On The Record: Entrepreneurship

Award winners and nominees

WCC honors three local entrepreneurs with Black Business Excellence and Impact Awards

Rich Rezler - March 13, 2024

Three local entrepreneurs were recognized with WCC/Parkridge Black Business Excellence & Impact Awards for their dedication to community service.

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tags: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Center, Black Business Excellence and Impact Awards, Parkridge Community Center, College and Career Readiness

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell will open entrepreneur panel discussion

Rep. Debbie Dingell to open entrepreneur panel discussion April 4

WCC Public Relations - March 06, 2024

The public is invited to a panel discussion, "Entrepreneurs: Why They Start & What Keeps Them Going," to be hosted at Washtenaw Community College (WCC) on Thursday, April 4.

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tags: Entrepreneurship Center, Entrepreneurship

Brian Scott and Michelle Julet

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.

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tags: June 2023, On The Record, Entrepreneurship Center, Entrepreneurship, Pitch@WCC

Wolverine Pickleball groundbreaking

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.

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tags: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Center, Workforce Training, Workforce Development, small business

Pitch Info Session

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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tags: Pitch@WCC, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Center

Phillip Burtell at CNC machine

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 businesses

tags: Entrepreneurship Center, Pitch@WCC, Entrepreneurship, Veterans, Student Veterans

Emily Holiday

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.

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tags: Entrepreneurship Center, Community enrichment, June 2022, On The Record, Entrepreneurship, Pitch@WCC

Paper cutout people coming together, holding hands and casting heart shadows

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.

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tags: Entrepreneurship Center, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, December 2021, On The Record, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship

Shelby Beaty

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 plan

tags: Photography, ousearch_Programs_Entrepreneurship and Innovation, ousearch_Programs_Photographic Imaging, Entrepreneurship, Student Profile, Digital Photography, December 2021, On The Record

Derek Sanborn

Tech entrepreneur got debt-free start at WCC

WCC - October 21, 2020

WCC alumnus Derek Sanborn, now living outside Washington D.C., owns a digital management platform serving smaller medical care providers and their patients.

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tags: Alumni Profile, October 2020, On The Record, ousearch_News_On The Record, Entrepreneurship, ousearch_News_On The Record

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