9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Central
HCC & HRVCC's Veterans Entrepreneurship Program (VEP) Stage 2 is here, and it's FREE! 🎉
Learn the skills you need to start or grow a business in our 5-week Saturday program at HCC Stafford, starting September 21. This is your chance to dive into entrepreneurship, guided by experts, with hands-on learning and a special business pitch competition!
Who can join?
Veterans, spouses, sons, daughters—if you're part of a military family, you're eligible!
👉 Sign up now:
Houston Community College - Scarcella building, Cash Road
Cash Road 10141 W125
Stafford, TX 77477
UNITED STATES
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Program Session Dates & Topics:
Five Required In-person - Saturday Sessions at HCC Stafford Campus, Room W125
9/21 (9 am to 2 pm) - Vet the Venture – Are My Ideas Lucrative? - Assists entrepreneurs in determining the financial viability of their business idea or growth plan. Covers competition, market need, price positioning, differentiators, revenue projections, start-up costs & more.
Guest Speakers: Karen Sharp & Austin Tenette
9/28 (9 am to 2 pm) - Ignite the Entrepreneur in You! – Explore key attributes, behavior styles and profiles of successful entrepreneurs to challenge yourself, your team and the future of your business. Develop a map of your business idea alongside fellow entrepreneurs.
Guest Speakers: Thea Goldin Smith & Karen Sharp
10/5 (9 am to 2 pm) - 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.
Guest Speakers: Nannette Ray
10/12 (9 am to 2 pm) - 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.
Guest Speakers: Austin Tenette and Leeanne Aguilar
10/19 (9 am to 2 pm) - Minimizing Risk – Protect Your Assets, Your Business & Your Future - Minimize risk considering Liability and tax requirements in the business organization; insurance; hiring employees & independent contractors; operational processes & contract negotiations.
Guest Speakers: Jennifer Dale and Kimberly Penn
Cohort Graduation Ceremony also on 10/19, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Register Now - Class Size is Limited!
Developed by the Glenda & David Regenbaum Center for Entrepreneurship - HCC Northwest, the Small Business Success Series by HCC© is a 5-module program that offers hands-on learning and interaction with faculty, guest entrepreneurs, business experts, and peer delegates.
This series is developed explicitly for proposed Veteran and Military-led startups and existing Veteran & Veteran-dependent entrepreneurs actively pursuing the launch and growth of your specific business concept.
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to those students who fully attend all five modules to graduate from the series.
Five Modules -
One Module is offered Each Week in Saturday Sessions
Saturdays from 9:00 am - to 1:00 pm (doors open 8:45 am)
Five Required In-person Sessions at HCC West Loop Campus,
Classroom C108
To Apply Now at No Cost, click the REGISTER button at the top right of this page.
Be sure to click "CONFIRM AND CHECKOUT" to submit your application.
For more, call 713-718-5269 or email ei.initiatives@hccs.edu
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