Six entrepreneurs take home prize money from Pitch@WCC
Rich Rezler - May 17, 2023
Judges picked Brian Scott, owner of Broadcast Boot Camp, as the winner of the night's largest prize. He earned $7,500 for having the top pitch in the "Build" category.
View Post : Six entrepreneurs take home prize money from Pitch@WCCtags: June 2023, On The Record, Entrepreneurship Center, Entrepreneurship, Pitch@WCC
Small business owners find success after partnering with WCC
Kayla Gahagan - May 09, 2023
The owners of Wolverine Pickleball explain how the Entrepreneurship Center at WCC helped guide them to success.
View Post : Small business owners find success after partnering with WCCtags: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Center, Workforce Training, Workforce Development, small business
Entrepreneurs invited to pitch business plans at WCC
Kayla Gahagan - January 17, 2023
The Washtenaw Community College's "Pitch@WCC” business competition is the perfect opportunity to connect, get some feedback and earn cash to take your business to the next level.
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Veteran entrepreneurs pitch ideas for cash prizes to grow businesses
WCC Public Relations - December 14, 2022
Without quality mentors during key points of his entrepreneurial journey, Phillip Burtell is certain he wouldn’t be where he is today. The 24-year-old Washtenaw Community College student, Army veteran and business owner was named the top winner in last week’s WCC Veteran Business Pitch & Showcase Night.
View Post : Veteran entrepreneurs pitch ideas for cash prizes to grow businessestags: Entrepreneurship Center, Pitch@WCC, Entrepreneurship, Veterans, Student Veterans
Cash prizes awarded to help local entrepreneurs start and build businesses
Fran LeFort - May 31, 2022
Local entrepreneurs pitched their business plans for cash prizes in a hybrid return to Pitch@WCC, the WCC Entrepreneurship Center's premier annual event.
View Post : Cash prizes awarded to help local entrepreneurs start and build businessestags: Entrepreneurship Center, Community enrichment, June 2022, On The Record, Entrepreneurship, Pitch@WCC
New SERVE program boosts entrepreneurs with a social impact focus
Fran LeFort - November 18, 2021
A new program through Washtenaw Community College’s (WCC) Entrepreneurship Center supports social impact-minded businesses.
View Post : New SERVE program boosts entrepreneurs with a social impact focustags: Entrepreneurship Center, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, December 2021, On The Record, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship
Student profile: Photography major Shelby Beaty also working on her business plan
Rich Rezler - October 09, 2021
It’s estimated that 75 percent of American college students start their higher education as undecided about their field of study or change their major at least once. Shelby Beaty is not most students.
View Post : Student profile: Photography major Shelby Beaty also working on her business plantags: Photography, ousearch_Programs_Entrepreneurship and Innovation, ousearch_Programs_Photographic Imaging, Entrepreneurship, Student Profile, Digital Photography, December 2021, On The Record
Local entrepreneurs ready to mentor aspiring business owners
Rich Rezler - September 29, 2020
The Entrepreneurship Center at Washtenaw Community College recently announced it has secured funding to extend its successful Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) program for another year.
View Post : Local entrepreneurs ready to mentor aspiring business ownerstags: Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Center, ousearch_News_2020