Entrepreneurship - Certificate (Career)
Entrepreneurship starts with an idea and ends with a sustainable business process. No matter where you are in the cycle, the Entrepreneurship Certificate can help you learn how to transform your entrepreneurial dream into reality. The program provides the knowledge, skills, and support needed to think and act like an entrepreneur, and ultimately succeed in today's business world.
This certificate is designed for those who seek to refresh or attain basic knowledge and skills linked with establishing and operating entrepreneurial enterprises. Students selecting this certificate may have a background in the field or be starting a new career area.
A graduate should be able to:
- Define entrepreneurship and explain the entrepreneurial mindset.
- Identify and develop a business idea.
- Create and deliver a business pitch.
- Describe accounting and its function in business.
- Explain the importance of the marketing and sales processes.
- Develop and present a business plan.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS & FEATURES
Center for Business & Entrepreneurial Excellence Rocket Pitch Competition
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Patuxent and the Joss Family Foundation and hosted by HCC’s Center for Business & Entrepreneurial Excellence, the annual Rocket Pitch Competition is open to students enrolled in HUMN-115 Entrepreneurship & Creativity each academic year. Throughout the course, students develop a business idea, complete a business plan, and create a pitch. Pitches are evaluated by course instructors. Students with the top pitches from each class advance to the competition where they present their pitches (“Shark Tank” style) to a panel of local business leaders who serve as judges. Students placing 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th at the competition receive scholarship awards ranging from $400 to $1,800.
The Betty Noble Award
The Betty Noble Award was established by the Howard Community College Educational Foundation (HCCEF) in memory of Betty Noble. Betty was a dedicated faculty member passionate about helping students achieve personal and professional success. Her coaching skills helped countless HCC business and entrepreneurial students over the years. The award is a tribute to Betty's commitment to students and recognizes a student who embodies her attributes and characteristics.