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HCC is Hosting a Partner Event Presented by

World Chamber of Commerce TEXAS

Business Success Forum

A Business Owner's Guide

to Mastering Success

Thursday October 5, 2023, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

HCC Alief Hayes, Main Building

1st Floor, Room C100

FREE TO HCC, including:


  • Students, Faculty & Staff and
  • Proposed, Startup and Existing Entrepreneurs who have participated in entrepreneurial workshops, seminars and programs offered by HCC!


To Reserve Your Seat at NO COST

Use Promo Code WCCT25


To Register Now


https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-business-owners-guide-to-mastering-success-tickets-718987530057

More About the October 5 Event: Come connect with the World Chamber of Commerce TEXAS and learn more about how they and their member chambers help entrepreneurs grow their knowledge and connections to advance their business goals.


Whether you're just starting out or looking to take your business to the next level, this forum and more to come, will provide you with valuable insights and strategies. Expert speakers will share their experience and knowledge, covering topics such as marketing, finance, leadership, and more. Don't miss this opportunity to network with fellow business owners and gain the tools you need to thrive. Reserve your spot today!  

From World Chamber of Commerce TEXAS Chairman Willy Verbrugghe.....



Houston is the most Cosmopolitan city in the USA.

We have 95 Consulates, 35 Commercial Attaches, 55 International Chambers of Commerce and a long list of International social, education, artistic, and cultural organizations.

We have created an organization to help this International ecosystem to communicate, network, and cooperate with one another and to make Houston the best City in the best Country in the best Universe.

We invite anybody that has an interest in International business, trade, investment, culture, education, learning tourism and relation development to join our efforts and create a unique International Ecosystem in the Greater Houston.

About the World Chamber of Commerce TEXAS

https://wcct.org/

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!