA.
We continue to co-sponsor large summits and
programs for small businesses:
• Cyber Security Conference on Protecting Data and
Your Business, November 2014
• Business Entrepreneur Program at SE Campus
• Business Lunch & Learns
• Collaboration with Small Business Administration
(SBA): Matchmaking Event on June 5, 2015 and the
American Supplier Initiative
• Collaborations with Camara de Empresario and
Mercantil Commerce Bank
• Annual Business Plan Competition
• Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
I had the pleasure to make several national
presentations:
• National Association of Communty College Entrepreneurs (NACCE), Phoenix, Arizona, October 2014
• National Association Black County Officials,
Houston, Texas, March 2015
• Texas Caucus of Black School Board Members,
Houston, Texas, June 2015
• Deshpande Symposium, U of Massachusetts,
Lowell, MA, June 2015
• The Grants Development Office awards total
$30,190,653; new grants have been submitted and
others are being developed.
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GOLDMAN SACHS 10,000 Small Businesses
The Houston Community College-Goldman Sachs
(HCC-GS) 10,000 Small Businesses program continues
to be immensely powerful and effective. Now in its
fifth year of operation, 359 small business owners have
graduated since the program’s inception in May 2011.
The current cohort will graduate in September 2015
for a total of 381 graduates.
success and have been honored with over 44 national
and local awards.
HCC’s program has a 99% graduation rate because of
the quality of instruction and business advising. This
year alone, over 994 hours were dedicated to one-onone business advising.
“The HCC Goldman Sachs 10KSB program is
the premier entrepreneurial program for small
businesses. Our 359 alumni continue to spread
the program’s success to support the Houston
business community.” -Cathy Landry
Babson College selected HCC faculty and staff to
participate in the National Cohort of 10,000 Small
Businesses in Boston. Ibrahim Firat served as Lead
Faculty; Liz Carreño and Tiffany Champagne delivered
specific modules and Program Manager Mishele
Lamshing assisted in face-to-face sessions. Lead Business Advisor Sarma Taylor shared program recommendations at the Annual Curriculum Review.
Alumni Program HCC’s dynamic Alumni Program
offers a rich array of events such as Coffee Talks, Alumni
Clinics, industry gatherings and annual networking
events. Alumni participate in Business Support Services panels, Funders panels, Interview panels, and
Rocket Pitch coaches. Their involvement both builds
and strengthens the local entrepreneurship ecosystem. HCC-GS alumni have achieved many measures of
The Houston program now offers a new online
platform that is easier for applicants to submit
their applications:
hccs.edu/district/departments/10ksb
Cohort 10 Graduation
“We exceeded our
first full-year business plan
number, added significant volume to the
company and created another way to reach
customers through a revised website and social
media. With that business plan, we hired 14
new full-time people.”
-Debra Schindler-Boultinghouse
Debra Schindler-Boultinghouse,
owner of Genesis Telecom
received the Houston Business
Journal’s Ranking as the “2014
Fastest-Growing Women-owned
Business” by revenue growth.
And the preceding year, at the
Governor’s Small Business Forum
Awards, the Houston Intercontinental Chamber of Commerce
awarded Debra “Woman in
Business of the Year.”
“The Goldman
Sachs 10,000 Small Business
program was a turning point for me,
both personally and professionally. My
business has changed from an unsustainable me-centered model to one that has
serious growth potential.”
-Reid Middlebrooks
Reid Middlebrooks of
Apollo BBC was featured
as the cover story in the
January 2014 Small Business Today Magazine.
He says the program
changed his life for the
better and he would do
it all over again.
The Houston GS program is pleased to partner with
the following nominating partners:
Greater Houston Partnership
Houston Area Urban League
Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Houston Minority Supplier development Council
WCA: Women Contractors Association
NAWBO: National Association of Women Business
Owners
WBEA: Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance
Asian Chamber of Commerce
Greater Heights Chamber of Commerce
Greater Houston Black Chamber of Commerce
Houston East End Chamber of Commerce
Houston West Chamber of Commerce
And collaborate with the following organizations:
City of Houston: Mayor’s office of Business Opportunity
University of Houston - SBDC
NAMC: National Association of Minority Contractors
SCORE (Service Corps Of Retired Executives)
Silver Fox Advisors
University of Houston - SBDC - Katy
University of Houston - SBDC - Richmond
Galleria Chamber of Commerce
Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
Houston Intercontinental Chamber of Commerce
Indo American Chamber of Commerce
Katy EDC
Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce
Financial Institutions
LiftFund
Houston Angel Network
Small Business Administrative- Houston
Wallis State Bank
Amegy Bank
Metro Transit
Houston Airport System
Houston Port Authority
ALUMNI AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS • 2014-2015
Channel 11’s feature segment: “Kids Eye View”
Frances Walsh, World Catering & Cakes (Cohort 7)
Small Business Today Magazine Jan. 2015 Issue Cover Feature with
Angelica Garcia-Dunn, AIM Global Logistics, LLC (Cohort 10)
Shape Magazine feature article:
“Breathing Exercises to Better Any Situation”
Carolyn Morse, PowerLung, Inc. (Cohort 10)
Restaurantville Magazine’s feature article “Charge It!” with
Greg Den Herder, Abby’s Aircraft Catering (Cohort 9)
Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance’s (WBEA) “2015 Trade Secrets
Luncheon” panelists
Angelica Garcia-Dunn, AIM Global Logistics, LLC (Cohort 10)
Connie Rankin, Customized Real Estate Services, Inc. (Cohort 2)
Houston Woman Magazine’s
“50 Most Influential Women of 2014”
Martha Ceballos, ELP Enterprises, Inc. (Cohort 1)
Adriana Higgins, Susan G. Komen–Houston (Cohort 11)
Tri-County Black Chamber of Commerce’s “Business Choice Awards”
“2015 Exemplary Leadership” and
“2015 Business Achievement” Awards
Helen Callier, Bradlink, LLC (Cohort 9)
Pet Product News International’s “Retailer of the Year,
Category: Health and Wellness”
Biff Picone, Natural Pawz (Cohort 10)
Houston Community College Foundation’s speaker
“March 2015 Board Meeting”
Jane Henry, Xcution, Inc. (Cohort 7)
NerdWallet’s blog feature “Small Business Success Story: Texas Swim
Academy and Members Choice Credit Union”,
Bruce McMordie, Texas Swim Academy (Cohort 4)
Sucesos Newspaper & Solo Mujeres Magazine’s “2015 Business
Woman of the Year”
Cynthia Miranda, Alpha Academy (Cohort 1)
Monica Vaca, The Houston Real Estate Group (Cohort 1)
Reuters feature article: “DLZP Group Partners with Canon Information and Imaging Solutions, Inc. in Rolling out the Enterprise
Imaging Platform Solutions”
Lisa Brunet, DLZP Group, LLC (Cohort 12)
CNBC’s feature segment: “American Made”
Maria Rios, Nation Waste, Inc. (Cohort 1)
Cy-Fair Chamber of Commerce’s “2014 Small Business of the Year”
Time Stone, i-Tech (Cohort 10)
KHOU Local news feature segment: “Petals with a Purpose”
Ann Brock, The Posh Petal (Cohort 11)
National Association of Women Business Owners’ (NAWBO)
“21st Annual Woman Business Owner of the Year”
Lisa Amosu-Smith, My Trendy Place (Cohort 9) – Finalist
Julie Irvin, Keystone Resources (Cohort 1) – Finalist
Pa Vice, Texas Security Shredding (Cohort 4) – Finalist
Houston West Chamber of Commerce’s speaker “Cypress Creek
Mirror: Chamber Small Business Forum”
Shannon Register, Register Real Estate Advisors, LLC (Cohort 11)
D-Mars’ “2015 Top 50 Black Professionals and Entrepreneurs”
Kelley Taylor, Taylor Construction Management, LLC (Cohort 11)
University of Houston’s “2015 Friends of Women’s Studies Table Talk”
Hispanic MBA Association’s speaker “2015 Empowered Women’s
Leadership Summit”
Women’s Energy Network’s 2015 Biennial National Conference
speakers: “Different Expectations between Business Unit and C-Level”
Jane Henry, Xcution, Inc. (Cohort 7)
Lianne Lami, Bocci Engineering, LLC (Cohort 11)
Good Morning America’s feature segment: “From Holocaust Survivor to Houston Baker: The Incredible Story of Sigmund Jucker and
Three Brothers Bakery”
Janice Jucker, Three Brothers Bakery (Cohort 4)
Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Blog: “Building a Successful Oracle
AWS Test Drive”
Lisa Brunet, DLZP Group, LLC (Cohort 12)
Houston Community College/Newspring’s “2015 Business Plan
Competition”
Bruce McMordie, Texas Swim Academy (Cohort 4) – 1st Place
Janice Jucker, Three Brothers Bakery (Cohort 4) – 2nd Place
SBA–Houston District’s
“Small Business Awards”
“Family-Owned Small Business of the Year”
Greg Den Herder, Abby’s Aircraft Catering (Cohort 9)
Better Business Bureau–Houston District’s (BBB)
“Pinnacle Awards”
Jan Featherston, Sign-Ups and Banners Corporation
(Cohort 8) – “Pinnacle Award”
Larry Abbott, Abbott Contracting
(Cohort 11) – “Award of Distinction”
Zawadi Bryant, Nightlight After-Hours Pediatrics, P.A.
Doreen Hughes, Mainland Testing Center, LLC
Mike Kacal, Kacal's Auto & Truck Service
Brad Klein, Building Professionals of Texas Janitorial Service
Robin Martinez, Flowers of Kingwood, Inc.
Biff Picone, Natural Pawz
Ruby Powers, Law Office of Ruby L. Powers
Debra Schindler-Boultinghouse, Genesis Telecom, Inc.
Kim Tweedel, Advocates for the Independent
Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance’s (WBEA)
“2015 Annual Business Expo”
Lianne Lami, Bocci Engineering
(Cohort 11) – “2015 Ambassador of the Year”
Alumni Programming
There are four alumni committees: Alumni Summit,
Alumni Expo, Professional Development and Alumni Engagement. Alumni actively participate in each committee
to build and strengthen the Houston alumni program.
Silver Fox CEO Roundtables participate as a valuable
resource for alumni.
Alumni blog through the HCC-GS partnership with the
Huffington Post.
Monthly Coffee Talks host speakers from Forward Results,
Merrill Lynch, G&A Partners and ProfitGold.
HCC-GS 10,000 Small Businesses Staff
Cathy Landry, Executive Director
HCC- Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
1050 W. Sam Houston Parkway, Suite 806
Houston, TX 77043
713.718.8347
catherine.landry@hccs.edu
Ibrahim Firat, Lead Faculty
832-878-6820
ibrahim.firat@hccs.edu
Liz Lara Carreno, Outreach Director
713-718-2115
elizabeth.carreno@hccs.edu
Rita Reed, Alumni Manager
713-718-8437
rita.reed@hccs.edu
Sarma Taylor, Lead Business Advisor
832-314-9383
sarma.taylor@hccs.edu
Michael Davenport, Business Advisor
713-254-0486
michael.davenport@hccs.edu
Mishele Lamshing, Program Manager
713-718-8348
mishele.lamshing@hccs.edu
Mary (Terri) Almendarez, Administrative Staff
713-718-8376
mary.almendarez@hccs.edu
Alumni actively participate in Panel discussions and provide advice as rocket pitch coaches.
The Third Annual Networking Reunion in December 2014
with Houston Area Urban League enabled 20 food-industry alumni to host “expo-like” tables. Abundant samples
were shared from their restaurants, bakeries, caterers, etc.
for refreshments.
MBDA Houston Minority Business Development Agency
The second year for the Houston Minority Business
Development Agency began with a proud “Outstanding Rating” from the Department of Commerce, the
funding agency. The rating is earned by the center’s
achievement of 128% of its goals for the first year. The
staff worked ardently to meet its mission to provide
access to contracts, capital and business-consulting services for minority owned businesses. From September
1, 2014, through February 28, 2015, the staff facilitated
$68.5 million in contracts, $60.5 million in financing and
helped create 109 jobs.
Subs & Sandwiches: The Houston MBDA Center hosts
a monthly Subs & Sandwiches networking opportunity
for its construction clients. This lunchtime gathering
brings together the Center’s construction clients who
meet one-on-one with large construction firms such as
Skanska, Manhattan Construction, KBR Building Group,
and Hensel Phelps.
Salute to Minorities
The Houston-MBDA 2015 year culminated with a
“Salute to Minorities in Construction” Awards Luncheon
on July 21, 2015, at the Junior League of Houston. The
following awards were presented:
Houston Community College Chancellor’s Award
Reytec Construction Resources, Inc.
MBDA Matchmaking
Corporate Construction Advocate of the Year
Horizon International Group, LLC
Houston MBDA Construction Client of the Year
SER Construction Partners, LLC
2014-2015 Events
Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week)
from October 19-22, 2014 hosted:
• Business Sunday Sunday, October 19, 2014, hosted
at Windsor Village United Methodist Church for a robust group of business organizations devoted to small
business development.
• Kickoff Reception Monday, October 20, 2014, at
HCC’s Auditorium.
• Awards Breakfast Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at
HCC’s Southwest Campus Auditorium celebrated the
achievements of minority entrepreneurs as well as
individuals and organizations that advance Minority
Business Enterprises (MBEs).
• Build Locally, Sell Globally Workshop Wednesday,
October 22, 2014, at HCC’s Southeast Campus featured Antwaun Griffin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
U.S. Operations, International Trade Administration of
the U.S. Department of Commerce.
“The secret to successful
hiring is this: look for the
people who want to change
the world.” - Marc Benioff,
The center staff was honored to receive the 2015 M/
WSDBE (Minority/Women, Small and Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise) Advocate Organization Award at
the Houston Airport System’s Runway to Networking
event on May 7, 2015. The award recognizes the MBDA’s
encouragement and support of minority, women, small
and disadvantaged businesses.
The Houston MBDA Center has served over 120 clients
in diverse fields including construction, manufacturing,
exporting and information technology.
“The Houston MBDA
Business Center looks forward
to continuing to make a difference
in minority-business development both
now and in the years to come. It embodies
Houston Community College’s Vision: “We
will be responsive to community needs and
drive economic development in the
communities we serve.”
Houston Minority Supplier Development
Council Construction Member of the Year
B&MS Construction, Inc.
MBDA Staff
Christopher Bilton, Director
713-718-8970
christopher.bilton@hccs.edu
Mark Praigg, Business Advisor
713-718-8972
mark.praigg@hccs.edu
Warren Winston, Business Advisor
713-718-8973
warren.winston@hccs.edu
Jessica Vasquez, Office Manager
713-718-8974
jessica.vasquez@hccs.edu
MBDA STAFF
Houston MBDA Construction Trailblazer
Client of the Year
Oz Building Contractors, Inc.
Business Sunday
MED Week Reception
MED Week Awards
Deputy Asst .Secretary
Antwaun Griffin
CEO of Salesforce
Credit: photo by: ev1pro.com
TEEN ENTREPRENEUR COLLEGE
TEEN SUMMIT
HCC launches Teen Entrepreneur College
with Teen Summit
HCC will launch the HCC Teen Entrepreneur College
(TEC) in Fall of 2015. TEC is designed to introduce high
school students to entrepreneurial and innovative
thinking. The premise is to teach basic enterprise skills,
provide “hands on” experiential learning, teamwork
opportunities, mentoring, rocket pitch experiences and
to begin the pathway to college completion.
“Research tells us that after participation in entrepreneurship courses students increase their occupational aspirations, interest in college, reading
and leadership behavior.” -Jennifer Holmes
To officially introduce The Teen Entrepreneur College,
the HCC Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives held a
Teen Entrepreneur Summit on Saturday, May 2, 2015
at the Central College auditorium. The event brought
together high school student and parents from communities all over the greater Houston areas to learn
about entrepreneurship as a viable career option.
“It is an honor to support
small business development
and growth in our community, as we serve as a
trusted resource to positively impact the economy.”
-Jennifer Holmes
The summit theme was Entrepreneurship: A State of
Mind. Participants heard from two successful entrepreneurs: Marcus Davis, radio host and owner of The
Breakfast Klub restaurant, and Luis Vicente Garcia,
best-selling author and international speaker. Davis
highlighted vision, faith, hard work, determination and
sacrifice as the key traits of a successful entrepreneur,
and Garcia identified “positivity” as the starting point
for anyone entering the business world.
Sean Gilmore, a 14-year-old who invented the
Sleepover Bend Tent shared his story of success to his
peer group. Gilmore was not the only youngster to
take the stage as 12-year old Kidz View talk show host
Victoria Baynes Lopez emceed the event, 11-year-old
Jackie Lugo performed chart-topping hits, and 13-year
old Nicholas Conners sang the national anthem.
Congresswomen Shelia Jackson Lee made an appearance at the event and presented HCC with a Certificate
of Congressional Recognition.
Link Up Houston
Jackie Lugo
Victoria Baynes Lopez
Sean Gilmore
Nicholas Conners
On Saturday, October 25, the Office of Entrepreneurial
Initiatives, along with nonprofits, school districts, and
the City of Houston hosted 800 middle and high school
students for a one-day event designed to provide
students the support they need to thrive at school and
in the community. Session topics included financial
planning for college, careers, and their educational requirements, and a workshop on “Everything You Want is
Within Your Reach Choose To Be An Entrepreneur.” A panel of HCC alumni shared their experiences as students
and the role HCC played in their career successes.
Lazarus Energy Empowerment Program
Teen Summit Staff:
Jennifer Kellough Holmes
Director Entrepreneurial Initiatives
Community Relations
3100 Main Street, Suite 12E16, MC 1151
Houston, Texas 77002
713.718.6797
The Lazarus Energy Empowerment Program (LEEP) is
a year long internship program designed to expose
underserved high school students to entrepreneurship
in the context of the oil and gas industry. Participants
learn directly about the oil and gas industry, and integrate business development skills, leadership, career
development, job readiness, financial literacy, and
college planning. As a result of the partnership with
the HCC Office of Entrepreneurship, and Northwest
College, 28 high school juniors and seniors completed
six college credits. The first course, Entrepreneurship
& Economic Development is designed to give the student an understanding of the entrepreneur’s role in the
business enterprise, and to learn the basic principles of
entrepreneurship as well as the critical elements that
enable a business to be successful. The second course,
Workforce Readiness prepare the student to enter
today’s workplace.
CORPORATE COLLEGE
Corporate College delivers on-site customized training
solutions in Business Technical Skills, Finance, Health &
Medical Sciences, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Leadership and Employee Development, and
more. Corporate College was recently awarded two
Texas Workforce Commission grants one for $68,000
to deliver training at Owens corning and $500,000 at
Schulumberger’s new Houston Financial Hub that will
grow from 200 local staff to 600 with the centralization
of further work in the U.S. to Houston. The grant resulted through the efforts of the Corporate College and the
Resource Development team.
Mercantil Commercebank partners with Houston Community College and Camara De Empresarios to boost
Hispanic-owned businesses in Houston
Dozens of Hispanic business owners attribute the
achievement of their dreams of starting or improving
their business to the small business training course
offered through a partnership between Camara De Empresarios and the Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives at
HCC, sponsored by Mercantil Commercebank.
The Houston Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence is a
ten-week class taught entirely in Spanish.
For the Win
BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
Corporate College Staff
Jennifer Kellough Holmes
Acting Director, Corporate College
713.718.6797
Ardis Griggs, Senior Business Development Manager
Corporate College, Houston Community College
713-718-7405
ardis.griggs@hccs.edu
Alan B. Corder MS, Program Manager
Corporate College, Division of Extended Learning
713-718-6108
alan.corder@hccs.edu
Deandra Woody, Program Manager
713-718-5455
deandra.woody@hccs.edu
Stephanie Macias, Office Manager
713-718-7121
stephanie.macias@hccs.edu
On Tuesday, November 4, 2014 the Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives collaborated with the Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance, Women Business Center, and
SCORE to provide a full day symposium that provided
women entrepreneurs with tools focused on starting
and growing scalable businesses. The event sponsored
by Capital One offered mentoring financial literacy,
access to fund and high level business owners.
“La vida es lo que
ocurre mientras estamos
ocupados haciendo planes”
-John Lennon
The 2015 HCC Newspring
Business Plan Competition
On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, Houston Community College and Newspring
celebrated winners of the eighth annual HCC Newspring Business Plan
Competition, awarding $26,000 in prize money and over $20,000 in inkind prizes to Houston’s rising entrepreneurs. Texas Swim Academy won
first place and was awarded $12,000. Three Brothers Bakery won second
place and $8,000 and third place was awarded to HD2Menus.com with a
$4,000 prize. Honorable mentions of $1,000 were awarded to Taste
Houston and Got Dirty Blinds?, LLC.
Texas Swim Academy
made a big splash,
winning first place
and $12,000!
Prize sponsors included MetroNational, Wallis State Bank, Midway, Amegy Bank, Legacy Rags, Vintage Veins and
Constant Contact. In-kind sponsors included Richard Tyler International, Small Business Today, Houston West
Chamber of Commerce, True Color Graphics, Three Brothers Bakery, Bullritos, and Brown Bag Deli.
“It was a record year for all
25 Business Plan Competition
teams. HCC greatly appreciates
strategic partner Newspring,
competition mentors, judges
and sponsors for making this
the best competition!”
-Sandra Louvier
Center for
Entrepreneurship Staff:
Adriana Gonzalez,
President of Camara de Empresarios
& Francisco Rivero,
Executive VP Mercantil Bank
Sandra Louvier, Director
1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N.
Houston, TX 77043
713-718-6650
sandra.louvier@hccs.edu
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT / GRANTS
The Resource Development department supports the
college system by securing external funds from federal,
state, and local agencies to enhance the college’s mission. Services to faculty and staff include, identifying
funding sources, assisting with project development,
preparing and submitting competitive proposal, and
providing post-award oversight to funded projects.
HCC’s grant portfolio is varied, with funding from state
and federal agencies including NASA, NSF the Departments of Energy, Education, Agriculture, Commerce,
the Texas Education Agency, Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board, and the Texas Workforce Commission. These grants strengthen STEM programs, improve
student services, enhance instruction, and expand
workforce training.
Through funding by the Texas Workforce Commission,
HCC has developed collaborative relationships and
offered skills development training to Texas Children’s
Hospital, Schlumberger, The Methodist Hospital System, Owens Corning, CHRISTUS Hospital System and
Fugro Chance, Inc. and others.
To date, HCC has a total of $30,190,653 in external funding with an additional $11 million dollars pending in
grants submitted.
Chairman Andres Alcantar presents
Skills Development Fund check to HCC
(from l-r) Dr. Cesar Maldonado, HCC Chancellor,
Andres Alcantar, TWC Chairman, Andrea Shaffer
NAM manager, Schlumberger, Candice Echavarry,
Schlumberger, Veronica Alesna, Schlumberger,
Lolita Guerrero, Senator Sylvia Garcia Office, and
Zeph Capo, HCC Board of Trustees Chair, District I
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my
career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times
I’ve been trusted to take the game’s winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and
over and over again in my life and that’s
why I succeed.”
- Michael Jordan, NBA Hall of Famer
“My goal, as the Director of
Grants Development, is not only
to increase the amount of external
funding that HCC receives, but
also to create a department that is
energized and highly motivated to
seek and secure funding to support
the achievement of system-wide
priorities.” -Janice Jacques, Ph.D.
Grants Staff:
Dr. Janice Jacques, Director
713-718-5466
janice.jacques@hccs.edu
John Minor, Program Manager
713-718-7553
john.minor@hccs.edu
Julia German, Grant Writer
713-718-8910
julia.germany@hccs.edu
Laila Zariff, Program Manager
713-718-6350
laila.zariff@hccs.edu
Nicole Johnson, Coordinator
713-718-8720
nicole.johnson@hccs.edu
Chester Woodward, Budget Director
713-718-5134
chester.woodward@hccs.edu
Carolyn Greene, Grant Writer
713-718-5993
carolyn.greene@hccs.edu
Sara Collantes, Program Specialist
713-718-8364
sara.collantes@hccs.edu
Sterling Foote, Grant Writer
713-718-7546
sterling.foote@hccs.edu
ELEVATOR PTCH COMPETITION
HCC’s First Elevator Pitch Competition was designed to encourage currently enrolled students
to think creatively and innovatively about solving social issues. “Social Entrepreneurism” is
about finding solutions to pressing social issues.
Remaining Finalists
Honorable Mentions
1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Place Winners
Ninety-five students submitted interesting and valuable ideas that addressed one of the 6
categories: Environment, Education, Technology, Health, Public Policy, and Social. Twenty-one
students/teams were selected as finalists:
Chase Copeland
A new outlook on how to early diagnose and prevent adolescent
depression.
Jaron Moore
Taste Houston is a restaurant incubator that will encourage new
entrants in the restaurant industry to focus on health.
Alice Frempong
To reduce cases of suicide and bullying for adolescents, Texas
should adopt the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.
Mohammed Almani
Fundgro is a crowdfunding website focused on educational
institutions and non-profit organizations looking to raise money
for scholarships in the U.S.
Chelsea Cooper
Interior Designing to improve mental health facilities and therefore improve the mental health of patients.
Massinissa Kechemir
Business to help new comers to Houston to get established;
solution for International students, professionals and healthcare seekers.
Janani Narasimhan & Team
Online Education: For better student engagement, transition to a
platform that offers videos, pictures, discussions and mentoring.
Jingyao Han
Health Service Clinics at HCC campuses for a convenience to
students and revenues for HCC Coleman.
Ayo Shofoluwe
Inspirational messages via YouTube on Fridays: Empowering and
motivating people to reach their dreams.
Karla Coronada
A new format for online education by considering student
backgrounds and assessing knowledge to provide personalized
competency training.
Joe Bellaish
Pick A Fruit: To end Hunger by efficiently gathering backyard
fruits and veggies for Houston’s Food shelters!
Ashura Bayyan
GoReport: a student journalist staffing agency.
Shirin Lakhani
Embracing Pluralism: a plea to help eradicate religious extremism and violence enforced in the name of religion.
Vi Ly
An online tutoring with a full package of up-to-date features
Maria Santos
A student organization for aspiring Human Resources professionals attending HCC to share best practices in the industry and
networking opportunities.
Abdurehman Salih
An initiative that to bringing together students, faculty, and
administrator to inspire students to be innovative & proactive.
A distinguished panel of judges selected the winners:
Emmanuel Sitamon
Online homework system and in-class exam preparation web
application powered by adaptive learning technology to help
community college STEM students master college math!
Dwynae Tolbert
A learning system for those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s to
reduce the rate of memory loss.
Janani Narasimha
Let’s go digital! Replace all bulletin boards with recycled computer screens connected to computers and on-demand printers to
reduce printing and paper cost.
Ibrahim Firat, Lead Faculty Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and Business Faculty
Susan Goll, President of HCC Faculty Senate
Carmetha Williams, Executive Director HCC Foundation
Warren Winston, Business Advisor, Minority Business Development Agency
Aaron Ellisor, CEO & President of Marion
Marieth Siku
Increase payment deadline for international students or all
students to 10 days instead of 5 days.
Aamna Jangda
Regulate financial aid funds for educational experience at HCC.
Ed Muth, HCC theater and drama faculty conducted wonderful training sessions, and
curriculum specialist Ravi Brahmbhatt coordinated the videos.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE INITIATIVE PROGRAM (CCIP)
SE COLLEGE ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVES
HCC-SE College sponsored a successful
Government Procurement Connection
Event for small business owners.
“Assisting entrepreneurs and small
business owners is my passion.
Developing businesses in our
community is essential to creating
economic opportunity for everyone.” -Germaine Washington
Business Staff:
Germaine Washington,
Manager, Conference Services
HCC SE College
713-718-5243
germaine.washington@hccs.edu
HCC hosted 16 international students under
the Community College Initiative Program,
representing Brazil, Colombia, India, Ivory
Coast, Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan, and South
Africa. Students enrolled in Business Management,
Human Resources, Entrepreneurship, International
Business, Information Technology, and Geographic
Information System.
These students contributed 2125 volunteering hours
with the Houston Food Bank, Houston Public Library,
SEWA International, Beacon Homeless Shelter, and Hashoo Foundation and 3525 hours of unpaid internships
with la Camera de Empresarios, Harris County Public
Health and Environmental Services, Refugee of Texas,
Houston Community College, and Houston Public
Library. As a group they enjoyed sharing traditions,
foods, and customs with each other and their American friends. One highlight was meeting with Assistant
Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
Evan Ryan and with Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States, Sonia Sotomayor.
In addition, the Community College Initiative Program
participated in the Humphrey Fellowship Program,
one that brings accomplished mid-career professionals
from designated countries to the United States for a
year of study. HCC hosted Dr. Laura Dittel, Director and
CEO of Carpathian Foundation in Slovakia and Yasmeen
Parveen, Deputy Chief of the Government of the Republic of Bangladesh.
CCIP Staff:
Mr. Lorin Banja
Program Coordinator
3100 Main, Suite 12E16
Houston, TX 77002
713-718-2684
COPA
Jodie Khan served as the President of the College Office Professionals
Association (COPA) for 2014-2015. COPA members are a cross-section of
HCC support staff.
There were many accomplishments this year:
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Video conferenced monthly COPA meetings
Trainings: Procurement Operations, Accounts Payable, Mileage and Travel,
Risk Management, Human Resources, and Office of Institutional and Equity.
Partnership with the Veteran’s Affairs and Office of Institutional Equity to
recognize HCC Veterans.
Partnership with the Office of Public Information to sponsor a “Toy Drive.”
Annual COPA In-Service with team members Lillie Aranda, Latasha Henderson, Veronica Montelongo, Sherry Howell, Yvonne Hernandez, Rose Curvey,
Monique DeLeon, Priscilla Renew, Sandra Martinez, Lisa Crawford, Cybele
Aquaya, Simone Boone, and Liza Zuniga.
Entrepreneurial Initiatives Staff:
Jodie Khan
Budget Analyst Sr,
Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives
713-718-7441
jodie.khan@hccs.edu
Dr. Cesar Maldonado
Chancellor
Edmund “Butch” Herod
Vice Chancellor of Innovation, Planning, and Institutional Analytics
HCC is pleased to present the following new degree plans
for students interested in developing their own innovative enterprise.
Innovation and Enterprise (Entrepreneurship) - Certificates
Certificate in Enterprise Development - Level 1 Certificate
First Semester
Prefix
MRKG
BUSG
MRKG
Number
1311
1373
2370
Second Semester
MRKG
2378
MRKG
2376
Course Name
Principles of Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Creativity and Innovation
Course Type
Workforce
Workforce
Local Needs
Total Semester Credit Hours
Credit Hours
3
3
3
9
Franchising
Local Needs
3
Enterprise Opportunity Analysis Local Needs
3
Total Semester Credit Hours 6
Total Credit Hours 15
Innovation and Enterprise (Entrepreneurship) - Certificates
Certificate in Social Enterprise - Level 1 Certificate
First Semester
Prefix
MRKG
BUSG
IBUS
MRKG
Number
1311
1373
1379
2372
Second Semester
BUSG
2309
IBUS
MRKG
2370
2376
Course Name
Entrepreneurship
Economic Geography
Consumer Behavior
Course Type
Workforce
Workforce
Workforce
Workforce
Small Business Management
Workforce
(Including not for profit)
Global Issues in Enterprise
Local Needs
Enterprise Opportunity Analysis Local Needs
Total Credit Hours
Credit Hours
3
3
3
3
12
3
3
3
9
21
Innovation and Enterprise (Entrepreneurship) - Certificates A.A.S.
First Semester
Prefix
LEAD
Course Type
Workforce
Credit Hours
3
Academic
3
ENGL
MATH
MRKG
Number Course Name
1370
Workforce Leadership and
Critical Thinking Skills
1318
Interpersonal Communication/
Speech
1301
Composition I
1332
Math for Liberal Arts
1371
Enterprise Mindset
Academic
Academic
Local Need
3
3
3
15
Second Semester
XXXX
ECON
XXXX
2302
Academic
Academic
3
3
MRKG
ACNT
1311
1303
Workforce
Workforce
3
3
BUSG
1373
Humanities/Fine Arts
Principles of Economics,
Microeconomics
Introduction to Accounting
(Small Business Accounting)
Entrepreneurship
Third Semester
MRKG
BUSG
MRKG
MRKG
2370
2370
2375
2377
Local Need
Local Need
Local Need
Local Need
MRKG
2312
Creativity and Innovation
Legal Issues for Enterprise
Social Enterprise
Financial Management/Budgeting for Enterprise Marketing
Ecommerce
Fourth Semester
MRKG
MRKG
MRKG
BUSG
2372
2333
2376
2309
Workforce
Workforce
Local Need
Workforce
3
3
3
3
BUSG
2382
Consumer Behavior
Professional Selling
Enterprise Opportunity Analysis
Small Business Management/
Entrepreneurship
Cooperative Education - Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial
Studies
Workforce
3
SPCH
Workforce
3
3
3
3
3
Workforce
3
Total Degree Credit Hours 60
New Curriculum Staff:
Ravi Brahmbhatt, Adjunct Faculty,
Curriculum Specialist
3100 Main Street, Suite 11A05
Houston, TX 77002
713-718-5269 (office)
ravi.brahmbhatt@hccs.edu
Linda Koffel, Marketing Professor
Business Administration
1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N, 77043
713-718-2895
linda.koffel@hccs.edu
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NEW CURRICULUM
“Always deliver more than
expected.” -Larry Page,
co-founder of Google
HCCS Board of Trustees
“Be the change you want
to see in the world.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
Cesar Maldonado, Ph.D., P.E., Chancellor;
Teri Zamora, Sr. Vice Chancellor for Financial & Administrative
Services; Edmund “Butch” Herod, Vice Chancellor of Innovation,
Planning, and Institutional Analytics; Kimberly Beatty, Vice Chancellor
for Instructional Services; Irene Porcarello, Interim Vice Chancellor for
Student Services; William Carter, VC Information Technology
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Zeph Capo, District I Chair; Robert Glaser, District V Vice Chair;
Dr. Adriana Tamez, District III Secretary; Dave Wilson, District II;
Dr. Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, District IV; Sandie Mullins, District VI;
Neeta Sane, District VII; Eva L. Loredo, District VIII;
Christopher W. Oliver, District IX
“Stop Chasing the
Money and Start
Chasing the Passion”
- Tony Hsieh
Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives
3100 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77002
713-718-7441

Entrepreneurial Initiatives 2015 Annual Report

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