Howard Community College | 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia MD 21044 | Phone: 410-722-4800 Fax: 410-722-4153 | Center for Entreprenurial Business Excellence

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Coaches Wanted
We are looking for people who are experts on business issues who would like to serve as coaches for our entrepreneurs.  Donate your time and energy to supporting our students who are starting their own businesses.

For more information and to volunteer, click here.

Mission

The mission and vision of the Center for Entrepreneurial and Business Excellence (CEBE) at Howard Community College is to bring entrepreneurship education and new business growth to Howard County.  We serve anyone with a dream and the desire to learn and grow.

Opportunities

You can come to the CEBE to launch a new business or develop a growing one. You can receive academic credit while you build you business in the Center.  There are opportunities for traditional classroom learning, individualized courses, hands-on business experience and professional support services. 

You pick the pace and choose among various paths - but the destination remains the same - development of yourself and your ideas.

ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT

Gold Rush ScanningTrifecta Industries , a service disabled veteran owned small business, is housed in the CEBE.  Jonathan DeWald, Sean Keyman and Joseph Wasserkrug are the leadership team.  Jonathan and Sean are enrolled in HCC classes which assist them in building their business. 

Trifecta Industries supplies packaging machines and eco-friendly housing to the Federal government and others. 

The eco-friendly homes are manufactured with as little impact on the environment as possible, receiving a 99% "green" rating. Parts are designed to be reused, as are the homes themselves.  These custom homes use photovoltaic generation systems for energy. This process of converting sunlight to electricity completely powers the home with the solar panels from which the roof is constructed. In addition, innovative technology allows for the collection and storage of rainwater, maximizing the effective use of natural resources.

The packaging machines are used by corporations such as Microsoft to send products to retailers and customers worldwide 

For more information, visit Trifecta's website:  http://www.trifectaindustries.com/index.html 

The Spring 2009 Entrepreneurial Celebration on May 14 was a great community event that provided students the opportunity to share their business ideas and feasibility studies.  Presentations were judged by a panel of community and college volunteers and winners were: 

  • Rocket Marketing:  First place - Russ Reitter, Reitter Performance Accessories; Second place - Katelyn Skarbek, Nutrigrown, LLC.
  • Technology Transfer:  First place - SwitchEnol (Technology that will produce sugars and ethanol from agricultural biomass); Second place - Ossiflex (Flexible solution for orthopedic implants).

Save the date - Fall 2009 Celebration - December 3!

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WELCOME TO THE CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL AND BUSINESS EXCELLENCE (CEBE)

Howard Community College's CEBE has been serving start up businesses since July 2005. 

From start-up dreams to successful ventures, The Center for Entrepreneurial and Business Excellence at Howard Community College can help you "Get There."  Whether your innovation is in the idea stage - or you want help pitching it to investors - or your established business needs a growth strategy - or you want to develop a website, the CEBE can provide the knowledge, skills, resources and opportunities for achieveing your goals.

The CEBE helps turn dreams into reality with business coaching every step of the way - to guide you toward the best path, to help you through obstacles and detours, to keep you moving forward, and to see you cross the finish line!

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