Entrepreneurial students take advantage of the opportunities accessible to them. Bunker Hill Community College is working to help those students become successful in their chosen fields.
By Marissa Pendergrass Bunker Hill Community College has seen a rise in the number of students who are interested in becoming their own boss. Students from varying backgrounds are finding The Community Center for Entrepreneurship at BHCC offers a wide variety of beneficial resources and guidance as they pursue their entrepreneurial goals. According to CCE Coordinator Jennifer Fukuda, students come to the center with a higher level of courage and determination than students she remembers from her four-year university experience. "I feel like the students here, especially the ones that have entrepreneurial ideas, are here to get their education and want to start a business...there is just a lot more focus," said Fukuda. The center opened in January 2009 and currently operates under two main functions. The CCE works as the main resource providing drop-in services to anyone with an idea. Coordinators like Fukuda can also give advice to current business owners that might need help in areas such as funding or creating a new business plan. The Center also manages the Associate of Science Degree in Business Administration program which offers an option in entrepreneurship for students as well as certificates in business entrepreneurship. "We're a service here for the BHCC students and the local community as well. Our main focus is the Charlestown and Chelsea area," said Fukuda. "We're basically a resource to send people in the right direction." First-year student Emmanuelle Pina came to BHCC from France three years ago for the value of the education she was hoping for and the positive interactions she had with administration. "I researched everywhere and found Bunker Hill Community College really interesting because it's a two-year degree program and the people are really friendly here. It is not a business school, all about money. So you feel like you are treated really well. Especially as an international student because it is really pricey to look for a school here in Boston," said Pina. The Center is designed to set students up for success after they leave the community college by teaching them practical business skills through classes or special events like bringing in local business leaders. "We have free seminars, workshops and big events like Global Entrepreneurship Week," said Fukuda. "We've brought in people like Dan Curtin from ZipCar and hosted the Young Entrepreneurs Alliance students. We had the founder of Boloco Restaurants, getting to make a connection with the students to be able to reach out to the community." Some may move on to a four-year university, start their own business or look for a position at a business that is already established. BHCC hopes to guide students like Pina as they pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. Entrepreneurial Programs Near Boston Bunker Hill Community College-The Community Center for Entrepreneurship Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Entrepreneurship Center Babson College-The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship Emerson College-Emerson Experience in Entrepreneurship Harvard University-Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship
Bunker Hill Community College has seen a rise in the number of students who are interested in becoming their own boss. Students from varying backgrounds are finding The Community Center for Entrepreneurship at BHCC offers a wide variety of beneficial resources and guidance as they pursue their entrepreneurial goals.
According to CCE Coordinator Jennifer Fukuda, students come to the center with a higher level of courage and determination than students she remembers from her four-year university experience.
"I feel like the students here, especially the ones that have entrepreneurial ideas, are here to get their education and want to start a business...there is just a lot more focus," said Fukuda.
The center opened in January 2009 and currently operates under two main functions. The CCE works as the main resource providing drop-in services to anyone with an idea. Coordinators like Fukuda can also give advice to current business owners that might need help in areas such as funding or creating a new business plan.
The Center also manages the Associate of Science Degree in Business Administration program which offers an option in entrepreneurship for students as well as certificates in business entrepreneurship. "We're a service here for the BHCC students and the local community as well. Our main focus is the Charlestown and Chelsea area," said Fukuda. "We're basically a resource to send people in the right direction."
First-year student Emmanuelle Pina came to BHCC from France three years ago for the value of the education she was hoping for and the positive interactions she had with administration.
"I researched everywhere and found Bunker Hill Community College really interesting because it's a two-year degree program and the people are really friendly here. It is not a business school, all about money. So you feel like you are treated really well. Especially as an international student because it is really pricey to look for a school here in Boston," said Pina.
The Center is designed to set students up for success after they leave the community college by teaching them practical business skills through classes or special events like bringing in local business leaders. "We have free seminars, workshops and big events like Global Entrepreneurship Week," said Fukuda. "We've brought in people like Dan Curtin from ZipCar and hosted the Young Entrepreneurs Alliance students. We had the founder of Boloco Restaurants, getting to make a connection with the students to be able to reach out to the community."
Some may move on to a four-year university, start their own business or look for a position at a business that is already established. BHCC hopes to guide students like Pina as they pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.
Entrepreneurial Programs Near Boston
Bunker Hill Community College-The Community Center for Entrepreneurship
Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Entrepreneurship Center
Babson College-The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship
Emerson College-Emerson Experience in Entrepreneurship
Harvard University-Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship
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