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Small Business Opportunities & News

Upcoming Small Business Opportunities From Around HCC

  • Small Business Success Series by HCC© - Spring 2023 - Onsite at Alief Hayes Campus! - Five Fridays, 9am-3pm, 3/31, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28 & 5/5. If you can't attend all five days its OK to come to as many as you can! No Cost to Entrepreneurs, thanks to Wells Fargo Bank and our MBDC Pandemic Recovery Center - You must Register!
  • Monthly Digital Marketing Clinic - Apr 26, Wed, 6:00pm-8:00pm - Zoom: This Month's Topic: Getting Your Business on the Map - Google Profiles and Chat GPT
  • Launch, Pitch and Scale Your Business - Mar 22 - April 27, 11:30am-1:00pm - Virtual
  • Creating Business Resiliency for the Maker Ecosystem - Apr 3 - April 24, 10:00am-2:00pm, HCC West Houston Institute Collabotorium Room
  • Capital One Digital Academy - Apr 12 - May 17, 12:00-2:00pm, HCC Southeast Workforce Building, Room 305
  • MBDA - Virtual Subs and Sandwiches with HCC Procurement Small Business Development - Apr 19, 11:30am-12:00pm
  • Latina Business Mentor Circles - Apr 20, 11:00am-2:00pm, HCC Southeast Workforce Building, 3rd Floor
  • Free STEM enrichment workshop for middle school students - Apr 22, 10:00am-2:00pm, HCC West Houston Institute
  • Latino Culinary Roundtable Discussion - Apr 24, 12:00-1:00pm - Virtual
  • Resiliency to Success - Apr 26, 9:00am - 12:00pm, HCC West Houston Institute
  • Buy Houston: By Houston - Supplier Diversity Program - Apr 27, 8:30-10:00am, HCC District Auditorium
  • Celebrating Boss Moms - May 10, 9:00am-12:00pm - HCC Central Campus, Dr. William W. Harmon Building Room 100 & 101
  • MBDA - Contracting: How to Find, Bid & Potentially win Government Contracts - May 18, 10:00am-3:00pm, HCC District Seminar Room B
  • Panel Discussion on Smart Strategies for Managing Debts & Access to Capital in a Challenging Economy - Sponsored by Wallis Bank - May 18, 5:30-7:30pm, Elite Indo-Pak Restaurant
  • Lender Matchmaking Event - May 23, 8:30am - 12:00pm, Onsite at HCC Alief Hayes
  • HCC Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses - Apply now for Fall Cohort

Small Business Success Series by HCC© 

Fridays, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, April 21, April 28 & May 5

2811 Hayes Road, Houston 77082

Main Building, 3rd Floor, Room A319

Our Small Business Success Series by HCC© is underway onsite at HCC Alief Hayes. If you can't attend all five days, it is OK to come to as many as you can. This series is No Cost to Entrepreneurs, thanks to Wells Fargo Bank and our MBDA Pandemic Recovery Center.


More About the Upcoming Modules:

  • 04 21 - Financials for Small Business Launch & Growth - Prepare for the "why, how & what's next" in understanding your numbers: past, present & how to analyze & estimate numbers you & your funders need to know to propel you to sustained success.
  • 04 28 - Sales & Marketing Powered Up -  Insights & tactics to improve your organization's ongoing market research process, messaging, strategic planning, budget & spending, digital marketing, analytics & measurement and loyalty & brand advocacy. 
  • 05 05 - Managing Risk - Protect Your Assets, Your Business & Your Future! - Manage your risk considering: Liability and tax requirements in business organization; insurance; hiring employees & independent contractors; operational processes & contract negotiations. 


When registering, tell us in the registration form in the comments section which date(s) you will attend.


CLICK HERE to REGISTER for remaining days

in the Small Business Success Series by HCC

Monthly Digital Marketing Clinic

Getting Your Business on the Map -

Google Profiles & Chat GPT

For More and to Register for our Monthly Digital Marketing Clinic:

http://tiny.cc/HCCc4e-DMC

More Small Business Events Around HCC

For More & To Register: https://hcc.idloom.events/launchpitchscale

For More & to Register: https://hcc.idloom.events/PRC-CBR-2

For More & to Register: https://hcc.idloom.events/capone-DA-se-sg23

For More & to Register: https://tinyurl.com/2023HarveyClearlyBuilders

For More & to Register: Latina Business Mentor Circles

For More & to Register: https://hcc.idloom.events/STEMOH-Alief

For More & to Register: https://hcc.idloom.events/latinoculinarydiscussion

For More & to Register: https://hcc.idloom.events/PRC-Resiliency

For More & to Register: https://hcc.idloom.events/BHBH

For More & to Register: https://hcc.idloom.events/MAY10

For More & to Register: https://hcc.idloom.events/mbda_trufund_contracting

To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-discussion-smart-strategies-for-navigating-in-a-challenging-economy-tickets-611474415437

Lender Matchmaking Event

Tuesday May 23, 8:30am - 12:00pm

2811 Hayes Road, Houston 77082

Main Building, 3rd Floor, Room A319

For More & to Register: https://maylendermatch.eventbrite.com/

For More & to Register: https://10ksbapply.com/

About the Glenda & David Regenbaum Center for Entrepreneurship

HCC Northwest


OUR MISSION: To help entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses.

We do this by offering workshops, seminars, summits, classes and competitive training and advising, while also providing practical knowledge, resources and connections. We are also known for three Signature Programs: the Annual HCC Business Plan Competition, now in its 15th year; the Small Business Success Series by by HCC©; and the HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling©



Contact us at c4e@hccs.edu or 713-718-6650

Houston Community College Wins 2022 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Award for Excellence in Specialty Entrepreneurship Education


Houston-based academic group called out top universities and programs from around the world — including one in Houston and another in Texas — that are excelling in educating future entrepreneurs at the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference in October.

The GCEC is a consortium of more than 250 university entrepreneurship programs that is headquartered at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business, which has been named a top entrepreneurship program itself time and time again. Houston Community College's Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives (led by Dr. Maya Durnovo) won in the Excellence in Specialty Entrepreneurship Education category for programming that serves women and minority owned businesses. GCEC Award-Innovation Map Article

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Houston Community College Wins 2022 Bellwether Award for Entrepreneurial Initiatives


Houston Community College has won the 2022 Bellwether Award for its outstanding and innovative workforce development program: HCC’s Entrepreneurial Initiatives. The Bellwether Awards are widely regarded as one of the nation’s most competitive and prestigious recognitions for community colleges. Dr. Maya Durnovo, HCC’s chief entrepreneurial initiatives officer leads HCC’s mission of helping entrepreneurs start and grow businesses to bolster the local economy, create jobs and build Houston’s ecosystem by starting and growing small businesses, including minority-, veteran- and women-owned businesses. Dr. Durnovo said. “I am so fortunate to have a highly motivated and passionate team that strives for excellence in everything they do.”

Houston Community College Receives 2021 Diversity In Business Award from the Houston Business Journal!


Congratulations to all students, faculty, staff, entrepreneurs (aspiring & existing); and to all our community participants, supporters, volunteers, partners and sponsors who collaborate with us to make awards like this possible! Congratulations also to all of the other honorees and awardees! 


#WeAreHCC # HoustonStrong #HBJDiversity


NACCE Award 2

Houston Community College 

2020 Entrepreneurial College of the Year


The Houston Community College System was selected as the winner of the 2020 Entrepreneurial College of the Year award by the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) at NACCE's annual conference, where entrepreneurial colleges from across the U.S. gather to share best practices. On behalf of all of our entrepreneurial programs and staff, we thank all of the entrepreneurs, partners, sponsors, volunteers, students, and HCC faculty and staff who have contributed to our efforts! Without your support and dedication to our programs, this wouldn't have been possible!