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Coleman Action Grant HCC Entrepreneurial Eco-System In Action Five Fabulous Programs! Sandra Louvier Director, Center for Entrepreneurship Evelyn V. Velasquez Interim Dean, Workforce & Economic Development

Coleman Action Grant Creating or Expanding Teams Dedicated to Entrepreneurship 1

Coleman Action Grant Proposal HCC Entrepreneurial Eco-System In Action Five Fabulous Events! 2

HCC Entrepreneurial Eco-System In Action HCC – Core Internal Team  Dr. Zachary Hodges, HCC Acting Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs  Dr. Butch Herod, Acting President, HCC NW  Sandra Louvier, Director of Center for Entrepreneurship  Evelyn V. Velasquez, Interim Dean, Workforce and Economic Development  Dr. Maya Durnovo, Chief Entrepreneurial Initiatives Officer  Jennifer Holmes, Office of Entr. Initiatives, Director-Community Relations  Julie Falcon, Foundation Director  Cathy Landry, Goldman Sachs Executive Director  Deanna Teel, District Chair, International Business, Export Academy, Faculty (entrepreneur)  Linda Koffel, District Chair, Marketing Curriculum, Faculty  Marylyn Harris, Faculty, Women Veterans Business Center 3

HCC Entrepreneurial Eco-System In Action Core External Team  Newspring, Inc., Business Plan Competition Partner  Wallis State Bank  Amegy Bank  HCC Alumni and Entrepreneurs from the community  Small Business Administration  SCORE  Constant Contact  Houston West Chamber of Commerce  Women’s Business Center (WBEA)  Houston Export Outreach Council  Katy Area Economic Development Council  Individual Entrepreneurs – Speakers, Strategic Planning, Mentorship 4

HCC Entrepreneurial Eco-System In Action 1. Business Plan Competition Reception, January 9, 2014 Purpose - Empower aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to start/grow their businesses by motivating them to participate the 2014 HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition. Partners: Newspring, Wallis State Bank, HWCOC, Constant Contact, c4e, OEI, 10,000 Small Businesses. Outcome: 40 Applications, 27 Accepted, 1,500 in-kind mentor hours and training, 20 completer teams, $26,000 in Prize Money awarded. 5

HCC Entrepreneurial Eco-System In Action 2. Import/Export Event March 28, 2014 Purpose - Demonstrate opportunities offered by HCC and local Houston Import Export Eco-System Partners. Partners: HCC International Business. MBDA, c4e OEI, SBA, Export - Import Bank, SBA, Wallis State Bank, SCORE Outcome: 87 in attendance; 158 joined database & asked for more, MBDA referrals, Possible Export Grant-October 2014; HCC Export Academy. 6

HCC Entrepreneurial Eco-System In Action 3. Business Community/Faculty Conference April 11, 2014 Purpose: Foster Entrepreneurial Culture and Learning at HCC . Gather faculty from all areas of discipline to introduce new tools and entrepreneurial lessons in Fall classes Partners: HCC c4e, OEI, 10,000 Small Businesses Outcome: 22 new Fall 2014 entrepreneurship lessons 7

HCC Entrepreneurial Eco-System In Action 4. Small Business Summit May 16, 2014 - Purpose: P rovide a focal point for Houston’s Entrepreneurial Eco - System. Connect Aspiring and Existing Entrepreneurs with HCC programs and partners. Provide Start-Up & Growth Pathways. - Partners: 16 Presenters, 20 resource partners - 150 gathered. - Outcome: 100 aspiring & existing business owners participated in interactive and experiential learning exercises, panels, and networked with partners and experienced entrepreneurs. 8

HCC Entrepreneurial Eco-System In Action 5. Veteran Entrepreneurship Workshop August 28, 2014 - Purpose: Connect Veteran Community with Entrepreneurial Opportunity. Set stage for larger Fall 2014 event. - Partners: HCC c4e, HCC Veterans Affairs Office, SBA, SCORE, Wallis State Banks, Women Veterans Business Center - Outcome: - 92 registered. 9

HCC Entrepreneurial Eco-System In Action National Recognition - NACCE 2014 - Entrepreneurship Identifying Synchronistic Pathways Presentation - Dr. Zachary Hodges & Dr. Maya Durnovo – 08/19/14 NACCE Webinar - Chancellor Dr. Cesar Maldonado & Dr. Maya Durnovo- Presentation at 2014 NACCE Conference - Creating and Expanding Internal & External Teams Dedicated to Entrepreneurship - Presentation at NACCE 2014 Conference - Sandra Louvier & Evelyn Velasquez - Marylyn Harris – 2014 NACCE Entrepreneur Alumni Award - Playbook of Champions Publication 2014 – 11 Coleman Colleges 10

HCC Entrepreneurial Eco-System In Action Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Consortium Next Meeting: Thursday November 6, 2014 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. HCC Spring Branch, Conference Room 110 11

HCC Entrepreneurial Eco-System In Action Entrepreneurial Champions for HCC Northwest Mayor Annise Parker, City of Houston Dr. Zachary Hodges, Acting Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs , HCC District Sandra Louvier, Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, HCC NW Evelyn Velasquez, Interim Dean, Economic Development & Workforce, HCC NW Dr. Butch Herod, Acting President, HCC NW , Evelyn Velasquez, Dean Wrkfrc. & Ec. Dev., Dr. Maya Durnovo, Chief Entrepreneurial Officer, HCC District , Sandra Louvier, HCC Newspring BPC Partners: Jack Barry, Denton Ragland & Richard Tyler and Jennifer Holmes, Dir.,OEI, HCC District. HCC NW, Instructors, Entrepreneurs, Staff: Mel Mcqueary, Division Chair Ken Hernandez, Lead Business Instructor (not pictured) Marylyn Harris, Entrepreneurship Instructor Deanna Teel, International Business Chair Linda Koffel Marketing Chair Antoinette Dickson, Assistant to the Director, Center for Entrepreneurship 12

HCC Entrepreneurial Eco-System In Action Center for Entrepreneurship – HCC NW c4e@hccs.edu 713-718-6650 www.hccbizconnect.org Sandra Louvier Antoinette Dickson 13