Small Business Opportunities

In this Issue: 

HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling© - Fall 2024, Onsite Series - Class Size is Limited - Registration Now Open!

• Series Runs September 11 to October 16
• Six Sessions onsite at HCC Alief Hayes Campus
• Wednesdays, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
• This series is offered at NO COST, thanks to the generosity of our sponsor Truist Foundation!
• Accepted applicants must attend all six sessions.
• Application Deadline - September 5, 2:00pm CST
• Session Topics
• Our Facilitators
• Alumni Testimonials

EmpowerED - Entrepreneurship for Financial Freedom:

• Fridays - Aug 30th, Sept 6th and Sept 13th
• Three Sessions onsite at HCC Alief Hayes Campus
• Fridays, 9:00am - 12:00pm
• Sessions Topics
• Our Speaker

Digital Marketing Clinic:

• Topic - Getting Started with SEO.
• Wednesday, August 28, 6:00 pm - 8:00pm On Zoom
• Featuring Presenter: Beth Guide
• Open Access - Register Now!

HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling^©

Onsite Series September-October - Class Size Limited

Accepted Applicants Must Attend All Six Sessions

Application Deadline – September 5, 2:00pm CST

Houston Community College is proud to offer

HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling© training through the

Glenda and David Regenbaum Center for Entrepreneurship - HCC Northwest.

Houston Community College offers six three-hour onsite training sessions based on the Mattress Mack philosophy of sales practices in collaboration with Jim McIngvale. Chosen applicants must attend all six required sessions to graduate from the cohort.

Onsite Session Topics & Fall 2024 Schedule:

Wednesdays: 5:00pm to 8:00pm

1. Sept 11 - The Art of Listening
2. Sept 18 - Persistence
3. Sept 25 - The Ability to Say No
4. Oct 2 - Caring Customer Service
5. Oct 9 - Building a Book of Business
6. Oct 16 - What You Learn After You Know It All

For more on each session topic, our facilitators and alumni testimonials, click on this link: https://bit.ly/MMSSOnsiteFall24

This onsite cohort (at the HCC Alief Hayes Campus) is designed for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs, and/or individuals wanting to start a career in sales or change jobs to pursue a new position as a sales person. This could be college students and adults of all ages from the greater Houston Community. Some graduates could also be offered sales positions at Gallery Furniture and possibly other employers.

Applicants who are selected for this program and graduate from it, will earn a Certificate of Completion from the HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling© to add to your achievements.

Application Deadline is 2:00pm CST, September 5, 2024.

Classroom size is limited, so a select number of applicants will be chosen from the applicant pool. We suggest thoughtful consideration in filling out your application and dedicated commitment to attending the full six session schedule to graduate from the class and this cohort.

For more about the Summer 2024 virtual series and to apply at no cost, click here - https://bit.ly/MMSSOnsiteFall24

Be sure to click CONFIRM AND CHECKOUT

to submit and complete your registration!

Our Facilitators

Alumni Testimonials

For testimonials from these Alumni graduates of the HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling, click on the link:

https://hcc.idloom.events/MMSSOnsiteFall24/pages/testimonials

• David Lee, Founder, True Reflections Media - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling© Alumni, September 2023
• Arneisha Sadler, Founder & CEO, Emeniss Call Center - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling© Alumni, March 2022
• Patty Sobelman, Head of School, Pines Montessori School - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling© March 2021
• Adrian Longoria, Director, Mariachi Tradicion de Jalisco - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling© Alumni, September 2023
• Dr. Porscha Jackson, Business Development Manager, Mayor’s Office of Business Opportunity, City of Houston - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling© Alumni, August, 2021
• Crystal Williams-Lister, CEO, Mommy and Me: The Listers - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling© Alumni, September 2023
• Dr. Alan Steinberg, President/CEO, West Houston Association - HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling© Alumni, August, 2021

EmpowerED - Entrepreneurship

for Financial Freedom

EmpowerED - Entrepreneurship for Financial Freedom

Fridays, Aug 30th, Sept 6th, and Sept 13th

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

HCC Alief Hayes Campus, Main Building, 3rd Floor, Room A319

2811 Hayes Road, Houston TX, 77082

Financial readiness, preparedness and planning is essential for entrepreneurs, planning launch or the next level of growth.

This series is designed for you if you are one or more of the following:

• Solopreneur.
• Home-based business owner.
• Proposed, startup or existing entrepreneur.
• Planning to employ 3-10 employees over the next few years.
• Consider yourself an early-stage entrepreneur having been launched or relaunched in the last three years.
• Existing entrepreneurs planning for your next level of growth.

SESSION TOPICS:

• Session 1: Planning for Your Business - Friday, Aug 30 - 9am - 12pm
• Session 2: Planning Your Business – Focus on Financials - Friday, Sept 06 - 9am - 12pm
• Session 3: Financial Mastery: Managing the Business of Money - Friday, Sept 13 - 9am - 12pm

For more on each session topic, click on this link

https://bit.ly/EmpEdEntr

Our Speaker

For more information on this financial series and for more on each session topic, click on this link:

https://bit.ly/EmpEdEntr

Monthly Digital Marketing Clinic

Getting Started with SEO

More about this month's special topic: Learn the basics of Search Engine Optimization and how you can implement these items to help your business gain new customers. We will address more of the new insights that can help you from those recent Google leaks!

Our Format: Open Discussion – Ask questions of our experts relating to your business about today's special topic or these other Clinic Topics: 

• Social Media 
• Web Design  
• Videos  
• Local Search Engine Optimization 
• Convertible Key Words – How to Make Sales 
• Analytics & Conversion Management

Click here to register now for our Digital Marketing Clinic - 

https://hcc.idloom.events/DMCAug28

Join Beth Guide and Sandra Louvier with the Glenda & David Regenbaum Center for Entrepreneurship at Houston Community College Northwest and SCORE for our Monthly Digital Marketing Clinics, running now for over four years and building a loyal following of entrepreneurs seeking to continuously improve their digital marketing effectiveness.

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 17th year; the Small Business Success Series by by HCC^©; and the HCC Mattress Mack School of Selling^©. 

Our Center for Entrepreneurship is part of the Houston Community College Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives. The Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives was established to build and sustain the Houston business community through effective and relevant educational initiatives to help businesses grow in revenue, personnel and business opportunities. The Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives leads and coordinates all business and entrepreneurial initiatives by providing system-wide support, and leadership to fulfill HCC’s Strategic Agenda to “Cultivate and Entrepreneurial Culture Across the Institution.”

The HCC Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives has been honored with a number of prestigious awards. For more on awards in recent years; https://conta.cc/3wgcmxc

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, these awards wouldn't have been possible!

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