Title goes here.NACCE–Tuesday October 9, 2018, 3:30p-4:15p
Houston Community College
Cross Collaboration
• Launching/Growing Entrepreneurship at HCC
• Creating a Culture of Cross Collaboration
• Open Lines of Communication – Exec Team Mtgs, Strategic Planning Mtgs. NACCE trips.
• Strategic Design of Physical Space – Alief - 3rd & 4th floors, West Houston Institute.
• Collaborative programs; c4e with COEs and WHI.
Presenters
• Dr. Jimmy Adams – Dean – Media Arts & Technology Center of Excellence
• Dr. Connie Porter – Dean – Center of Excellence in Business
• Dr. Destry Dokes–COO, HCC NW to President HCC NE
Sandra Louvier - Center for Entrepreneurship Director
• C4E Background & Programs
• Cross Collaborating with COE’s & WHI
• Three Steps to Effective Cross Collaboration
• List of Collaborative Events
• Group Exercise Q&A re Cross Collaboration at Your Colleges!
Background – c4e – Launch
• College Credit Certificates
• Required Class to Prep for HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition
• Strategic Partners – Newspring, SCORE, Constant Contact, Hou W Chamber, Katy Chamber SB Mgmnt Dist. W Chase Mgmnt Dist. , UH SBDC, HMSDC
• 2011-2013(sl)–2017…HCC Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses - Grant
• For Owners - Open 2 years – Annual Revenues >$150K, 4 Employees – Growth Plans – Award Winning!
• 2013 NACCE Entrepreneurial President & Impact Awards
• 2013 MBDA Grant – Award Winning every year since!
• 2014 Entrepreneurship Makes HCC System Strategic Plan
• 2014 Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives
• 2014 Teen Entrepreneur College
Medici Effect
• The Medici Effect is the result of the phenomenon that happened in Florence, when diverse concepts, cultures, and disciplines intersected, leading to one of Europe's most creative eras, the Renaissance.
• The “intersection” is where groundbreaking innovation happens. • The Medici Effect, Frans Johansson
• HCC Now offers 15 Centers of Excellence System Wide
Medici Effect
• Medici Effect in action is part of Chancellor Cesar Maldonado’s Transformation Plan for the HCC system
• HCC Now has 15 Centers of Excellence System-Wide
• HCC NW – Our Florence!
Business
HCC Procurement
10,000 Small
• Weekly Conference Calls
10ksb – Share Space at Alief Hayes – Promo - Select Activities Guest Speakers
MBDA – Promote events & programs - guests at each others’ events
Corporate College – Host Class - Asian Chamber – Leadership Oct-Dec 2018
HCC Procurement – Promo each other’s events – Participants in each others events.
Houston Community College Northwest - Our Florence!
HCC Student Services
Monthly
• HCC Libraries – Collaborative Events
• HCC Foundation – Fundraising and Alumni Promotion
• HCC NW PR
• Alumni Success Stories
• Press Releases & Video
Katy Area Economic
• 2015 Plan Expansion of HCC NW for Ctr. for Ent.
• 2015 Plan & Break Ground for West Houston Institute
• 2015 Growing Activity at HCC SE
• 2016 New Ctr. for Entr. Facilities - HCC NW - Alief Hayes
• 2016 Center of Excellence Grand Openings
• 2016 New at c4e: Entrepreneur in Residence , 1-on-1 Mentoring, More online CE
• 2017 Ctr. for Entrepreneurship HCC SW-Missouri City
• 2017 New Entrepreneurship Curriculum
• 2018 - 2019 – West Houston Institute Opens at HCC Alief Hayes
• 2018 – 2019 - Practical Entrepreneurship Series
• 2018 -2019 – Entrepreneurs in Residence at Multiple Locations
• 2018 - 2109 – c4e-West Houston Community Focus and District-Wide Cross Collaboration
• 2018 – 2019 - BPC Re-Branded - Going More System Wide
• 2018 – 2019 - More Fundraising
• 2018 – 2019 – More Entrepreneur Success Stories
• 2018 – 2019 - New & Deepening Cross Collaborations in W Houston & Across the System
• 2018-2019 - Measurement, Measurement, Measurement
• Workshops & Seminars
• Small Business Continuing Education Courses – Quick, Economical, Online
• Entrepreneurial Certificates and Degrees for College Credit ♦ Business Center of Excellence
January - Apply
Mid February - Teams Chosen
Late Feb - April – Training Sessions Early May - Plans Due Mid May - Finals/Pitches End of May - Prize Money!
• HCC Provides Pitch Training Workshops for the LiftOff Houston Competition Liftoff Houston Start-Up Business Plan Competition
• Serve as Judge or Provide Judges for Other Competitions • Houston Area Urban League Pitch Competition • HCC IDEAS Pitch Competiton • Liftoff Houston – Mayor’s Office of Business Opportunity • University of Houston-Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship • HMSDC Emerging 10 Awards
• Cross Refer Applicants
Entrepreneur Success Stories – Megan Eddings Accel Lifestyle
• Megan Eddings is the Founder and CEO of Accel Lifestyle. Accel Lifestyle is the first ethical fitness apparel brand for people who sweat and want to smell fresh.
• With her chemistry background, it has taken Megan over 2 years to design and develop the antimicrobial fabric that is now patent pending in 120 countries.
Entrepreneur Success Stories – Deidre Mathis Wanderstay
• How A 32-Year-Old Opened The First Black-Owned Hostel In The U.S. – Deidre Mathis in Forbes
New to c4e in 2016 Entrepreneur in Residence
David Regenbaum
President HCC Foundation Faculty & Mentor for 10,000 Small Businesses
Entrepreneurial Curriculum Advocate Cross Collaborates with Multiple Disciplines
Practical Entrepreneurship Series
• September 20, 2018: Sales & Marketing Powered Up – For Small Business Launch & Growth-HCC Alief Hayes
• October 17, 2018: The Entrepreneur in You – Channeling Your Personality in to Small Business Success – HCC Alief Hayes
• October 27, 2018: Structuring Your Small Business – Protecting Your Assets, Your Business, Your Future – HCC Alief Hayes
• November 1, 2018: Financial Workshop for Small Business Launch & Growth-HCC Alief Hayes
• HCC L ib ra r ies
• Center fo r En t repreneursh ip
Think Like an Entrepreneur to
Accelerate Your Career
An entrepreneurial mindset can help you succeed no matter whether
you start your own business or you want raises and promotions ahead
of your peers. See market opportunities, solve problems, provide high
value goods and services and make a difference with your career and
in your community. Learn how to help grow your employer’s small
business and you decide to start or grow your own along the way!
Third Floor – 70,000 Square Feet
Shared Space:
Commons-Seats 60-90
Eagle Room - Seats 100 Conference Room 116 - Seats 16
HCC Spring Branch c4e Shares Space with COE Business Division Chair Center of Excellence in Business
Dean – Dr. Connie Porter
Starting & Running Your Own Business - Seminar
All-Day SCORE Seminar - Covers all the Basics Feeds Attendees into College Classes, Certificate Programs, Degrees & BPC Promote on Calendar and in EPromo Push Out c4e Database and Through Internal and External Partners
More Workshops & Seminars
• June 15, 2018: Funding Opportunities to Start and Grow Your Business – Workshop and Mini-Trade Fair- HCC Spring Branch
• October 20, 8:30a-12:30p: Lender Borrower Matchmaking Event- For Small Business Ownership and Growth-HCC Alief Hayes
• June 22, 2018: Fourth Annual How How to do Business With Local Governments Panel & Mini Trade Fair–HCC Alief Hayes
• May 8, 2018: Grow With Contracting 8(a) – SBA Business Development Program – HCC Katy
• Veteran Entrepreneurship Workshop
• Social Media Strategy Workshop & “Best In Class” HCC Student Services
• August 25, 2018, 10:30am-1:30p: Income Tax Myths & Facts-Small Business Owners’ Responsibilities – HCC Alief Hayes
• September 28, 2018, 10:30a-1:30p: Real Estate Investment and Brokerage Seminar – HCC Spring Branch – Commons
Dr. Mohammad (“Mo”) Tehrani
Started his first business in 1995 Has & Still Co-owns multiple businesses: • accounting • real estate • pharmacy • security systems.
Full-time professor of accounting at HCC Neuro-Chemist too! – BS, Biology/Geology, M.Ph. in Human Biology, Ph.D in Neurochemistry. Donates Prize Money to the HCC Newspring BPC - His Company, ProVideo Systems. Served as Lead SCORE Mentor at HCC Alief Hayes Ctr. For Entrepreneurship. Now President of SCORE Houston
Accounting - Entrepreneurs Sharpen Their Small Business Tax Know-How
Workshop Topics: Overview Business Tax Structure; Calculating Taxes; Consequences of failing to file & pay taxes; Federal Business Tax Forms; State Business Income Tax (Franchise Tax); Payroll Taxes; Calculating Payroll Taxes; Contract Employees vs. Employees; and Sales Tax– a business owner’s responsibilities.
Instructor- Full-Time HCC Instructor, CPA, Entrepreneur-Owns Multiple Businesses Feeds Accounting Classes Certificates Degrees Feeds Continuing Education Classes Held at Both HCC Spring Branch and HCC Alief Hayes c4e Locations
Winning Strategy Step 1 - Lay Foundation
• Meetings, Lunch, Chat
• Get to Know their Leaders - Backgrounds • (Directors, Deans, Div. Chairs)
• Support and Promote their events
• Create Cross Collaborative Events that promote entrepreneurship within their programs
• Have Them Participate in creation of event, speak at it and push promo of it out through their instructors to students
Winning Strategy - Step 2 -Positioning for an Ideal Event
• Price Point • Free to Faculty, Staff & Students or Low Cost-$5-10 • Reduced Fee to External Community
• $25 online $35 at door
• Market • Through c4e Website, Database, Internal Partners,
External Partners
• Survey Interests – Measure Impact • # attended, #’s drawn to Programs & Initiatives. Feeds HCC
Programs • 35-100 attendance – # mentoring, feeds collaborative
program classes, Entr. classes, CE classes; BPC; and more workshops, seminars, boot camps & summits.
Winning Strategy - Step 3 – Speaker Line-Up – Be Strategic
FEATURED PRESENTER - Subject Matter Expert (CPA, Broker, Engineer…) Entrepreneur, Resource Partner, Mentor…
GUEST SPEAKERS • LOCAL NOTABLE LEADER, SUPPORTER • ACCOMPLISHED HCC ALUMNI - Excelled in HCC Program and HCC c4e
programs, other HCC Entrepreneurial Programs – Living Example and Advocate of Success Through HCC.
• PROGRAM LEAD – Director/Dean COE; Division Chair; HCC COE Business, Engineering, Media Arts & Technology, Visual & Performing Arts
• INSTRUCTOR – Subject Matter Expert - likable, draws interest in courses. Great during Q&A
• KEY RESOURCE PARTNERS – SCORE, SBA, Lenders, Constant Contact…
Cross Collaboration Planning Worksheet
Event Topic:
SPEAKERS - Real Estate Investment and Brokerage Seminar – HCC Spring Branch
Featured Presenter - Dr. Mohammad (“Mo”) Tehrani - Real Estate Investor , SCORE Mentor, CPA, Entrepreneur
Featured Guest Speakers • HCC ALUMNI - Connie Rankin, HCC ALUMNI - Owner, Broker, CRES,
Alumni: HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition; HCC Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program; and HCC/SBA InnovateHER Competition, & HCC RE Alumni.
• PROGRAM LEADS –- Kenneth J. Hernandez is Division Chair; HCC COE Business, Real Estate, Marketing…Juan Crawford - RE Program Coordinator
• INSTRUCTOR Joseph Irwin -licensed real estate broker, specializing in the Houston market for over 30 years. He is a full-time instructor at Houston Community College with experience teaching 13 different real estate courses .
• November 3, 2017, 10:30p-1:30p: Location, Location, Location - Small Business Owners -Navigating Commercial Leases, Permitting, and Financing - Amidst Harvey Disaster Recovery
• Featuring BPC Alumni Small Business Owners who now fund prize money in the competition and BPC Lenders who sponsor the competition.
in Media Arts & Technology
Photography, Multi-Media
entrepreneurship
Departments
MATCOE Mission
career and educational pathways to meet the wide-
ranging needs of businesses and the community.
Our Vision: To be the first choice provider of quality,
innovative education in the field of Media Arts and
Technology
Visual & Performing Arts
Communication Department
Business - Examples
Communication Department, CE and Center for
Entrepreneurship
BPC – Wins NWC Student of the Year
• From Freelancing to Starting Your Own Business –
Seminar
• Career Services & Entrepreneurship Workshops for
MATCOE Students
Promo, Video and audio promotion
• C4e Refer Small Business Owners to Design Squad
• Specialized Curriculum
Erik Calderon Named 2016 Student of the Year – HCC Northwest – Entrepreneurship Intersects with Media Arts and Technology
• MA&Tech COE
Topics:
• Getting Set Up to Freelance
• Steps to Start and Run your Business – Hear from Media Arts and Technology Business Owners – Student & Faculty Panel
• Presentation Power - Developing personal skills in presentations, leadership and business building, including: personal branding, customer service, sales and negotiation.
• Freelancing Opportunities for Students – Multiple project opportunities for freelancing in graphic design, web design, filmmaking, audio recording, animation, music business and multi-media.
HCC Northwest Celebrated with Internal and External Partners
Home-Based Business Launch and Growth October 25, 2018 2:30p - 5:30p
Featured Presenters • Dr. Jimmy Adams, Dean & Entrepreneur
• Dr. Mo Tehani – Serial Entrepreneur, CPA, Professor, Mentor, President, SCORE
• Student and Faculty Panel • Erik Calderon, Owner, FLMC Films, 2016 HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition
(BPC) Completer, 2016 Student of the Year-HCC NW • Lee Garcia, Owner, Tea in Texas, 2018, Honorable Mention Winner, HCC Newspring
BPC • Carol Lazard, Owner, Your Back Office Solutions, 2016, HCC Newspring BPC
Completer • Susan Marriott, Owner, BioScience Writers, 2014, 1st Place Winner, HCC Newspring
BPC • Dr. Destry Dokes – President, HCC Northeast, Past Owner, Big Baby (apparel
company)
• Dr. Jimmy Adams, Dean & Entrepreneur - Dean, Media Arts & Technology Center of Excellence. Dr. Adams has over 30 years of experience in higher education administration, business management, and visual communications and he has owned his own graphic design company.
• Marketing Your Home-Based Business Topics: • Developing The Ground Work: Business Check List and Questions to Ask Yourself. • Getting in Business: Naming Your Company and Make it Legal. • Developing a Corporate Identity: Designing a Logo and Creating the Stationery Package. • Creating The Marketing Pieces: Brochure Design Process; Brochure Design Session; Designing Your
Resume; and Designing Your Web Site. • Putting Together Your Portfolio: What to put in your Portfolio; Getting Your Work Printed; and Digitizing
Your Work. • Getting Set Up: Setting Up Your Work Space and Equipment Selection. • Handling the Money: Pricing Your Work; What To Charge and Setting Up Your Books. • Putting Your Best Foot Forward: The Client Briefing; The Interview Process; Working With Your Clients;
and How To Build Your Network. • Tracking Your Projects: The forms; Project Sample – Case Study • Knowing Your Business: Working In The Industry; Growing Your Business; and Setting Your Goals for
Placement
Topics: In te rv iew Sk i l l s ,
In te rnsh ips , Med ia Employer
Connec t ions , Career Fa i r
Capture. Record. Design… Your Future
Dr. Jimmy L. Adams, Jr. Director,
Media Arts & Technology
Center of Excellence
in Engineering
40 years engineering experience ranging from the federal research
environment, through large corporations to starting and owning his
own engineering business. Three companies he led grew to over $100M in annual sales. Holds several
patents and degrees in electrical, biomedical and systems engineering.
UT Tyler Engineering Program is partnering with Houston Community College
University of Texas Tyler Houston Engineering Center (HEC)
Located on the second floor of the HCC Alief-Hayes campus
Earn a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering: mechanical, electrical or civil engineering.
Less than $20,000 for a four year degree (in-district tuition), is seamlessly aligned with the UT Tyler curriculum, and is ABET accredited. Learn more about this program
University of Texas at Tyler Engineering Program at HCC Alief Hayes Campus
The Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academy at Houston Community College offers engineering students the Opportunity to
Co-enroll at HCC and the College of Engineering at Texas A&M.
Two Years at HCC Spring Branch in Houston - Complete Texas A&M engineering courses during their two years at HCC Spring Branch At the end of two years, upon successful completion of the Engineering Academy at HCC with at least a 2.5 CGPA, students will apply to the College of Engineering major of their choice.
Two Years at Texas A&M in College Station - remainder of the bachelor’s degree coursework would be completed in at Texas A&M in College Station. Learn more about this program
Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academy at HCC Spring Branch
John Vasselli, Dean, COE Engineering
1. Idea Creation
2. Technology Assessment
3. Product Assessment
4. Market Assessment
5. Product Development
6. Commercialization Strategies
"Pitching Your Idea"
Tips and techniques for effective presentation and communication skills. The experts also focused on relaying key compelling statements. Tell the plan for a great idea in a short amount of time.
Round Table Pitch exercises will also forge connections and inspire friendships as each participant practices their idea pitch presentation skills and gets constructive feedback from their peers and the round table facilitators.
July 12, 2018: Federal Grants for Small Business Owners to Fund your Innovations! – HCC Alief Hayes
Did you know $2 billion to $2.5 billion is granted annually to support small business innovation?
This SBIR workshop begins with some basics of the SBIR/STTR programs and then covers the process for developing a competitive proposal, and ends with an awardee panel discussion. The workshop is suitable for newcomers to the SBIR/STTR programs, as well as those who have previously submitted proposals but have not received awards.
BPC Alumni Success Story
Aziz Hikem, owner of Hiketron Inc., was at the SBIR STTR seminar to explore the possibilities of seeking SBIR funding for his new company and products. Mr. Hikem was also finalist and Honorable Mention Winner in the 2018 HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition (BPC).
Mr. Hikem first came to HCC last November to our Engineering Entrepreneurs -Turning Ideas into New Products and Services workshop. He had an idea – to develop household cleaning products and a Laundry Detergent Hub to revolutionize the way people do laundry. His Path Through HCC: -HCC Business Plan Class -Marketing Workshop -Financial Workshop -Won a prized slot in the BPC Within the past year, Mr. Hikem has -filed multiple patents on the laundry detergent hub, -moved Hiketron into a manufacturing warehouse, -launched the company website -launched detergent sales -Moved into Phase III design for the detergent hub.
Dr. Destry Dokes Interim President
HCC Northeast
Panelist Home-Based Business Seminar at HCC Alief Hayes – Oct 25
Mission Control Workshop – Nov 29 leadership training - ties to Global Energy
Program Entrepreneur in Residence HCC NE Practical Entrepreneurship Program
Workshops developed & piloted at NW to be offered at HCC NE
Real Estate , Practical Entrepreneurship Workshops, etc.
Entrepreneur Apparel Company
Featured Presenter C4e Workshop Leadership Training for Small Business Owners
c4e Collaborate with Multiple Disciplines
Winning Strategy Step 1 - Lay Foundation
• Meetings, Lunch, Chat
• Get to Know their Leaders - Backgrounds • (Directors, Deans, Div. Chairs)
• Support and Promote their events
• Create Cross Collaborative Events that promote entrepreneurship within their programs
• Have Them Participate in creation of event, speak at it and push promo of it out through their instructors to students
Dr. Butch Herod Director
IDEAS Academy
The West Houston Institute • Building a Faculty-Driven Ecosystem to Facilitate Innovation and
Creativity Presenters: Dr. Butch Herod, Susan Thompson, Dr. Laura Williamson,
Jordan Carswell, & Tom Haymes
HSN & SCORE Houston
1. HSN P i tch Tra in ing - January 19
2 . Jan-March – Prepara t ion , Mentor ing
3 . P i tch Day - March
Have a Consumer Produc t o r a Produc t Idea?
S i x S t e p s t o G e t t i n g Yo u r P r o d u c t o n N a t i o n a l T V
S c o r e y o u r d r e a m . o r g
Mission Control
Leadership Workshop
Bartered Serv ices
H C C F i l m M a k e r F i l m s Wo r k s h o p
H i l l Wa i v e s $ 2 0 k s p e a k e r f e e
Col laborators:
H C C N W - C t r f o r E n t r , W H I , M e d i a
A r t s , E n g i n e e r i n g
H C C N E O i l R i g P r o g r a m
H C C S E c o l l a b w N A S A
H C C O f f i c e o f E n t r . I n i t i a t i v e s
Winning Strategy - Step 2 -Positioning for an Ideal Event
• Price Point • Free to Faculty, Staff & Students or Low Cost-$5-10 • Reduced Fee to External Community
• $25 online $35 at door
• Market • Through c4e Website, Database, Internal Partners,
External Partners
• Survey Interests – Measure Impact • # attended, #’s drawn to Programs & Initiatives. Feeds HCC
Programs • 35-100 attendance – # mentoring, feeds collaborative
program classes, Entr. classes, CE classes; BPC; and more workshops, seminars, boot camps & summits.
Winning Strategy - Step 3 – Speaker Line-Up – Be Strategic
FEATURED PRESENTER - Subject Matter Expert (CPA, Broker, Engineer…) Entrepreneur, Resource Partner, Mentor…
GUEST SPEAKERS • LOCAL NOTABLE LEADER, SUPPORTER • ACCOMPLISHED HCC ALUMNI - Excelled in HCC Program and HCC c4e
programs, other HCC Entrepreneurial Programs – Living Example and Advocate of Success Through HCC.
• PROGRAM LEAD – Director/Dean COE; Division Chair; HCC COE Business, Engineering, Media Arts & Technology, Visual & Performing Arts
• INSTRUCTOR – Subject Matter Expert - likable, draws interest in courses. Great during Q&A
• KEY RESOURCE PARTNERS – SCORE, SBA, Lenders, Constant Contact…
Cross Collaboration Planning Worksheet
Event Topic:
713-718-8436 work 713-252-2419 cell David Regenbaum, Entrepreneur in Residence, Center for Entrepreneurship, HCC Foundation David.regenbaum@hccs.edu 713-718-2978 Dr. Zachary Hodges, President, HCC NW Zachary.hodges@hccs.edu 713-718-5720 Dr. Jimmy Adams, Dean, Center of Excellence in Media Arts & Technology jimmy.adams@hccs.edu 713-718-2093 Dr. Connie Porter, Dean, Center of Excellence in Business connie.porter@hccs.edu 713-718-2790 Dr. John Vasselli, Dean, Center of Excellence in Engineering john.vasselli@hccs.edu 713-718-5352 Susan Thompson, STEM Initiatives, Engineering Interships Susan.thompson@hccs.edu 713-718-5451
Dr. Butch Herod, Director, West Houston Institute: butch.herod@hccs.edu 713-718-8432 Jordan Carswell, Director, Maker Space West Houston Institute jordan.carswell@hccs.edu 713-718-5768 Dr. Destry Dokes, President, HCC NE destry.dokes@hccs.edu 713-718-8085 Dr. Maya Durnovo, Chief Entrepreneurial Officer maya.durnovo@hccs.edu 713-718-8267 Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives HCC Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses 713-718- 8348 Corporate College 713-718-6797 HCC Minority Business Development Agency Business Center 713-718-8974 Brenda Rios, Center for Entrepreneurship Southeast, Community Relations brenda.rios@hccs.edu 713-718-2263 Ravi Brahmbhatt, Center for Entrepreneurship Southwest, Student Innovation ravi.brahmbhatt@hccs.edu 713-718-5269
HCC Northwest
Entrepreneur, Involved in All things Entrepreneurial at HCC NW,
Budgeting for all things HCC NW, Including new c4e at HCC Alief Hayes,
Satellite Location at HCC Spring Branch West Houston Institute opened 2018.
Strong Campus Ops Support for events on Nights and weekends.
Attended NACCE in 2015 and 2016 & 2018!
Entrepreneur Apparel Company